Distance learning woes highlight digital divide
A new poll on distance learning woes reveals how the digital divide hounds parents and learners nationwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic. For Senator Win Gatchalian, the basic education sector’s recovery should accelerate efforts in expanding access to both internet connectivity and gadgets for learning. Out of 1,200 adults surveyed nationwide in a Pulse Asia […]
Stronger child protection programs needed amid reports of sexual harassment in FEU High School
Senator Win Gatchalian condemned reports of sexual harassment involving faculty members of the Far Eastern University High School which went viral on social media platforms. Some students recently shared via Twitter their recollection of how they were sexually harassed by some of their male teachers before the pandemic. While Gatchalian called on the FEU […]
On schools as isolation facilities: Build more quarantine centers, field hospitals
While there are more than a thousand public schools currently serving as isolation facilities, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the national government to accelerate the construction of quarantine centers and field hospitals to ease the burden on the country’s health care system. According to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and […]
Uphold teachers’ welfare after deaths of DepEd personnel
Following the deaths of five Department of Education (DepEd) personnel in Isabela and the continued spike of COVID-19 cases in the country, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the government anew, including the education department, to uphold the welfare of teachers. For the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, upholding […]
With nationwide academic break, poor learners will be left behind
A nationwide academic break? Senator Win Gatchalian disagrees, while maintaining that the decision to implement an academic break should be left to basic education and higher education institutions. Gatchalian reiterated that poor and vulnerable learners, who are already struggling since the pandemic began, will be left behind because of additional disruptions that a nationwide […]
Tax exemption of teachers’ election honoraria needed ahead of 2022 polls
More than a year ahead of the 2022 polls, Senator Win Gatchalian pushes anew for tax exemption on the honoraria, travel allowance, and other benefits granted to poll workers, especially the teachers, officials, and personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd). Senate Bill No. 1193, which Gatchalian filed in 2019, seeks to further amend […]
Study finds gaps in RH education; increasing teenage moms amid COVID-19
While Republic Act 10354 or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (RPRH Law) mandates age and development-appropriate reproductive health education, a March study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) reveals the lack of adequate materials and accessible teacher trainings for its effective implementation. For Senator Win Gatchalian, this should prompt […]
‘Sagot-for-sale’ persists; increased efforts to curb distance cheating needed
While the sagot-for-sale scheme remains prevalent despite being discouraged by the Department of Education (DepEd) and flagged in Senate panel hearings, Senator Win Gatchalian emphasized that DepEd, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and academic institutions should step up in probing and curbing various forms of distance cheating. Under the sagot-for-sale scheme, parents hire […]
Uphold teachers’ welfare amid reinstatement of new restrictions
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to uphold the welfare of teachers as ‘NCR Plus’ has been placed under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). Aside from strictly implementing the alternative work arrangement, Gatchalian reiterated the need to assure teachers of access to COVID-19 testing and treatment should they fall ill […]
