To DOLE: Probe delayed salaries, grievances of workers under DepEd TV project

Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to probe allegations of delayed compensation and other complaints of media and production workers from various media organizations involved in DepEd TV.   Media workers and executive producers (EP) of Ei2 Tech, Inc., a production company tapped by the Department of Education (DepEd) […]

Support to parents needed amidst distance learning, mental health woes

As families continue to struggle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Win Gatchalian bats for institutionalizing the Parent Effectiveness Service (PES) program to help parents meet the learning needs of their children and provide them with socio-emotional support.   Senate Bill No. 1985 or the Parent Effectiveness Service (PES) Program Act aims to […]

More efficient roll-out of DepEd Computerization Program needed

Though the Bureau of Customs has repeatedly donated seized gadgets to the Department of Education (DepEd) to support distance learning, Senator Win Gatchalian said the education department should also ensure a more efficient implementation of its own computerization program.   The DepEd Computerization Program (DCP) aims to respond to the computer backlog of public schools […]

Prioritization of teachers in COVID-19 vaccination needed

Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 and the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to move teachers up in the priority list for the COVID-19 vaccination program, adding that he supports a similar call from at least 33 education, business and medical groups who […]

Sustained psychosocial support to learners needed amidst surge in suicide cases

Following the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) report that deaths related to suicide are up by 25.7 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, Senator Win Gatchalian seeks the continued provision of psychosocial support to the country’s K to 12 learners.   According to the PSA, cases of intentional self-harm recorded in 2020 increased to 3,529 from […]

‘Safe schools’ infrastructure needed

Even though the pilot tests of localized and limited face-to-face classes have yet to start, Senator Win Gatchalian said the Department of Education (DepEd) should lose no time in putting up the much needed infrastructure for the safe reopening of schools.   “Dapat ngayon pa lang ay pinaghahandaan na natin ang muling pagbubukas ng mga […]

Protection for vulnerable school girls needed amid new lockdown measures

Following the released survey which identified violence against women as a top concern during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gatchalian reiterated the need to ensure continued education and protection programs for vulnerable girls to combat gender-based violence amid new lockdown and curfew measures.   The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) recently cited the results of a […]

To DepEd on face-to-face classes: Provide epidemiological data to determine risk of schools

Instead of simply relying on an area’s quarantine classification in choosing sites for the pilot tests of limited localized face-to-face classes, Senator Win Gatchalian said that the Department of Education (DepEd) should provide science-based criteria or epidemiological measurements such as the number of active COVID-19 cases, positivity rates, and transmission rates.   “It’s not only […]

Probe on ‘sagot for sale’ needed; learners will bear brunt of scheme

Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to immediately probe reports of what he calls the “sagot for sale” scheme, where parents hire someone else to answer their children’s self-learning modules.   The lawmaker also warned parents that by engaging in this practice, their children will bear the brunt since their learning […]