Telcos need to address slow internet speed for distance learning in provinces
Senator Win Gatchalian urged more wholesale bandwidth providers to enter the provincial market to improve the speed of internet service for distance learning. Gatchalian made the call after telecommunications companies in the provinces revealed during Wednesday’s Public Services Committee hearing that they can only provide 2 megabits per second (Mbps) up to 20 Mbps […]
Delays in free higher education tuition process flagged
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to fast-track the automation of reimbursing tuition and miscellaneous fees under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (Republic Act 10931), better known as the Free College Education Law. Although CHED reported that 80 percent of the 215 public higher education institutions (HEIs) […]
DepEd urged to use P4 billion under Bayanihan 2 to invest in technology
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to utilize its P4 billion allocation under the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act (Republic Act 11494) or Bayanihan 2 to invest in technology for teachers’ use. Under Bayanihan 2, the P4 billion allocation aims to assist DepEd in putting up information technology (IT) and […]
Senate review needed on implementation of Magna Carta for Public School Teachers
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking an inquiry in aid of legislation on the implementation of the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (Republic Act No. 4670), a law that seeks to improve the living and working conditions of public school teachers. In filing Senate Resolution No. 522, Gatchalian seeks a comprehensive and critical review […]
Prompt aid for displaced teachers, non-teaching staff sought with enactment of Bayanihan 2
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking the immediate and smooth distribution of aid for displaced teaching and non-teaching personnel now that the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act (Bayanihan 2) is signed into law. On September 10, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported that 748 out of 14,435 private schools nationwide are not operating for the […]
Schools should raise awareness, build capacities on suicide prevention
Amid the observance of the World Suicide Prevention Day today, September 10, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging schools to raise awareness on suicide prevention as the COVID-19 pandemic makes learners more vulnerable to stress, anxiety, and other mental health conditions. According to Gatchalian, it is important that mental health and psychosocial support programs train […]
Strengthen ALS and reach out to out-of-school youth ahead of class opening
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking to strengthen the Alternative Learning System (ALS) as part of the education sector’s recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in reaching out to more than four million learners who did not enroll this coming school year and give them a second chance. Though the economic downturn and fears […]
Bayanihan 2 empowers LGUs to tap ‘Special Education Fund’ for blended learning
To help local government units roll out their localized version of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP), Senator Win Gatchalian introduced a provision in the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act that authorizes the use of a portion of the Special Education Fund (SEF). Under Section 4 (jjj) of […]
Provisions of Bayanihan 2 will benefit academic institutions, teachers, students
Senator Win Gatchalian lauded the provisions in the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) that will help schools foster continuity of learning through loans and other subsidies while ensuring job security of teachers and other school personnel amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the ratified bicameral conference committee report on the Bayanihan 2, […]
