More SPED centers in public schools needed
Senator Win Gatchalian said that establishing Special Education (SPED) Centers in all public school divisions will help address a think tank study’s call on the government, especially the Department of Education (DepEd), to make quality education accessible to children and youth with disabilities or special needs. According to a Philippine Institute for Development Studies […]
Intensified programs to counter spike in HIV cases needed
Amidst a spike of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases nationwide, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Education (DepEd), and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to strengthen interventions protecting the youth from sexually-transmitted diseases, which entails the full implementation of the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of […]
CHED urged to include more students to avail of free tuition
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to ensure that all 118 local universities and colleges (LUCs) in the country become eligible to offer free tuition under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017 (Republic Act 10931), a move that provides free quality tertiary education. CHED recently […]
More high-quality teachers to support disadvantaged students
Senator Win Gatchalian is eyeing more highly qualified teachers to support disadvantaged students as they tend to underperform compared to their socio-economically advantaged counterparts. The lawmaker made the call following the release of the global survey Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018, which revealed that socio-economically advantaged students in the Philippines outperformed disadvantaged […]
Math and Science High School needed in provinces to boost nationwide proficiency levels
Following the results of a global survey which revealed low Math and Science proficiency scores among Filipino high school students, Senator Win Gatchalian has called anew for the establishment of a public Math and Science High School in every province. According to the lawmaker, the results of the global Programme for International Student Assessment […]
Report shows girls better than boys in high school; teen pregnancy prevention needed
The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) revealed that the country’s female high school students outperformed their male counterparts in basic academic performance. The PISA 2018 report shows that girls scored 27 points higher than boys in Reading Comprehension. In terms of performance in Mathematics, girls scored 12 points higher than boys and […]
Global survey says Filipino students most exposed to bullying
The global education survey Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 — which ranked the Philippines the lowest in Reading and second to the lowest in Science and Math among 79 countries — also shows that Filipino students are the most exposed to bullying. Senator Win Gatchalian calls on the Department of Education (DepEd) […]
Mushrooms used as illegal drug alternatives by students alarming
“We need to enhance drug prevention education and strict monitoring in schools.” This is the call of Senator Win Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, to the Department of Education (DepEd) after receiving reports that some high school students were hospitalized for using psychedelic mushrooms or ‘magic mushrooms’’ as […]
Institutionalized ALS should reach 24 million Filipinos lacking basic education
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the institutionalization of the Alternative Learning System (ALS), the Department of Education’s parallel learning system to the existing formal education system. According to the lawmaker, it is crucial for the program to reach 24 million Filipino adults aged 15 and above who have not completed basic education. The […]
