Sen. Gatchalian commends Duterte’s push for mandatory ROTC

Senator Win Gatchalian on Wednesday commended President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to certify as urgent legislation which would require students in grades 11 and 12 to participate in a mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program. “Instituting a mandatory ROTC program for senior high school students is a great way to shore up our military’s reserve corps while […]

Sen. Gatchalian seeks investigation into SPED student discrimination

Senator Win Gatchalian is calling on the Department of Education to conduct an investigation into the discriminatory acts allegedly committed by a Caloocan public school principal, who reportedly ordered the displacement of special needs students from their designated classroom and called them “abnormal”. “I condemn the alleged conduct of Principal Eustaquio Gagarra, Jr. of Kalayaan […]