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EXPANDED SOLO PARENTS’ WELFARE BILL HAILED

The Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list today hailed the nearing enactment of the proposed Expanded Solo Parents’ Welfare bill, which they said would greatly help around 15 million solo parents in the country raise their children. “Nagpapasalamat tayo sa nalalapit na pagsasabatas ng Expanded Solo Parents’ Welfare Act. Malaki ang maitutulong nito […]

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TEACHERS’ PROTECTION VS FALSE ACCUSATIONS BACKED

A party-list for educators is supporting a bill filed in the Senate that aims to protect teachers and school staff against false and malicious accusations. Senate Bill No. 2477, or the Classroom Management Support and Protection for Teachers Act, which Sen. Leila de Lima filed last week, seeks to put in place support mechanisms for […]

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PEACE PARTY-LIST: RUSH VACCINATIONS OF TEACHERS

As the country commemorates National Teachers’ Month this September, an educators’ group called on the government to speed-up the vaccination of teachers and protect them against COVID-19.“Our teachers have been working non-stop and vulnerable to the risks of COVID-19. They are frontliners in two wars —against the pandemic and to stem the effects of the […]

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PEACE PARTY TO LGUS: HIKE BUDGET FOR EDUCATION

An education advocacy group urged local government units to “set aside a greater amount for education” for 2022, as the windfall from the Mandanas ruling on the internal revenue allotment kicks in. “Our LGUs will play a crucial role in addressing our education crisis. With the Mandanas ruling finally taking effect next year, they will […]

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PEACE PARTY-LIST TACKLES TAXATION OF SCHOOLS

With a controversial tax regulation by the Bureau of Internal Revenue looming over educational institutions, an education advocacy group is set to conduct a webinar on taxation to help schools get a better grasp of the issue. The Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list will hold the “Education and Taxes: How to Properly […]

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HELP STUDENTS CATCH UP ON LOST LEARNING- PEACE PARTY-LIST

As early as now, the country’s education stakeholders should convene and craft a program to help students catch up on lost learning opportunities once face-to-face classes resume. “I hope that the government starts the conversation soon. We educators are very much willing to partner with them so that our children can make up for lost […]

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LET 3M DROP-OUTS RESUME STUDIES – PEACE PARTY LIST

The government should exert greater effort to allow the close to 3 million students who have dropped out of school last year due to the pandemic to continue their studies, an education advocacy group said today. “Kailangang mabigyan natin ng suporta ang pamilya ng mga batang napilitang mag-dropout sa nakaraang school-year upang maipagpatuloy nila ang […]

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PEACE PARTY-LIST URGES GOV’T TO ADDRESS CHILD STUNTING

An education advocacy group has urged the government to tackle child undernutrition, saying that the prevalence of stunting among children hampers their learning ability. “Children’s nutrition should go hand in hand with our efforts to educate. Lalo pa sa kalagitnaan ng pandemya na tumataas ang bilang ng nagugutom, kailangang pagtuunan ng pansin ang problema,”  Philippine […]

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PEACE PARTY-LIST LAUDS COMELEC OK OF TEACHERS’ ELECTION PAY

A group advocating for teachers’ welfare lauded the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to approve the proposed increase in pay and benefits received by teachers who will be tapped as election workers in 2022. “Napapanahon na, at kailangang-kailangan dahil sa dagdag na hamon ng pandemya sa paggampan nila ng tungkulin nila bilang election […]

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EDUCATORS’ GROUP LAUDS GOV’T PLAN TO VACCINATE CHILDREN

An education advocacy group on Wednesday lauded the government’s plan to procure 60 million Covid-19 vaccines for children, saying such a move would be crucial in resuming face-to-face classes. “Napakaganda pong balita ng planong pagbili ng bakuna para sa kabataan. The vaccination of Filipino children will pave the way for the resumption of face-to-face classes […]