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The Senate has approved on third and final reading several local bills that seek to convert school annexes to independent educational institutions. Senators passed on final reading a total of 12 bills from the House of Representatives, shepherded in the Senate by Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture chairperson Senator Win Gatchalian. Approved were […]
The Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list hailed the inclusion by the Senate of additional funds for the retrofitting of schools in the proposed 2022 national budget. “We thank the Senate for responding to calls for funding so that our schools may better handle the new demands of face-to-face learning. Nananalig kaming maipapasa […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list on Sunday asked officials of member-schools of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to allow national athletes who are set to compete in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi next year to train using the facilities of the […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) has recently called for the protection of heritage trees in public schools and promotion of its educational and historical values in the 64th episode of “Stories for a Better Normal: Philippines’ Heritage Trees in Schools”. “It is always a good opportunity for DepEd and for us educators to bring environmental education […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to receive a 94% budget hike for its Computerization Program (DCP) under fiscal year 2022. For Senator Win Gatchalian, however, the education department should ensure that funds are properly used to procure and provide computers for the country’s public schools. For 2019 and 2020, DepEd was only able […]
Alert levels that will be assigned to local government units (LGUs) should help determine what schools should be opened after the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes, Senator Win Gatchalian proposed. “If businesses and industries can be managed by alert levels, I think school openings should also be based on alert levels. Because the concept […]
“How are schools faring in installing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities?” This was the question posed by an education advocacy group to the Department of Education amid the continued closure of schools. This year, DepEd was allotted a P547-billion Capital Outlay budget for infrastructure needs including wash facilities, classrooms and clinics. “Adequate WASH facilities […]
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has expressed the hope that the two chambers of the Congress can work overtime to pass corrective legislation defining the tax rates for proprietary schools and allowing them amid the pandemic to enjoy a 1 percent preferential tax rate until June 30, 2023. Villafuerte said the bill will not be passed on […]
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the provision of living facilities for public school teachers, especially those who have to travel long distances to get to their schools. “For years we have heard stories of our teachers who have to travel far and oftentimes through rough terrain and even turbulent waters just to reach the […]
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 […]