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MOVE GE SUBJECTS TO SENIOR HIGH – PASCUAL

The current general education (GE) subjects taken up in the first two years of college should be taken up in Grades 11 and 12 of senior high school, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual said. “GE subjects are very important in developing a mindset of critical thinking. And mindset is primary over skills and knowledge. Mindset […]

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7 OUT OF 10 PINOYS WANT ROTC BACK — GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian pointed to popular support nationwide on the proposed implementation of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Program in senior high school, citing the results of the latest Pulse Asia survey that 69% of Filipinos agree to the proposal. More than 70% of respondents in the National Capital Region (71%) and the Visayas (78%) support […]

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K-12 LAW NEEDS OVERSIGHT REVIEW — GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian vowed that should he win a second term in the Senate, he will push for an oversight review of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (Republic Act No. 10533) or the K to 12 Law. Gatchalian pointed out that the implementation of the K to 12 program is hounded by challenges, […]

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FILL SHORTFALL IN SHS VOUCHER PROGRAM – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking to fill the shortfall in the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS-VP) to prevent the mounting of government debt to private schools. SHS VP is a financial assistance program in the form of vouchers that subsidizes qualified SHS learners from participating private or non-DepEd public senior high schools. “A shortfall […]

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ROTC TO BOOST YOUTH’S CAPACITY AS DISASTER RESPONDERS – GATCHALIAN

The proposed institutionalization of the basic Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) in the senior high school level will boost the youth’s capacity as responders in times of disasters. This is the view of Senator Win Gatchalian as he underscored the need to build on the skills of the youth in responding to disasters such as […]

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ROTC BILL HAS SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT CADETS VS ABUSE, CORRUPTION – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian has assured that the Senate version of the bill reinstating the Reserve Officers’ Training Course (ROTC) program in senior high school contains enough safeguards to protect cadets against abuse and corruption. In his sponsorship speech for Senate Bill No. 2232, Gatchalian said the establishment of grievance committees, both at the cluster unit […]