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(File photo) MANILA - The proposal to suspend the use of mother tongue as the medium of instruction for Kindergarten to Grade 3 is gaining traction in the House of Representatives after it was approved on second reading on Wednesday. The chamber approved via voice vote House Bill 6717, which aims to address the patent lack of learning materials on the mother tongue language in schools and ensure the adherence to the constitutional mandate of providing quality education that is accessible to all learners in basic education. In sponsoring the bill, House Committee on Basic Education and Culture chair Roman Romulo pointed out that there has not been a complete set of learning materials or textbooks in the "major Philippine dialects". "We all know as a fact that in order for us to provide quality education, it is imperative that our teachers, our learners, be provided with books and learning materials. Absence of any of these it seems that it becomes impossible to provide qu
House Basic Education and Culture Committee chair and Pasig City Rep. Roman Romulo (Photo courtesy of House Press and Public Affairs Bureau) MANILA - The chair of the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture on Wednesday said it is crucial to introduce adjustments to the Kinder to Grade 12 (K to 12) curriculum that will equip graduates with the necessary skills and competencies to make them employable. During the Laging Handa public briefing, committee chair and Pasig City Representative Roman Romulo said he agrees with Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte's plan to revise the K-12 curriculum to ensure graduates are more job-ready. Romulo noted that the curriculum is congested and must be simplified to the most essential, adding that it must also be aligned with the needs or demands of the industries that will employ the K to 12 graduates. "Katulad ng nabanggit ni Vice President Sara, mag-uumpisa tayo po tayo sa curriculum adjustment
The House of Representatives has passed on second reading the proposed “Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act".
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Approved via simple voice vote during plenary session Tuesday afternoon, Jan.24 was House Bill (HB) No. 6574.
The measure is a consolidat
The substitute bill for proposed measures creating a mandatory National Citizens Service Training (NCST) Program and an optional Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Program for Filipino youth was approved by a joint House committee hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 6, much to the dismay of youth groups a