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Figures presented by the Department of Education during a Senate hearing on Tuesday did not include disaggregated data for students with disabilities, obscuring the extent to which an already marginalized group of students experience harassment and discrimination in schools.
ANTI-BULLYING ACT:Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, Chairperson of the Committee on Basic Education, presides over the inquiry on the implementation of Republic Act No. 10627, or the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013, on Monday (Feb. 13, 2023). Gatchalian raised alarm over studies that the Philippines has the highest incidence of bullying, aggression, violence and offensive behavior in school among countries in Southeast Asia. Also in photo is Assistant Secretary Dexter Galban (inset) as resource person from the Department of Education.(PNA photos by Avito Dalan) MANILA-The Department of Education (DepEd) o...
SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian, warning against the detrimental effects of bullying on students in school campus, spearheaded Monday’s Senate inquiry by the Committee on Basic Education’s review of the implementation of Republic Act No. 10627 or the Anti-Bullying Law. Presiding over the hearing, Gatchalian aired an alarm over studies indicating the…
In line with its efforts to protect learners, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte underscored the initiatives by the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure schools remain a safe environment for learners. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “In November last year, we launched the
Officials of Colegio de San Agustin (CSA) in Makati condemned the reported students’ brawl inside its campus on Dec. 5, which has already circulated on social media. According to a statement released by the school on Tuesday, Dec. 6, one of its roving security guards received a report regarding a