Nat'l program needed to avert learning poverty: solon
(Contributed photo) MANILA - Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday urged the government to invest in a national program that will address academic deficiency caused bythe Covid-19 pandemic and avert losses from lack of face-to-face classes. In a news release, Gatchalian said Thursday's Senate hearing on Senate Bill No. 150, or the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act, revealed that the lack of face-to-face classes for a year will result in PHP10.8-trillion productivity losses over the next 40 years based on estimates by the National Economic and Development Authority...
Source: philippinetimes.com