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The House of Representatives' basic education panel greenlighted a bill aiming to protect teachers from blanket charges of child abuse by qualifying what actions fall under the exercise of their “discipline authority” inside the classroom.
Perceived deficiencies in basic education made colleges and universities keep offering several general education classes even though these were already taught in senior high school, a lawmaker explained during a joint House hearing with members of EDCOM 2.
LEARNING POVERTY. Learners of Balud Primary School in Tanauan, Leyte attend the first day of face-to-face classes on Aug. 22, 2022 after a two-year home-based learning due to the pandemic. Senator Sonny Angara said Thursday (Feb. 9, 2023) that the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) has started an exhaustive assessment of our country's education system to come up with policy and legislative reforms to lift the country out of its current learning crisis. (PNA photo by Roel Amazona) MANILA - The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) has started reviewing t...
MANILA - Voting 272-0 with no abstentions, the House of Representatives on Tuesday passed on third and final reading a proposed measure seeking to strengthen the promotion and delivery of mental health services in basic education through the hiring and deployment of mental health professionals. House Bill 6574, or the proposed Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act, is a consolidation of House Bills 929, 3691, 4162 and 4194 authored by Reps. Roman Romulo (Pasig City), Rex Gatchalian (Valenzuela City 1st District), Harris Christopher Ongchuan (Northern Samar 2nd District), a...
Lawmakers pushing to ban the ‘no permit, no exam’ policy in basic education agreed on Tuesday to look into the small private schools on the brink of closure due to millions in unsettled payments from students.