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“Educational institutions should be a safe place, and the first place that promotes equality,” the Civil Society Network for Education Reforms or E-Net Philippines said. “It should be the place where young Filipinos learn how colorful the world is and how they can thrive in the many ways that might be different,” the group added.
E-Net Philippines, a network of 130 organizations, believes that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual+ (LGBTQIA+) rights are human rights. Thus, it expressed solidarity and full support for the passage of the SOGIE Equality Bill in the country.
SOGIE Equality bill is for EVERYONE
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“In terms of participation in basic education, girls and boys are given equal chances with almost the same percentage share,” the Civil Society for Education Reforms Network (E-Net Philippines) said.
However, the group noted that the curriculum and learning materials that promote gender sensitiveness and fairness “persist to be a challenge in the education system.”
E-Net Philippines also noted the issue of an “unsafe learning environment” which contributes to drop-out cases in schools.
Citing the result of the 2015 National Baseline Study on Violence Against Children, the group said that “80 percent of Filipino youths have experienced violence and 14 percent of students in schools have experienced corporal punishment.”
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Published January 8, 2021, 2:35 PM
Believing that it will further address access, equity, and quality in education, a network of education advocates commended the passage of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Act.
E-Net Philippines, a network of 130 organizations, lauded the passing of Republic Act 11510 otherwise known as ALS Act. As an education network advocating for reforms to make the right to education a reality especially to the marginalized and disadvantaged sectors, E-Net actively participated in the Technical Working Group meetings and hearings in the Senate and Congress to lobby for the passage of a law that will institutionalize the ALS.
ALS, a program implemented by the Department of Education (DepEd), is a parallel learning system to formal education that provides a viable alternative and second chance education to out-of-school youth and adults, learners with disabilities, indigenous people, disadvantaged girls and women, children in conflict and dis