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Ten percent of country’s students remain in the “dark ages”, in communities unreached by electricity—effectively insulating them from distance learning dependent on gadgets that run on power. This plight of about 2.25 million Department of Education learners emerged in the course

A theoretical extra day of voting in the May 2022 presidential elections will cost at least P2 billion, twice the Commission on Elections’ initial estimate, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said. “If the virus will still linger by then, that casting the ballot becomes

The Senate-approved bill mandating a gradual tripling to P10,000 of the annual Teaching Supplies Allowance (TSA) is “fiscally-responsible, which makes it veto-proof by the President,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, principal author, said today. “Any contention that

The postponement of K-12 classes should give the Department of Education (DepEd) “breathing space” to print self-learning modules (SLM) for 21.5 million public school students, which Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said “could be around 100 billion pages.”  “My

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto today called for a “1 book to 1 student” ratio in public schools, saying that a complete set of textbooks at home is needed by children to cope with online classes. “Broadband learning does not cancel the need for books. On the contrary—

Almost one-third of a million teachers in private schools have had their salaries cut off or slashed, as the pandemic has also hit the finances of non-government educational institutions, two Cabinet members told senators yesterday. Upon questioning by Senate

SPONSORSHIP SPEECHSB 1365: Alternative Learning SystemSenate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto26 February 2020 The sheer number of people—nearly 7 million—who stands to benefit from this bill makes it a policy necessity. And the massive good it will bring to individuals and to

Itinuturing natin na isang malaking “investment” ang pagdagdag sa teachers’ chalk allowance (teaching supplies) kung saan ang kabataan ang “end beneficiaries.” • Senate Bill No. 466: P10,000.00 Across-The-Board Increase In The Basic Monthly Salary of

An Act Creating Higher Level Teaching Positions Of Public School Teachers And Providing Funds Therefor To break the glass ceiling which prevents the career progression of the truly deserving, this bill proposes to create four new teaching position levels namely, Teacher IV, V,

Increasing their annual “chalk allowance” should be part of a package of amelioration measures for our public school teachers. The package should include a pay raise, an increase in their clothing allowance, a hike in chalk allowance, the creation of higher ranks, and increasing