With the Philippines officially in recession and growth in the education sector down 12.2 percent according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for adequate education funding in the country’s COVID-19 recovery efforts.
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to give teachers and non-teaching staff assurance in terms of their health care needs, including the cost of their treatment, should they test positive for CoViD-19 when they start distributing self-learning modules (SLMs) for the opening of classes.
After the Department of Education (DepEd) TV drew flak for grammatical and typographical errors on some of its episodes, Senator Win Gatchalian is eyeing a Senate inquiry on the content of lessons to be used for distance learning.
With few more days to go before classes formally begin this school year, Senator Win Gatchalian is calling for strong enforcement of anti-cyberbullying measures in schools to combat learners’ increased exposure to harassment and threats amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking increased government support for small and medium-sized private universities’ transition to flexible learning amid the CoViD-19 pandemic. A flexible approach to teaching and learning means students can learn when, where and how they prefer it to be.
With few more days to go before classes officially reopen, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure that learners with disabilities continue to receive access to therapies and other health care and rehabilitation services.
To boost the creation of the Public Education Network (PEN) that will connect all public schools and Department of Education (DepEd) offices nationwide, Senator Win Gatchalian pushes for his ‘Education in the Better Normal’ bill’s passage which will help accelerate the education department’s digital transformation.
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the government to take the offer of ABS-CBN for the use of its transmission network and educational programs to support the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Learning Continuity Plan (LCP), a move that he says would assist millions of households and learners when the school year opens on August 24.
Amid the celebration of National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week, Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing to increase access to early interventions and diagnosis for learners with disabilities, especially now that the COVID-19 pandemic threatens their access to essential health and education services.
