Discrimination of learners on the basis of their background or religion has no place in the country's education system. This is Senator Win Gatchalian's reminder to the Philippine National Police (PNP) amidst uproar on a Manila Police District (MPD) memorandum, which called for the creation of a database of Muslim students in high schools, colleges, and universities as part of efforts to counter violent extremism and strengthen peacebuilding.
After the Philippine Informal Reading Inventory 2019’s (Phil-IRI) pre-test results revealed a big number of struggling readers in Bicol, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to closely work with local government units (LGUs) to enhance intervention programs for struggling readers and non-readers.
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking the inclusion of medical diagnosis for children with disabilities in the roll-out of the Universal Health Care Law.
Though the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Special Education (SPED) program received a budget allocation for the first time under its current administration, Senator Win Gatchalian underscores the need for adequate and dedicated funding to address current gaps in the program including the shortage of teachers.
At the conclusion of the National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, Senator Win Gatchalian underscored the need for a comprehensive “Human Trafficking Preventive Education Program” to help protect Filipino children and youth from online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC).
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) to have clear and definite guidelines for an improved implementation of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (Republic Act 10931) or the free tuition law.
Almost half of Filipinos are dissatisfied with the K-12 program, revealed by Senator Win Gatchalian, who commissioned Pulse Asia to measure public satisfaction over the program’s implementation.
No better. This is how Senator Win Gatchalian sees the Philippines’ performance in the forthcoming Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2021) if no significant reforms are implemented in the K-12 curriculum.
Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a resolution seeking an inquiry on the implementation of the “Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013” or the K to 12 Law.