Christa Escudero

1 week ago | thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Andrei Rafael Fabellon |Daniel Asido |Christa Escudero

SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian asserted that the Senior High School program should deliver on its original promise to shorten the number of years required in college. In a hearing on the “strengthened” SHS program—set to be piloted starting School Year 2025–2026—Gatchalian recalled that the additional two years of high school were intended to reduce the duration of tertiary education. “What happened in reality is that we added two years in high school and maintained four years in college.

1 week ago | thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Mikylla Bucabal |Daniel Asido |Christa Escudero

THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management has approved a P2,000 across-the-board increase in compensation for teachers and other electoral workers serving in the upcoming May 12 midterm elections. The DBM confirmed the new honoraria rates for members of the Electoral Board. Under the revised scheme, the chairperson will receive P12,000, up from the previous P10,000, while the poll clerk and third member will now get P11,000 each, an increase from P9,000.

1 week ago | thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Celeste Tamayo |Christa Escudero |John Santos

SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday congratulated 36 individuals— including 11 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and 25 released individuals— from the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory for completing senior high school through the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology’s  “education behind bars” program. In his statement, Gatchalian extended his warmest congratulations and praised the initiative’s commitment to inclusive education.

1 week ago | rappler.com | Christa Escudero

MANILA, Philippines – Zahra Bianca al-Jaber Saldua is glad that Palestinians have found more allies in the Philippines. The Filipino-Palestinian TV host and beauty queen expressed her thanks during a screening of the Israeli-Palestinian documentary No Other Land at Sine Pop in Quezon City on Saturday, May 3. The film won Best Documentary Feature during this year’s Oscars last March.

1 week ago | thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Daniel Asido |Christa Escudero |Mel Matthew Doctor

EDCOM 2 Co-Chairs Rep. Roman Romulo and Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian urged the government to decongest the school curriculum and implement targeted interventions to address the country’s dismal literacy rates. “The solution is to go directly to the problem, and that is to reduce the subjects for foundational skills… We must reduce the number of subjects,” Romulo said.