Christa Escudero

2 weeks ago | thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Celeste Tamayo |Christa Escudero |Daniel Asido

SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano is pushing for the creation of a Third Commission on Education, or EDCOM 3, to address persistent problems in the country’s education system, primarily caused by poor coordination among key education agencies. Cayetano, who chairs the Senate Committee on Higher, Technical, and Vocational Education, filed Senate Bill No. 3006 to introduce a unified approach to education reform.

1 month ago | rappler.com | Christa Escudero

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1 month 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 month 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 month 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.