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Senator Mark Villar on Friday welcomed the signing into law of Republic Act No. 12321, or the Last Mile and Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) Schools Act, saying the measure will strengthen government efforts to provide quality and inclusive education to learners in remote and...

Senator Loren Legarda welcomed the signing of Republic Act No. 12321, or the Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) Schools Act which now gives children in remote communities have equitable access to quality education.  Signed last July 23, 2026, the GIDA Schools Act will help...

Senator Bam Aquino has hailed the signing into law of a measure designed to improve access to education in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA), saying it will help remove long-standing barriers that prevent children in remote communities from attending school safely. Aquino, who...

President Marcos has signed into law Republic Act (RA) No. 12321, or the Last Mile and GIDA Schools Act, institutionalizing government support for public basic education schools in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas and underserved communities. Signed on July 22, the law establishes...

Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has laid out her plans for the digitalization and internet connectivity in the Philippine archipelago. This followed Legarda’s meeting with Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo,...