The Senate on Wednesday, Dec. 6 ratified the reconciled version of the proposed “No Permit, No Exam Prohibition Act” that seeks to prevent public or private educational institutions from imposing any policy to prevent students with outstanding financial or property obligations from taking...
The private education system in the country will “collapse” if the No Permit, No Exam Prohibition bills are passed into law according to the largest private school groups in the Philippines. Photo from Unsplash The groups, in a statement, reiterated that if the bills are enacted into law,...
Private schools believe that their financial viability will be compromised under the passage of the "no permit, no exam" ban claiming that it is "tantamount to a death sentence" as it will force them to cut corners in their operations and cause systemic damage to the private...
Private schools reiterated the dangers of prohibiting “No Permit, No Exam” policies as this may cause many private schools to close down. (Photo from Unsplash) In an open letter, the largest private school groups in the Philippines warned that banning “No Permit, No Exam” (NPNE) policies...
Quezon City 4th Rep. Marvin Rillo (Facebook) Quezon City 4th Rep. Marvin Rillo says he expects smooth sailing in the Bicameral Conference Committee meeting between congressmen and senators when they discuss the bill seeking to prohibit the “no permit, no exam” rule in all private and public...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo (Facebook) A lot is riding on the enactment of the measure seeking to to prohibit the “no permit, no exam” policy in private elementary and high schools. Thus, said one of its authors in Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo, a neophyte legislator...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The much-panned "no permit, no exam" policy in private schools could soon become a thing of the past, thanks to this action from the lower chamber. House Bill (HB) No.7584 was unanimously approved on third and reading by the House of...
House Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar House Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar is prodding her congressman-colleagues to pass on third and final reading the bill banning the restrictive “no permit, no exam” policy in...
Passing the bills banning schools from implementing a “No Permit, No Exam” rule will force many private schools to close, thousands of teachers and school staffers to lose their jobs, and thousands of students to be disenfranchised. The Coordinating Council of Private Education Associations...
An association of private schools expressed opposition to the no permit, no exam” policy because it will further aggravate the situation of the private education sector. Federation of Associations of Private School Administrators (FAPSA), in a statement, said that the bill banning the “no...
TACLOBAN CITY – An electric cooperative in Leyte province has ordered all internet providers attaching lines to its poles to secure a permit from them by March 31 or face disconnection. The Leyte III Electric Cooperative (Leyeco III) Board of Directors has issued a resolution mandating them...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, March 21, said that the Department of Education (DepEd) will cooperate with Congress on the proposed measure to prohibit a “no permit, no exam” policy in private schools. “Let us wait for the discussions doon sa Congress with...
