Amid the recent cases of bullying, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to fully implement Republic Act (RA) No. 11476, also known as the "GMRC and Value Education Act". Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian expresses alarm over the increasing incidence of bullying among...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Tuesday, Jan. 28, said that the agency can make do with a temporary suspension of the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) while it is under review.Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian presides over the Committee on Basic Education...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian expressed support for the exclusion of teaching and non-teaching personnel from proposals to rightsize the national government.Gatchalian pointed out that the basic education sector already suffers from a teaching and non-teaching staff shortage. During the 2025 national...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian renewed his call to strengthen the involvement of local government units (LGUs) in improving the quality of basic education.Gatchalian said that this is part of the effort to decentralize governance in the basic education sector.His proposal is outlined in the 21st Century...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalaian believes that addressing the prevalence of hunger and malnutrition among children is essential to seeing improvements in the performance of learners in the country.In a statement, Gatchalian cited the results of the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment...
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, Oct. 13 emphasized how local government units (LGUs) have greater agility to respond to challenges on the ground in terms of improved delivery and quality of education.Gatchalian made the statement amid the celebration of the local government week this second week...
A Pulse Asia survey commissioned by Sen. Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian showed that only four out of 10 Filipinos are satisfied with senior high school. Based on the poll results conducted from June 19 to 23, 2023, only 41 percent of 1,200 respondents nationwide said they are satisfied with...
In order to address the congestion experienced in public schools as classes have begun, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said that he has suggested to the Department of Education (DepEd) to look at the excess capacity of private schools and rechannel the students there.In an interview on the ABS-CBN...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, May 22 renewed his push for the creation of a National Public School Database to streamline the enrollment process in the country.
Gatchalian filed Senate Bill No. 478 or the proposed Public School Database Act, which mandates the Department of Education...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution calling for a congressional inquiry on the status of the implementation of Republic Act 10627 or the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013, noting the alarming incidence of bullying in the country despite the existence of the law.
Gatchalian, chairman...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Senate to increase the Department of Education’s (DepEd) capital outlay for Special Education (SPED) for 2023.
Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, said the agency’s capital outlay budget for SPED should be...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, July 11, said he is in favor of restoring history as a separate subject in the high school curriculum.
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian(Senate of the Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
Gatchalian, in a televised interview, noted that history has been...
