Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged authorities to expedite the release of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) on the law on inclusive education for learners with disabilities. Gatchalian is referring to Republic Act No. 11650 or an Act Instituting a Policy of Inclusion and Services...
(Lei Tapang / Save the Children Philippines / file photo) A child rights organization called on the government to ensure that policies and laws for the benefit of learners with disabilities are strengthened and fully implemented. “Learners with disabilities have long been impacted by different...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday welcomed President Duterte’s signing into law of the measure that would ensure no learner shall be denied admission on the basis of disability. Gatchalian said Republic Act No. 11650, or the law that institutes a “Policy of Inclusion and Services for...
The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the measure that seeks to ensure learners with disabilities will have access to education and other related services. The bicam report on Senate Bill No. 1907, and House Bill No. 8080 titled “Instituting a Policy of Inclusion...
A child rights organization warned that millions of Filipino learners with disabilities now at a greater risk of falling behind in education due to the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from Save the Children Philippines) Save the Children Philippines said...
Even if almost all efforts are now focused on the opening of a new school year, a child rights organization appealed to the government not to forget the millions of learners with disabilities. A child diagnosed with speech delay participates and draws during the Children’s Multi-Cluster/Sector...
