A group of teachers on Monday, November 17, expressed full support for the bill extending the mandate of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), saying the commission’s research and policy work remain crucial as the country grapples with a persistent learning crisis. The...
The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) renewed its appeal for a substantial salary increase for public school teachers on Thursday, September 11, insisting that government funds are sufficient to support the proposal if priorities are properly aligned. TDC National Chairperson Benjo Basas, in a...
Citing the need for classrooms conducive to learning, the government was urged to utilize partnerships between local government units (LGUs) and the private sector to accelerate the construction of cost-effective classrooms and eliminate shifting schedules for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students....
The necessity of Senate Bill 1979, also known as the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill, has once again sparked heated discussions. (SANTI SAN JUAN / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) This comes after the Department of Health (DOH) expressed reservations about the measure, arguing that the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed full support to Senate Bill (SB) No. 2658, the proposed Free Menstrual Products Act, that would provide menstrual products for indigent women and those in the primary and secondary public schools. SB 2658, which was filed by Sen. Juan Edgardo "Sonny"...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed its full support to the filing of various bills in Congress to set up a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) that would comply with the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment...
President Marcos will most likely sign the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act, creating a region composed of Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor, to decentralize access to government services. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (2nd right) leads the...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has filed a bill seeking to prevent the negative influence of gambling further especially among the youth, by penalizing the publication and promotion of gambling-related content online and on social media. In filing Senate Bill No. 2602, the chairman of...
The measure seeking to protect employees working under the government’s apprenticeship program has advanced in the Senate plenary. This, after Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsored on Wednesday, November 22, Senate Bill No. 2491 which proposes a new system for the National...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed its full support to the consolidation and passage into law of two Senate bills which seek to address the issue on workers' contractualization "not only to protect the laborers' rights but also to ensure that businesses will thrive." "The need to...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has welcomed the approval of the consolidated version of the House Bill No. 8400 (HB 8400), Act Institutionalizing and Expanding the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) to a Jobs Creation Plan, and the Senate Bill No. 2035 (SB 2035), Act Establishing...
Filipino caregivers, who are regarded as some of the best in the world, should be given competitive compensation and benefits, and good working conditions to lure them to work in the Philippines, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said. Citing data from Indeed, a local career website, the CHR...
