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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,...