Public schools in Las Piñas have strengthened campus safety measures, urging parents and guardians -- especially those with children in elementary schools -- to provide transparent plastic water bottles or tumblers for their children following the fatal stabbing at Las Piñas National High School....
By Faye Beatrix Dela Torre co-founder, Stellar Minds PH The Philippines has taken important steps in education reform. Our next challenge is ensuring those reforms become realities inside every classroom. When Republic Act No. 11650, the Inclusive Education for Learners with Disabilities Act,...
The Las Piñas City government has ordered increased police presence in all public schools and the strengthening of campus security measures following the fatal stabbing of a 13-year-old student inside Las Piñas National High School on July 31. Mayor April Aguilar ordered the Las Piñas City...
Police officers will step up patrols and community policing activities in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) as part of efforts to support the implementation of the newly enacted Last Mile and GIDA Schools Act, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio C....
Senator Mark Villar on Friday welcomed the signing into law of Republic Act No. 12321, or the Last Mile and Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) Schools Act, saying the measure will strengthen government efforts to provide quality and inclusive education to learners in remote and...
Senator Loren Legarda welcomed the signing of Republic Act No. 12321, or the Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) Schools Act which now gives children in remote communities have equitable access to quality education. Signed last July 23, 2026, the GIDA Schools Act will help...
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...
The Parañaque City Police refuted a viral social media post claiming that shootings were being planned in several schools in the city, but assured residents that heightened security measures are now in place to protect students and school personnel. Police Col. Nicolas Pinon said on Tuesday that...
Quezon City is expanding its use of renewable energy in public facilities with 20 public schools now operating solar power systems. The schools are part of the city government’s solarization program covering 25 public schools, with five others still undergoing installation. From January to June...
The horrifying school shooting in Tacloban City last June 22 has exposed the dark side of bullying. The two suspects, aged 14 and 15, reportedly carried out the attack after enduring years of bullying from their peers. While their response was wrong on all fronts, there is no denying that bullying...
The Makati City Police Station said it intensified security measures in schools across the city following an alleged online post threatening students and teachers at one of the city 's schools on Friday, July 3. While the station did not identify the school or the individual involved, it said...
