Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday said the government should include private schools in its plans to resume limited face-to-face classes. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, said private schools have the capacity to invest in health protocols and have...
A group said that hundreds of private schools could have been spared from closing down amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic if only they were given subsidies that would help them sustain their operations. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “With this pandemic, there is a...
Faculty unions, associations, and educators from the private education sector on Saturday, Oct. 16, called on the next leaders of the country to pay attention to the plight of private schools especially amidst the pandemic. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers -...
Associations of private schools lauded members of the Senate for “crossing party lines” to pass a bill on second reading that will “prevent the collapse of proprietary educational institutions” in the face of a massive increase in tax rates during the pandemic. (Photo from Unsplash) In a...
The Senate approved on second reading Wednesday, September 22, the bill that would ensure that private schools will not be imposed with hefty taxes under the country's laws. (Rio Deluvio/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Members of the upper chamber quickly gave their nod to the passage of Senate Bill...
As it supports the concrete preparations of the government for the reopening of schools, a private schools group pointed out that consent and liability should be very “clear” in the guidelines for the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes. (Photo from Unsplash) Coordinating...
With decreasing enrollment in private schools, group calls for ‘urgent policy intervention’ from gov’t A group of private schools on Monday, Aug. 23, called on the government to implement “policy intervention” the soonest possible time with the steady decline in enrollment. (RIO DELUVIO /...
To avert the collapse of many learning institutions in the face of a looming substantial increase in taxes, the country’s largest associations of private schools on Monday, Aug. 9, called for a “timely” intervention coming from the Senate. (Photo from Unsplash) Private school groups, led by...
While it supports education and learning continuity amid the pandemic, a council urged the government to allow quality education to thrive by supporting the private education system. (Photo from Unsplash) “Education indeed should not only continue. For us, quality education must thrive,” said...
Private schools that have been hard-hit by the economic impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic received support from business groups as they now face a 150-percent increase in income tax rate. (Pixabay) The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), in a...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday proposed that another resolution be crafted to complement the approval of a Senate bill that seeks to amend tax regulations governing private schools and institutions. Drilon, during the Senate Ways and Means Committee hearing on Senate Bill No....
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, June 25, announced that private schools and non-DepEd public schools are allowed to start their respective school openings as soon as they are ready - provided that there will be no face-to-face classes. DepEd allows private, non-DepEd public schools...
