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Following the Commission on Higher Education's (CHED) approval of the application of Samar State University (SSU) to operate a Doctor of Medicine program, Senator Win Gatchalian reiterated the need for upgraded standards on basic medical education, medical internship, and post-graduate medical education and training.
Amid the month-long observance of Ramadan, Senator Win Gatchalian pushed anew for the institutionalization of the Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) in all public and private basic education schools outside the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Senator Win Gatchalian hailed the Senate's ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the 'Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act,' which would increase the amount of teaching allowance for public school teachers.
The Senate on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, ratified the harmonized version of a measure doubling the teaching allowance for public school teachers, also referred to as "chalk allowance," from P5,000 to P10,000.
SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has sought the passage of a law requiring all regional and provincial hospitals to set up dialysis centers to address the rising number of kidney disease cases in the country.
Senator Risa Hontiveros has commended the Senate Public Services Committee for swiftly endorsing the legislative franchise expansion of Romblon Electric Cooperative (ROMELCO).
The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) underscored its findings that the Special Education Fund (SEF) of local government units (LGUs) around the country remain underutilized, despite an increase in income, in a technical working group meeting on the 21st Century School Boards Act and Expanding Special Education Fund by the Senate Committee on Local Government, held jointly with Committees on Basic Education and Finance.