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IMPROVING EDUCATION. Senator Win Gatchalian says in a statement on Sunday (July 14, 2022) that he will focus on resolving some issues in the education sector under the 19th Congress. These concerns, he said, include the low salary of teachers and the the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. (File photo courtesy of DepEd-Region 3) MANILA - Addressing the education "crisis" will be the focus of Senator Win Gatchalian's priority measures under the 19th Congress. Gatchalian, who will retain his chairmanship of the Basic Education, Arts and Culture Committee, has filed a Senate resolution which calls for an inquiry on the implementation of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 or the K to 12 Law (Republic Act 10533). He pointed out that based on the results of international large-scale assessments, learners are failing to master basic competencies and lagging behind their peers abroad. Based on pre-pandemic data, the World Bank estimates that learning poverty in the Philippines
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, June 14, called for an increased participation among local government units (LGUs) in improving the delivery and quality of basic education in the country. Gatchalian said it would be good if the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbon
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (AP Photo / Sakchai Lalit / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said he spoke to Locsin who mentioned his apology to Chinese ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian.
President Duterte earlier frowned on rude behavior towards China despite the country’s lingering dispute in the West Philippine Sea, citing Beijing as a benefactor of the nation.
“Kami ay nagkausap ni Secretary Locsin at ipinaalam niya sa akin na personal siyang nag apologize sa Chinese ambassador at ang nabanggit niyang salita ay dahil lang sa mga bagay-bagay na naging dahilan para uminit ang kamyang ulo (Secretary Locsin and I talked and he told me that he personally apologized to the Chinese ambassador. He said his statement was due to the issues that caused him to lose his cool),” Roque said during a televised press briefing Tuesday, May 4.