Category: Education
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Senator Pia Cayetano Champions Increased Funding for State Universities and Colleges in 2025 Budget Hearing
Senator Pia S. Cayetano, Senior Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, today reaffirmed her unwavering commitment to higher education as she chaired the budget hearing for the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), and the University of the Philippines (UP) System for Fiscal Year 2025. This marks the Senator’s…
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Senator Pia Cayetano leads hearing of the proposed DepEd budget
Tuesday (September 10) – Senator Pia S. Cayetano, Senior Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, leads the budget hearing on the proposed funding for the Department of Education and its attached agencies today, September 10, 2024. Education Secretary Sonny Angara, former Chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee, now sits across his former colleagues…
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Senator Pia Cayetano kicks off Breastfeeding Awareness Month with Seminars in Bohol
Senator Pia S. Cayetano, a staunch breastfeeding advocate and former Chariperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, led the passage of Republic Act 10028 or the “Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009”, which provided nursing employees paid lactation periods of 40 minutes for every 8 hour working period, in addition to the regular…
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Sen. Pia Encourages TSU Graduates to “Embrace Lifelong Learning”
“Embrace lifelong learning and develop your soft skills.” Senator Pia S. Cayetano delivered this message as she addressed the College of Education graduates at the 35th Commencement Exercises of Tarlac State University (TSU) on Tuesday (July 16). Serving as Guest of Honor and Commencement Speaker, Cayetano lauded the graduates for reaching this significant milestone and…
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Sen. Pia’s Pinay In Action Empowers Communities through Maternal and Child Health Care Seminars in Pampanga
Senator Pia Cayetano’s Pinay In Action empowers communities through essential maternal and child healthcare seminars in Pampanga. The seminars in Bacolor and Santo Tomas, organized in partnership with Bacolor Mayor Eduardo G. Datu and Pampanga 4th District Congresswoman Anna York P. Bondoc, drew over 600 attendees. These seminars are part of Senator Pia Cayetano’s long-standing…
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Senator Pia S. Cayetano: Protect our youth from misinformation on Tobacco and Vape Products
“Children will mimic what they see and hear.” Senator Pia S. Cayetano, World Health Organization’s 2023 World No Tobacco Day Awardee, said this during the World No Tobacco Day Forum held at the Fabella Hospital, Manila, as she stressed the importance of setting a good example for the youth, in line with this year’s theme,…
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Office of Sen. Pia S. Cayetano Conducts Maternal and Child Healthcare Seminars in Bulacan
The Office of Senator Pia S. Cayetano held another series of successful healthcare seminars, this time in the province of Bulacan. The seminar in Calumpit, which is in partnership with BM Allan Andan, drew over 200 local participants. BM Andan thanked the Senator and her team for their efforts, noting the significant impact of bringing…
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Senator Pia Cayetano Continues to Champion Maternal and Child Health Care in Bacolod and Silay City
Negros Occidental – Senator Pia S. Cayetano brings her advocacy for better maternal and child care around the country, this time in Negros Occidental. Yesterday, the Senator’s advocacy arm, Pinay In Action, conducted a Maternal and Child Healthcare seminar in Bacolod City. More than 400 expecting mothers and barangay health workers attended the event at…
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Pia to DepEd: Find ways to fast-track textbook delivery
Sen Pia Cayetano pushes for the digitalization of textbooks to meet the textbook:student gap
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Should tertiary education remain free?
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