Category: Education
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Don’t forget PE classes under ‘new normal’ curriculum
Cayetano urged DepEd officials to come up with innovative ways to ensure that PE subjects will continue to be taught to students and tailored for different grade levels.
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Innovations needed to educate students in the new normal
“Access to quality education is a vital tool in nation-building, and we must use this crisis as an opportunity to innovate and reinvent our education.” – Senator Pia S. Cayetano, Chair, Committee on SDGs, Innovation, and Futures Thinking
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Raising teachers’ pay to help affirm dignity of teaching
Senator Pia S. Cayetano today said raising the compensation of teachers is the best affirmation of government’s high regard for the country’s educators and their contributions to nation-building. The senator issued the statement in time for National Teachers’ Day, which is being observed on October 5 (Saturday). A staunch education advocate, Cayetano authored Senate Bill…
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Pia: Finance panel approves 2020 budget for CHED, SUCs
The Senate Finance Committee has approved on Thursday (Sept. 19) the proposed 2020 budget of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and 110 State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the country, following a subcommittee hearing led by Vice Chair Senator Pia S. Cayetano. With the approval, CHED’s P40.78-billion proposed allocation for next year will be submitted for…
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Pia: We need to put in more funding for higher education
Transcript of interview with Senator Pia S. Cayetano, Senate Finance Committee Vice Chairperson. Topic: Budget hearing for the Commission on Higher Education and (CHED) and State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) Q: Ma’am, please give us an overview of the hearing and your thoughts tungkol sa budget ng SUCs, ano ang next step ng committee?…
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Basic education budget hurdles Senate panel
The Senate Finance Committee has approved on Thursday the proposed P551.72-billion budget for the basic education sector for 2020, following the hearing of Subcommittee ‘D’ led by Senator Pia S. Cayetano, the panel’s vice chairperson. The budget for the Department of Education (DepEd) and its attached agencies, which increased by 3.79% from 2019’s P531.57-billion budget,…
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Give teachers freedom to decide what’s best for their students
Senator Pia S. Cayetano weighed in on the “no-homework policy” being proposed by fellow lawmakers for basic and secondary education, saying that teachers should be given the freedom to choose the most effective teaching methods for their students. “No disrespect to the authors of the bills. Being a teacher is a very specific calling, and…
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Do we need less, more, or no homework?
Privilege speech on ‘No-Homework’ Policy * Mr. President, the title of my privilege speech is, “What is the purpose of homework? Do we need more or less?” So I ask all of you to remember your grade school days. I’m just curious to know if our colleagues have experienced a lot of homework, a little…
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Pia lauds signing of National Vision Screening Law
Senator Pia S. Cayetano on Sunday welcomed the passage of a law establishing a national vision screening program for kindergarten pupils, as she stressed that early treatment of eye problems will lead to better learning among the youth and a sustainable future for the country. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed Republic Act 11358 or the…
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Bill seeking to produce globally competitive graduates pushed
Senator Pia S. Cayetano is pushing for the establishment of a common national policy on education that will train Filipino students to be job-ready and globally competitive. In filing Senate Bill No. 62 or the ‘Education Roadmap Act,’ Cayetano aims to institutionalize an education roadmap that incorporates the needed skills and competencies that industries constantly…