A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION ON THE ELECTRIFICATION OF ALL PUBLIC PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7743, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL, CITY, AND MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES AND BARANGAY READING CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REVITALIZATION OF THE CULTURAL AND CREATIVES INDUSTRY IN THE NEW NORMAL

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING SUPPORT MECHANISMS AND PROTECTION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND PERSONNEL IN MATTERS OF STUDENT DISCIPLINE FOR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10533, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A TEACHING SUPPLIES ALLOWANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO THE COUNTRY'S BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM, IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES CONFRONTING THE GOVERNMENT IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, THE PARENTS, TEACHERS, LEARNERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CRAFTING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ENSURE AN IMMEDIATE, EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT RESPONSE, INCLUDING RECOVERY AND TRANSITION MEASURES, DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THEREBY MITIGATING ITS IMPACT AND PROVIDING FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT EDUCATION SYSTEM IN EMERGENCIES

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A SCHOOL MODERNIZATION AND INNOVATION PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10929 OR THE FREE INTERNET ACCESS IN PUBLIC PLACES ACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING IMPLEMENTATION GAPS, ISSUES, AND CHALLENGES, AND SPECIFICALLY TO DETERMINE ITS IMPLEMENTATION COVERAGE AND EFFECTIVITY IN THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM CENTERS, AND OTHER LEARNING CENTERS IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS IN STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CRAFTING COMPLEMENTARY AND/OR AMENDATORY LEGISLATION, TO INCLUDE MECHANISMS FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF UNINTERRUPTED, FAST, AND RELIABLE INTERNET CONNECTIVITY DURING PANDEMICS, ENDEMICS, OUTBREAKS, AND OTHER EMERGENCY OR CRISIS SITUATIONS TO ENSURE THE CONTINOUS E-LEARNING OF LEARNERS AMIDST SUCH SITUATIONS

AN ACT REQUIRING THE TEACHING OF DISASTER AWARENESS AND DISASTER MITIGATION AS PART OF THE CURRICULUM OF ALL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS), INNOVATION, AND FUTURES THINKING TO CONDUCT A HEARING, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE FUTURE OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM OF THE COUNTRY AND ITS IMPACT ON SDG 4 CONCERNING QUALITY EDUCATION, IN LIGHT OF THE NEW NORMAL AND MAPPING NEW AND RESPONSIVE WAYS AND SYSTEM OF LEARNING IN THE CURRENT PANDEMIC AND FOR FUTURE HEALTH EMERGENCIES

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT, AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON BASIC EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE, AND HIGHER, TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF MANDATING TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES TO PROVIDE FREE INTERNET ACCESS TO ONLINE LEARNING PORTALS, EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES AND SIMILAR DIGITAL PLATFORMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS DURING TIMES OF DISASTER AND EMERGENCY WHEN PHYSICAL CLASSES CANNOT BE CONDUCTED

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NO-HOMEWORK POLICY FOR ALL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION URGING THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO GRANT INTERNET ALLOWANCE TO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONDUCT OF ONLINE CLASSES, AND ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO DO THE SAME

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL HEROES COUNCIL UNDER THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE QUESTIONABLE TUITION FEE RATES ASSESSED BY SOME PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES DESPITE THE TRANSITION TO ONLINE LEARNING DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING SUPPORT MECHANISMS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN MATTERS OF STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND MECHANISMS FOR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION IN CASE RELATED THERETO

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9512, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ACT OF 2008, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF IDENTIFYING THE GAPS IN ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND ENSURING THE INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOL CURRICULA AT ALL LEVELS

AN ACT DECLARING THE FIFTH OF OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR AS THE NATIONAL TEACHERS DAY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON HIGHER, TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND BASIC EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON HOW THE EDUCATION SECTOR PLANS TO ADAPT TO THE NEW NORMAL WITH A VIEW TO PROMULGATING COORDINATED POLICIES THAT WILL DEMONSTRATE A SYNCHRONIZED APPROACH TO EDUCATION RESPONSES TO THE NEW NORMAL

AN ACT CREATING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THE PLANTILLA POSITIONS OF GUIDANCE COUNSELORS IN EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ADDITIONAL PLANTILLA POSITIONS OF GUIDANCE COUNSELOR FOR HIGH SCHOOL, INCREASING THE SALARIES OF GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND GUIDANCE-RELATED POSITIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4670, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE AND CRITICAL REVIEW AND IDENTIFY THE GAPS, ISSUES, AND CHALLENGES IN ADVANCING THE WELFARE AND RIGHTS OF TEACHERS AS PROFESSIONALS AND IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CRAFTING POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND INITIATING COMPLEMENTARY AND AMENDATORY LEGISLATION TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE LAW AND FULFILL THE GOALS ENSHRINED THEREIN

AN ACT CREATING AND ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE HIGH SCHOOL FOR SPORTS AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE QUALITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND THE PERFORMANCE OF TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CRAFTING POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMPLEMENTARY AND AMENDATORY LEGISLATION TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE LAWS ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE GRANT OF A TEACHING SUPPLIES ALLOWANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO ASSESS THE PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND POLICIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF BASIC EDUCATION IN THE COUNTRY, FOCUSING ON FUNCTIONAL LITERACY SKILLS, WITH THE END-VIEW OF CRAFTING NECESSARY LEGISLATIVE INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES AND GAPS IN THE BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE GRANT OF A TEACHING SUPPLIES ALLOWANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOTHER TONGUE-BASED MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION AS MANDATED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10533 OR THE K TO 12 LAW FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVITY OF ITS INTEGRATION INTO THE PHILIPPINE BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM AS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION, SPECIFICALLY FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 3, AND ITS IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF THE BASIC EDUCATION OF THE LEARNERS

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SUMMARY TITLING OF REAL PROPERTIES USED AS PUBLIC SCHOOL SITES

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE TO RECOMMEND THE IMMEDIATE LAUNCH OF THE PILOT TESTING OF LOCALIZED LIMITED FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES IN THE 1,065 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UNDER RISK-BASED ASSESSMENT, FOLLOWING STRINGENT MITIGATION MEASURES AND STRICT HEALTH PROTOCOLS, TO ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT TO GATHER EVIDENCE ON THE GROUND AND DESIGN ITS FRAMEWORK FOR THE SAFE REOPENING OF SCHOOLS

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP TO CHILDREN AND DEPENDENTS OF FARMERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RECOGNITION AND PROMOTION OF THE FILIPINO SIGN LANGUAGE AS THE LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION OF DEAF EDUCATION, AS MANDATED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11106 OR THE FILIPINO SIGN LANGUAGE ACT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING ITS IMPACT TO DEAF LEARNERS AND TEACHERS UNDER THE K TO 12 BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM, IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING IMPLEMENTATION GAPS, ISSUES, AND CHALLENGES, AND CRAFTING COMPLEMENTARY OR AMENDATORY LEGISLATION

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY INCLUSION OF ANTI-OBESITY EDUCATION PROGRAM AND EXERCISE INCLUDING PLAY AND TRADITIONAL GAMES, IN THE PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULA, BOTH IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO ASSESS THE PREPAREDNESS OF BASIC EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO CONDUCT CLASSES AND TO OPEN SAFE SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2021 TO 2022, TOWARDS THE CRAFTING OF COMPLEMENTARY OR AMENDATORY LEGISLATION TO ENSURE THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY EDUCATION WHETHER THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING, FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES, OR OTHER ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY MODES

AN ACT CREATING HIGHER LEVEL TEACHING POSITIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

RESOLUTION DECLARING THE TWELFTH OF JULY TO BE NATIONAL WEST PHILIPPINE SEA VICTORY DAY, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES’ TRIUMPH BEFORE THE PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION, AND IN HONOR OF THE EFFORTS OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT BENIGNO SIMEON AQUINO III IN SECURING A LANDMARK LEGAL VICTORY UPHOLDING THE COUNTRY’S SOVEREIGN RIGHTS OVER THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA

AN ACT REQUIRING THE TEACHING OF DISASTER AWARENESS AND DISASTER MITIGATION AS PART OF THE CURRICULUM OF ALL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION IN AID OF LEGISLATION ON THE REMEDIAL MEASURES THAT MAY BE INSTITUTED IN RESPONSE TO THE 2021 WORLD BANK REPORT ON THE PHILIPPINE EDUCATION SYSTEM, WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE K-12 PROGRAM UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10533

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A NATIONWIDE LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE UTILIZATION OF P8.136 BILLION FUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S (DEPED) BASIC EDUCATION-LEARNING CONTINUITY PROGRAM (BE-LCP) DURING THE PANDEMIC AS REVEALED IN THE 2020 COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) REPORT

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING HUMAN RIGHTS AS A SEPARATE AND SPECIALIZED SUBJECT IN BOTH BASIC AND HIGHER EDUCATION

RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP FOR THE FORMULATION OF GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LIMITED FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE

AN ACT INCORPORATING A SYSTEM OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, INSTITUTIONALIZING THE BUREAU OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, CREATING THE IMPLEMENTING MACHINERY THEREOF, PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER INCENTIVES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

A RESOLUTION URGING THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO DECLARE AN EDUCATIONAL CRISIS AND CALLING ON THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SECTOR LED BY DEPED, CHED, AND TESDA TOGETHER WITH THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, THE PRIVATE EDUCATION SECTOR, AND OTHER IMPORTANT STAKEHOLDERS TO BAND TOGETHER IN FORMULATING AND IMPLEMENTING A TARGETED EMERGENCY PLAN FOR THE EDUCATION CRISIS, FOCUSING ON THE SAFE AND CAREFUL REOPENING OF SCHOOLS IN SELECTED AREAS, EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF THE COUNTRY'S EDUCATION BUDGET, AND PROVISION OF NECESSARY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AND OTHER ACADEMIC SECTORS TO ENSURE THAT NO ONE WILL BE LEFT BEHIND

AN ACT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL, PRIMARY, AND SECONDARY EDUCATION OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH