(MANILA TIMES) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada recently filed Senate Bill (SB) 2345 to strengthen the special program in the arts (SPA) for junior and senior high school (SHS). The SPA, introduced in 2000, implemented a secondary education curriculum that was centered on the arts and allowed learners an opportunity to develop their talents in visual…
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The Ombudsman’s decision to issue a preventive suspension order against certain officials from the Departments of Education and Budget and Management has essentially confirmed my previous claims of potential violations of government procurement laws. This is due to the observed pattern of repeat orders and contract splitting. Everyone who is accused of wrongdoing deserves a…
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(MALAYA) SEN. Jinggoy Estrada has asked the Senate Committee on Education to study the viability of his proposal to include foreign language as an elective course in higher educational institutions (HEIs) nationwide to enhance the communication skills of college graduates, “This will make Filipino students adequately equipped to be 21sit-century learners. They would be able…
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(PNA) MANILA – Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill mandating higher education institutions in the country to offer other foreign languages other than English as an elective course to prepare students in linguistically diverse workplaces. In filing Senate Bill No 2341, or the Foreign Language Education Act of 2023, Estrada said introducing more foreign languages…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill that seeks the inclusion of foreign languages as an elective course in all higher education institutions in the country. Senate Bill No. 2341, or the proposed Foreign Language Education Act, primarily mandates the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to develop and provide a three-unit basic…
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FOREIGN language other than English should be offered as an elective course in all higher education institutions in the country to help prepare students in linguistically and culturally diverse workplaces, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. “This will make the Filipino students adequately equipped to be 21st-century learners. They would be able to connect with the…
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(POLITIKO) A digital shift in public education has been proposed by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada. Estrada made the latest proposal to digitize textbooks and reference books in public elementary and secondary schools in a bid to attain an ideal 1:1 textbook-student ratio. The senator has filed Senate Bill No. 2075, also known as the proposed…
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(ABANTE) Para maisakatuparan ang 1:1 textbook-student ratio, isinusulong ni Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada na magkaroon ng digital copies ang lahat ng textbook at reference books sa mga pampublikong paaralan sa elementarya at secondary levels. “Kung pipilitin natin na mabigyan ng sapat na bilang ng libro ang bawat mag-aaral sa mga pampublikong paaralan, matatagalan pa ito.…
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SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is backing moves to make unlawful the practice “no permit, no exam” policy in public and private schools as he stressed that a learner’s inability to pay his or her tuition and other fees should never be a hindrance to the completion of their education. “Especially during these times that we…
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(ABANTE) Naghain si Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ang panukalang batas na nagmamandato sa pagsaklaw ng pag-aaral ng Saligang Batas sa kurikulum ng mga junior at senior high school students. Ayon sa senador, ito’y upang maitaas ang antas ng kamalayan ng mga kabataan sa kanilang mga karapatan at tungkulin at magkaroon ng pagpapahalaga sa kasaysayan ng…
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