MANILA, Philippines — Elementary and High School teachers who wish to pursue higher education for free may soon be able to do so under a bill filed by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill (SB) 367 or “The Continuing Education for Teachers Act” which seeks to provide a mandatory and cost-free teacher’s education program to be implemented by the government. ADVERTISEMENTUnder the bill, the government is mandated to implement a comprehensive national program for mandatory continuing education for all primary and secondary teachers in both private and public educational institutions as well as formal and non-formal institutions of learning. “As of this moment, there are no existing free programs for continuing teacher education in our country,” Gatchalian said in a statement issued Friday. The planned program shall also be conducted in the school district where the teachers belong to as determined by the Department of Education (DepEd).

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 19, 2019 09:33 UTC