On National Children’s Month, Win makes push for kids’ welfare

As the country observes the National Children’s Month this November, Senator Win Gatchalian on Thursday cited the need to ensure that Covid-19 recovery efforts will uphold the rights and welfare of children.

The chair of the Senate basic education committee pointed out that school closures and restrictions on children’s movement took their toll on the well-being and safety of children.

While the government has already started the vaccination of minors aged 12-17 and the pilot test of limited face-to-face classes is set to begin later this month, Gatchalian also batted for a learning recovery program to mitigate the effects of prolonged school closures.

The lawmaker earlier filed Senate Bill 2355, which seeks to establish a learning recovery program known as the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL).

The program will cover the most essential learning competencies under Language and Mathematics for Grades 1 to 10 and Science for Grades 3 to 10. For Kindergarten learners, literacy and numeracy competencies will be strengthened.

“Matinding pinsala ang dulot ng Covid-19 sa ating mga kabataan kaya naman sa ating pagbangon mula sa pandemya, dapat nating tiyaking hindi sila mapag-iiwanan,” said Gatchalian

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