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STRAW Coalition: THE STRAW BILL
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House Bill No. 2190: An Act Providing for a National Policy on Students' Rights and Welfare. One of the apparent realities that we have is that, the education system is highly deregulated, and this problem arises from the lack of a national policy which could place, at the very least, minimum standards on how to mitigate the worsening gaps in the education system. What is the Students' Rights and Welfare Bill? This bill is introduced by Rep. Kaka Bag-ao and Rep. Walden Bello of Akbayan in the Hou...House...
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STRAW Coalition: SCAP and STRAW Coalition meet with CHR to discuss students' rights violations
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SCAP and STRAW Coalition meet with CHR to discuss students' rights violations. From the Manila Bulletin:. Student Group Lists Rights Violations. Photo courtesy of Gibby Gorres. MANILA, Philippines — Student leaders are calling on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to monitor schools that may be violating students’ rights after a Catholic school in Cebu City barred four high school students from attending their graduation rites for allegedly posting “indecent” photos in Facebook. Tejano said the inciden...
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STRAW Coalition: OUR CALL
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The advocacy of students’ rights and welfare has been a longstanding struggle for the Philippine student movement. Given the lack of a clear and comprehensive national policy guaranteeing the realization of the full potential of students, numerous violations against the young Filipino scholars are still continually being committed even after the restoration of student liberty in the 1986 EDSA Revolution. We therefore call on the legislators to pass House Bill No. 2190, filed by Akbayan Representative...
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STRAW Coalition: AFFILIATES
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Alliance of Progressive Students (APS). 8211; Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology. Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran. 8211; University of the Philippines Diliman. Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista. 8211; De La Salle University. Bigkis ng mga Iskolar para sa Bayan Tungo sa Makabuluhang Pagbabago (BIGKIS). 8211; University of the Philippines Manila. Black and White Youth Movement. Christian Union for Socialist and Democratic Advancement (CRUSADA). Love L...
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STRAW Coalition: STRAW Coalition and SCAP 'serenade' CHED to stop unjust tuition increases and to support HB 2190
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STRAW Coalition and SCAP 'serenade' CHED to stop unjust tuition increases and to support HB 2190. From the Manila Bulletin:. 267 Schools Hike Tuition;. Students To Pay R40.47 More Per Unit. Photo courtesy of BIGKIS-UPM. A total of 267 private colleges and universities will raise tuition this school year by an average of 10.11 percent or R40.47 per unit. The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) announced yesterday it has approved the schools’ applications to raise fees. Region II or Cagayan Valley had th...
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STRAW Coalition: STRAW Coalition National Congress: Education Reform Conference
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STRAW Coalition National Congress: Education Reform Conference. Education underfunding has been the signature of the Philippine government for more than two decades now. The Philippine government spends only 2% of the country’s GNP to education, compared to the 6% prescribed by the UNESCO Delors Commission. The crisis in Philippine education is systemic, owing to the minimal responsibility by the government. However, the opening of democratic spaces due to the Aquino government has also opened opportunit...
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STRAW Coalition: GALLERY
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Passed Our Papers Under Protest! Pass the STRAW Bill Now! Meeting with Rep. Sonny Angara, Chairman of the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education. Interview on 'Generation K sa Radyo' on DZAR 1026. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Love Letters to CHED for Higher SUCs Budget and ST. STRAW Bill lined up in Committee says Rep. Angara . Break the Chain of Education Crisis! STRAW Coalition and SCAP serenade CHED to stop u. 04 June 2012: The National Day of Action for Educa. Pass the STRAW Bill now! STUDE...
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STRAW Coalition: De La Salle University Student Government Statement on the Dress Code Issue
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De La Salle University Student Government Statement on the Dress Code Issue. The De La Salle University Student Government is an active member organization of the Coalition for Students' Rights and Welfare. Good evening to the Lasallian population! Until you reach your sixth for your entire stay in DLSU), changing the automatic minor offense when leaving a campus pass into a small fine per day. From this, the SHB committee identified that the goal of the Lasallian community with the dress code was to pro...
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STRAW Coalition: 04 June 2012: The National Day of Action for Education Reform
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04 June 2012: The National Day of Action for Education Reform. The Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP), the Coalition for Students’ Rights and Welfare (STRAW Coalition), and the Budget Watch Alliance invite you to the National Day of Action for Education Reform at the National Computer Center this June 4, 8:30 am Please wear white! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Love Letters to CHED for Higher SUCs Budget and ST. STRAW Bill lined up in Committee says Rep. Angara . Passed our papers un...
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STRAW Coalition: The National Youth Commission's STRAW Desk
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The National Youth Commission's STRAW Desk. From http:/ www.strawdesk.com. What is the STRAW Desk? The NYC, on 26 September 2011, approved Resolution No. 127, Series of 2011, entitled A Resolution Supporting the Student Rights and Welfare Bill. The STRAW Desk is the program instituted by the National Youth Commission in support of said Resolution. The STRAW Desk has the following objectives:. To pilot a mechanism for the processing of complaints pertaining to STRAW concerns and violations. As there is a ...
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