A teacher watches her students walk inside a classroom after a short break at the start of classes at a school in Quezon City, suburban Manila on Aug. 22, 2022 as millions of children in the Philippines returned to school as the academic year started on August 22, with many taking their seats in classrooms for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit.MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The party-list led the latest initiative in the House of Representatives, resulting in its approval in December 2023. Their proposed version stipulates a teaching supplies allowance of P7,500 for SY 2024-2025 and P10,000 for SY 2025-2026 onwards. "Teachers have long been spending their own money for school supplies. Yearly, we take out a huge amount from our own pockets to fix classrooms. This includes teaching aid costs that we use for the benefit of children."
The United States Agency for International Development has expressed alarm over global biodiversity loss, and called for massive efforts to stop the crisis and prevent its catastrophic impacts.