26 elementary, high schools violate ‘no graduation fee’ policy

Posted on 11 March 2010 by admin

Kabataan Partylist Representative Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino today announced  that so far they have documented 26 schools violating “no graduation fee policy” in elementary and high schools, as per Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 13, s. 2010 or the Guidelines on Graduation Rites. Palatino said that they have received hundreds of complaints [...]

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DepEd heeds KABATAAN Partylist’s call to prohibit “no permit, no exam” policy in elementary, high schools

Posted on 10 March 2010 by admin

Students with arrears should be allowed to take final exams

Kabataan Partylist Representative Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino today announced that students with unpaid fees could take their final examination in accordance with  Department Education (DepEd) Order No. 15, s. 2010. The said order was released February 18, 2010.
January 27 of this year, Kabataan Partylist sent a letter [...]

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Youth solon urges new DepEd head to implement ‘no graduation fees’ order strictly

Posted on 09 March 2010 by admin

Kabataan Partylist Representative Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino today urged newly appointed Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Mona Dumlao-Valisno to strictly implement DepEd Order No. 13, s. 2010 or the DepEd Graduation Rites Guidelines, particularly the order forbidding schools from collecting any graduation fees.
“The DepEd Order is very clear in stating that strictly [...]

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Midnight chief justice will taint sanctity of high court

Posted on 08 March 2010 by admin

“Arroyo does not follow rule of law because she thinks she is the law” – youth solon
Kabataan Partylist today joined the Solidarity March of lawyers, law students, youth groups and concerned groups against Pres. Gloria Arroyo’s “midnight appointment” of the next Supreme Court chief justice.
In a press conference before the march, Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond [...]

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KABATAAN Partylist congratulates Cebu community for non-closure of UP Cebu High

Posted on 05 March 2010 by admin

Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond “Mong” Palatino today extended his congratulations to students, teachers and local officials in the Cebu community for the successful campaign to keep the University of the Philippines Cebu High School open.
U.P. High School Cebu is now accepting applications for admission to first year high school SY 2010-2011. The High School Admission [...]

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KABATAAN Partylist seeks to amend Campus Journalism Act of 1991

Posted on 03 March 2010 by admin

Campus papers closing down due to flaws in the law – youth solon
Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond Palatino vowed to introduce amendments in the Campus Journalism Act of 1991 (CJA of 1991), saying that the law is flawed and being used to attack campus press freedom.
Palatino said that he would particularly prioritize the scrapping of the [...]

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Partylist not backdoor entry for political dynasties – KABATAAN Partylist

Posted on 02 March 2010 by admin

Urgent reforms needed in partylist law, says youth solon

Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond “Mong” Palatino today said that one of his group’s main legislative agenda is to reform the partylist law.

“The partylist system was established to empower the marginalized and not to serve as a backdoor entry for political dynasties,” Palatino said.

The youth solon earlier slammed [...]

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NEWS: 18 schools still violate anti-‘no permit, no exam’ policy

Posted on 26 February 2010 by admin

Kabataan Partylist Executive Vice President Carl Marc Ramota today enumerated schools that are not implementing the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) anti-‘no permit, no exam’ policy memorandum.
Ramota said that the list is based on the compiled complaints of parents and students to Kabataan Partylist and NUSP’s (National [...]

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Solon to Mikey, Angie: Stop mocking marginalized sectors

Posted on 25 February 2010 by admin

‘Cabinet candidates’ part of ploy for Arroyo-dominated Congress

Kabataan Partylist Representative Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino today slammed the partylist bids of presidential son Pampanga Cong. Juan Miguel ‘Mikey’ Arroyo and Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes.
The young Arroyo is reportedly eyeing a partylist seat as a nominee for AGP, a partylist of security guards, while Sec. Reyes has [...]

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EDSA a reminder of youth role in societal change, 2010 polls

Posted on 24 February 2010 by admin

The EDSA People Power 1 Uprising showcased the collective action of the Filipino people in defeating martial rule and defying tyranny.  EDSA was the embodiment of a nation’s patriotism and unity in action. EDSA was People Power because it attested to the powers of a broad mass movement that marched as one to achieve a particular [...]

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