Kabataan Party-list Representative Mong Palatino today urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to address the ‘no permit, no exam’ policy in basic and secondary schools in the country.
In a letter sent to the DepEd Secretary Jesli Lapus, Palatino said that parents of elementary and high school students are also complaining of the implementation of [...]

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We’re still  scratching our heads
On DepEd’s response to allegations of overpriced medical and dental supplies, anti-lice shampoo
After three months, the Department of Education (DepEd) has finally gathered their wits and came up with an answer to our inquiry regarding the price discrepancies in the agency’s procurement of citronella shampoo and medical supplies. In a news [...]

Aside from observing austerity in light of the Ondoy and Pepeng tragedies, Kabataan Representative Mong Palatino today said the Department of Education should also exercise vigilance against anomalous bidding processes and purchasing overpriced goods.
Reacting to DepEd Secretary Jesli Lapus’ order among DepEd offices to stay away from lavish celebrations, the youth solon said creating an [...]

After natural disasters claimed hundreds of lives in Metro Manila and Northern Luzon, KABATAAN Representative Mong Palatino today said the Commission on Higher Education and the Department of Education should develop and improve science courses focusing on climate change studies.
“Aside from the issue of the government’s flawed disaster-preparedness program, the recent tragedy that struck the [...]

‘Proposed P170B DepEd budget is Arroyo’s legacy of abandonment’
Kabataan Party-list Representative Raymond “Mong” Palatino today said that the proposed P170.85 billion budget forn the Department of Education allots a poorly P6 for every student.
DepEd’s operating budget actually decreased by 1 percent, Maintenance and Operating Expenses  by 2% and Capital Outlay by 29%. “DepEd itself admitted [...]

Kabataan Party-list Representative Raymond “Mong” Palatino today lambasted the Department of Education’s move to reduce the number of class hours in some public elementary schools, saying that the smaller learning load will only worsen the already sorry state of education in the country.
“Last we checked, students are punished if they cut classes. This time, [...]

As thousands of high schools students take the National College Assessment Exam by the Department of Education (DepEd) today, Kabataan Party-list Representative Raymond “Mong” Palatino said the agency should be given the “Best in Cheating” award for the rampant corruption and lack of transparency in procurement and bidding processes for its various projects.
“Habang nagpapa-exam sila [...]

Kabataan Party-list Representative Raymond “Mong” Palatino today said that the $35,000 spent for grandiose US dinners by Arroyo and her entourage could have been better used to subsidize students under the Department of Education’s feeding program.
Palatino said that the DepEd spends an average of a measly P21 per meal for every student.
“Let’s do the [...]