“Learning should not be confined within the four corners of a classroom” is the the guiding principle of Kabataan Party-list’s House Bill no. 4337 or the “Alternative Classes Act of 2011” which seeks to institutionalize an alternative learning experience in high schools and colleges nationwide.
According to Kabataan Rep. Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino, “the bill follows existing learning practices in some of our universities which allow students to organize learning activities in the form of fora, symposia, workshops, trainings, educational trips, film showings and so on. The bill grants our …

On the 40th day of the ‘Eton 11’ accident which left ten workers dead and one seriously injured, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino today filed House Bill no. 4332 which seeks to strictly enforce the occupational safety and health standards in workplaces by strengthening the visitorial and enforcement power of DOLE.
Palatino said that the Eton 11 accident last January 27 could have been prevented if only DOLE were committed in ensuring workers’ safety. Investigation of labor inspectors pinned ETON Properties in violation of existing labor standards.
Palatino stressed that …

As thousands of students stage a nationwide education protest today, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino filed in Congress House Bill no. 4286 or the Tuition Regulation Act of 2011 to control tuition and other fee increases and empower students and parents by ensuring a democratic consultation and decision-making process.
“The utterly deregulated character of tuition and other fees sadly finds basis in our existing laws and policies. That should be remedied with the creation of new law that will strictly regulate the tuition increases and allow students, parents and members …

Kabataan Partylist Representative Raymond Palatino hopes that House Bill 1963 or the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Reform Bill will be passed immediately by the 15th Congress so that when the youth who will seat as new SK officials will be guided by a “strengthened and empowered law”.
“It is better that these SK officials will be off to a good start when they seat as youth leaders. Teach them young how to correct the old practices of traditional politicians,” says the youth solon.
After seeing thousands of youth who are willing to participate …