Sen. Loren Legarda —Photo from her office
MANILA, Philippines — The proposed Basic Education Voucher Program Act, approved by the bicameral conference committee, will expand school choices and give more Filipino students access to better learning environments, Sen. Loren Legarda, co-author and co-sponsor of the bill, said in a statement on Monday.
The bill institutionalizes a unified private education voucher system to ease classroom congestion in public schools, ease learning constraints such as high student-to-teacher ratios, and give Filipino learners greater educational choice.
Legarda noted that the bill comes at a critical time, as overcrowded classrooms and high student-to-teacher ratios continue to weaken learning conditions, affect children’s social development, and diminish the quality of classroom interactions.
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