Disadvantaged students no longer have to feel the shame of walking out of their classrooms during examinations due to unpaid school fees with the signing of the “No Permit, No Prohibition Act” this year. The “No Permit, No Exam Prohibition Act” (Republic Act 11984) was signed into law last March 11, 2024, guaranteeing Filipino students’ […]
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UP alumni docu on Lumad children’s right to education wins UNICEF Prize in Japan
The Bullet-Laced Dreams documentary by University of the Philippines (UP) Film Institute alumni Kristoffer “Tops” Brugada and Charena Escala depicting the struggles of Lumad indigenous children in Mindanao has won the UNICEF Prize awarded at this year’s Japan Prize tilt of the NHK Broadcasting Corporation.
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