Lawmaker seeks permanent weekend homework ban
Lawmaker Sam Versoza of Tutok To Win party-list called for a permanent policy banning homework during weekends.
Versoza cited a 2022 report by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies which found that despite spending similar school hours to advanced countries, Filipino students learn less.
He also argued that institutionalizing no homework on weekends would benefit around 1.37 million working students under 17 years old.
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