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05/08/2026

TAGUMPAY PARA SA EDUKASYON! Last Mile Schools Act ni Cong. Atorni Mike Tan, Isa nang Ganap na Batas

Ganap nang batas ang House Bill No. 4745 ni Cong. Atorni Mike Tan, na ngayon ay Republic Act No. 12321 o ang Last Mile Schools Act, matapos itong lagdaan noong Hulyo 22, 2026. Layunin ng batas na tiyakin na makararanas ng dekalidad na edukasyon ang mga mag-aaral sa mga pampublikong paaralan na matatagpuan sa geographically isolated, disadvantaged, at conflict-affected areas (GIDCA) sa pamamagitan ng pagtatatag ng Last Mile Schools at pagbibigay ng mga kalsadang magdurugtong sa mga ito.

Sa ilalim ng RA 12321, inaatasan ang Department of Education (DepEd), katuwang ang iba pang ahensya ng pamahalaan tulad ng DPWH, DICT, DOE, at NEA, na maghatid ng mga kinakailangang imprastruktura at pangunahing serbisyo sa mga Last Mile School. Kabilang dito ang pagtatayo ng access roads, elektripikasyon, internet connectivity, learning tools, learner support services, at iba pang programang tutugon sa natatanging pangangailangan ng mga g**o at mag-aaral sa mga liblib na lugar.

Inaatasan din ng batas na ito ang DepEd na magpatupad ng limang taong programa sa pagpapaunlad ng Last Mile Schools at regular na suriin ang pagkatuto ng mga mag-aaral. Sa pagsasabatas ng RA 12321, inaasahang mas maraming batang Pilipino, lalo na sa malalayong komunidad, ang magkakaroon ng mas ligtas, accessible, at dekalidad na edukasyon.

29/07/2026

In August 2022, just before schools reopened in Balete, a town in Aklan province in the Philippines, a 32-year-old man named Chris Francisco walked up to the schools carrying a sack.

Chris has Autism Spectrum Disorder. According to GMA News, he lost his parents early to illness, was raised by his grandparents, and was bullied by students and others because of his condition. His aunt said she had to confront the bullies herself.

None of that stopped what he had been planning.

For more than two years, Chris had been visiting the same shop in Poblacion, buying crayons little by little with money he saved up. The shop owner, Rechel Delgado, confirmed he kept coming back for over two years before ever revealing what the purchases were for.

Inside the sack were 160 boxes of crayons. Chris donated 80 boxes to Calizo Elementary School and 80 to Calizo National High School, so the children would have something to draw with when classes started.

A teacher at the elementary school, Juliet Justo, posted about the donation on Facebook on August 24, 2022. The post went viral, and fellow teachers said it moved them to tears.

Asked why he did it, Chris said he simply wanted the children to be happy.

"Generosity is a blessing from heaven."

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Yes, you!

YOU helped us make this happen, so Thank YOU!

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