Lawmaker wants learners' records protected vs. calamities

• Published date: 02 November 2022
• Publication title: Philippines News agency

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking the creation of the National Public School Database to protect the records of learners against natural and man-made calamities.

Under his Senate Bill No. 478 or the Public School Database Act, the Department of Education (DepEd) is mandated to develop, operate, and maintain a national public school database that contains learner information, which includes, but not limited to, school grades, personal data, good moral record, and improvement tracking.

Gatchalian noted that physical documents are easily damaged and lost due to fragile storage, flood, fire, and other disasters.

He said by establishing a database, school records, important documents are preserved and become easily accessible to help with assessment, planning, and setting of operational targets.

The bill provides that school administrators shall be given access to the National Public School Database containing learner records and other learner specific data, including exam scores, grade levels, attendance, and immunization records.

'This is to help with the recording of...