RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10929 OR THE FREE INTERNET ACCESS IN PUBLIC PLACES ACT AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10650 OR THE OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING ACT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING IMPLEMENTATION GAPS, ISSUES, AND CHALLENGES, DETERMINING THEIR EFFECTIVITY IN EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND LEARNING CENTERS, AND CRAFTING COMPLEMENTARY AND/OR AMENDATORY LEGISLATION TO ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF UNINTERRUPTED, FAST, AND RELIABLE INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING ESPECIALLY DURING PANDEMICS, ENDEMICS, OUTBREAKS, AND OTHER EMERGENCY OR CRISIS SITUATIONS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10929 OR THE FREE INTERNET ACCESS IN PUBLIC PLACES ACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING IMPLEMENTATION GAPS, ISSUES, AND CHALLENGES, AND SPECIFICALLY TO DETERMINE ITS IMPLEMENTATION COVERAGE AND EFFECTIVITY IN THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM CENTERS, AND OTHER LEARNING CENTERS IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS IN STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CRAFTING COMPLEMENTARY AND/OR AMENDATORY LEGISLATION, TO INCLUDE MECHANISMS FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF UNINTERRUPTED, FAST, AND RELIABLE INTERNET CONNECTIVITY DURING PANDEMICS, ENDEMICS, OUTBREAKS, AND OTHER EMERGENCY OR CRISIS SITUATIONS TO ENSURE THE CONTINOUS E-LEARNING OF LEARNERS AMIDST SUCH SITUATIONS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ‘PIPOL KONEK’ PROJECT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY RESULTING IN THE SLOW PROGRESS OF THE GOVERNMENT IN PROVIDING FREE INTERNET ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC