ENGLISH 9: MDL Activity: April 30, 2024
Gatchalian mulls cellphone ban in class: Youth are addicted to cellphones By: Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet INQUIRER.net / 04:25 PM April 25, 2024 MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is considering filing a measure that will prohibit students from elementary to senior high school from using mobile phones in classrooms during school hours. “Isa sa mga observation, hindi lang dito sa atin ha — pati sa ibang bansa, na marami sa ating mga bata talagang nalululong na sa paggamit ng cellphone even sa loob ng classroom,” said Gatchalian in a Kapihan sa Senado forum on Thursday. (One of the observations, not only in the Philippines but in other countries as well, is that most of our youth are now addicted to using cell phones even inside their classrooms.) “Dapat nagbabasa sila, pero nanonood [sa] YouTube, TikTok. So pinag-aaralan ko ngayon na i-ban na — sa mga bata lang — ang paggamit ng cellphone sa loob ng classroom [within] school hours,” he sai...
