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00:00Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has banned the use of cellphones in classrooms during class hours.
00:07We will discuss this and other issues with Senator Sherwin Gatchalian.
00:13Good morning, Senator Gatchalian.
00:15Good morning, good morning to our televiewers.
00:18Senator, are there studies that prove that cellphones have an effect on the performance of students in schools?
00:26There are a lot. UNESCO and UNICEF have released their studies.
00:34In fact, I have read a lot.
00:3614 countries have banned cellphones in their classrooms and schools.
00:44This is a huge debate in America because not only do they want to ban cellphones in schools,
00:51but they also want to regulate the use of social media in young people
00:57because they see a lot of mental health issues arising from excessive use of social media.
01:05What is this banning of the use of cellphones, Senator?
01:11Is it so that while they are in the classroom, they can be focused?
01:15Or is it so that they can divert their attention from using cellphones rather than listening to the class?
01:24There are three reasons for my study here.
01:29I have read the research of various organizations.
01:34First, the effect on the mental health of children.
01:39The excessive use of cellphones affects the mental health of children.
01:46Second, the time spent scrolling and watching videos.
01:53This affects the time spent reading or making friends.
02:00Third, this is also often found in studies, the distraction.
02:04The child's concentration is lost.
02:07The child's cellphone is just next to him.
02:09Even for us, if you know, your cellphone is there.
02:12You are trying to open your cellphone.
02:15There are such studies.
02:17That is why many countries are seriously banning the use of cellphones in their classrooms.
02:24Yes, but Senator, you are saying that the purpose of this is to divert the reading.
02:29But there are books that are cheaper and more accessible in e-book format than physical copies.
02:36Do you agree with that situation, Senator?
02:38Yes.
02:39Many books today are in digital format.
02:44I think we should allow the use of e-books, let's say, on tablets or laptops.
02:51We are just looking at the use of cellphones and the use of cellphones with social media.
03:00We will also balance it.
03:02We should not totally ban it.
03:04We should also balance it because there are good uses of cellphones,
03:10especially the communication with their parents when they go home.
03:14I know that this is where the child texts to call their school.
03:19But Senator, if a student is holding a cellphone, it will really distract him.
03:26For example, he is looking at the teacher but his hand is moving.
03:32When he comes to school, he will deposit it first.
03:35Then, while he is in class, his cellphone is there during break time or when he goes home.
03:40They can get their cellphone so that they can use it to communicate with their parents when they go home.
03:48At the same time, they will not be distracted from their studies.
03:52There are many private schools.
03:54There are different ways.
03:57Some really turn it off.
03:59Some really ban it.
04:01They put it in a bag.
04:03There are different ways.
04:05The concept here is that while the child is in school,
04:10while the child is in the classroom,
04:14they should not use their cellphone.
04:17They can use it, for example, when there is an emergency,
04:19while they are wearing a mask or something,
04:21or when they go home so that they can call their school.
04:25This is the basic concept here.
04:27The screen time should be reduced.
04:29Yes.
04:30Because when you are at home, your cellphone is there.
04:32When you are still inside the school, your cellphone is there.
04:34That's right.
04:35It really affects the child.
04:38Child psychologists also say that.
04:41Yes.
04:42It's like the time is too much.
04:44Our child psychologists have seen the transition,
04:48especially those who have experience as child psychologists.
04:51When they don't have a cellphone,
04:53and when they do have a cellphone,
04:55they see a big difference in the child's mental health.
04:59Yes.
05:00Another issue in education.
05:02The DepEd has already submitted their recommendations
05:05to President Bongbong Marcos
05:07regarding the return of the school calendar.
05:09Does the Senate have a say in this?
05:13The Senate has a limited say in the recommendations.
05:17Our recommendation is to make this coming school year,
05:212024-2025,
05:23to return to the previous academic calendar.
05:27If we can remember the history,
05:30the first option was 5 years.
05:32Yes.
05:33Then they made it 2 years,
05:34and now they made it 1 year only.
05:36But in exchange for this,
05:38our school calendar will be reduced.
05:40Normally, our school calendar is 200 days.
05:43Because this option is aggressive,
05:46it will be reduced to almost 170 days.
05:51That's why we can see that if we make it 1 year,
05:55the calendar days will be reduced.
05:58There are times on Saturdays when we have classes
06:00so that we can make up for the reduction of the days.
06:05Yes.
06:06Regarding the current problem,
06:08it's very hot.
06:09In the investigation of the Senate,
06:11is there anything that should be answered more often?
06:14Almost every day, there's a red or yellow alert
06:17for transmission grades.
06:18Senator?
06:19I filed a resolution to investigate this.
06:23And because it's surprising that 47 plants are infected.
06:29If we don't have plants,
06:31there's no electricity.
06:32That's basic.
06:33So the Senate will look into
06:35why so many plants are infected.
06:42We also want to hear from the ERC
06:46what they are doing to make up for the plants that are infected.
06:50Yes.
06:51Despite the fact that they were confident
06:53that there will be enough electricity supply
06:55even if there's an El Nino.
06:56If we remember,
06:57as early as February,
06:59we were confident that there will be no red alerts.
07:02But now we see that almost every day,
07:05every day.
07:06On Saturdays and Sundays, there's a yellow alert.
07:08It's surprising.
07:09Before, there was no such thing.
07:10But now, it's surprising.
07:11Even on weekends, there are yellow alerts.
07:13Yes.
07:14We will keep an eye on that.
07:15Thank you very much, Senator Shevin.
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