Resolution seeking probe into Junver Toledo’s death filed in House

‘One death is too many:’ Lawmakers seek probe into UST student’s passing

A GROUP of lawmakers is seeking an inquiry into the death of UST Physical Therapy (PT) senior Junver Toledo, citing the need to mitigate an environment where students are allegedly burdened by “outcomes-based” standards. Kabataan partylist Rep. Raoul Manuel, Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Arlene Brosas and ACT-Teachers partylist Rep. France Castro filed House Resolution No. 2305 […] The post ‘One death is too many:’ Lawmakers seek probe into UST st…

Resolution seeking probe into Junver Toledo’s death filed in House

LAWMAKERS from the Makabayan bloc have filed a House resolution calling for a legislative inquiry into the death of Junver Toledo, a BS Physical Therapy senior who took his life on May 17 after learning he had failed a subject and won’t graduate this term.  House Resolution 2305 seeks to reexamine the impact of outcomes-based education (OBE) in the Philippines, citing Toledo’s death as a tragic consequence of the “immense pressure, mental burden…