Duterte signs law requiring neutral desks for students

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/06/03/20190603-class-opening-juan-sumulong-antipolo-md-0634.jpg"/></figure></div><p>MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that requires schools to provide neutral desks to address the needs of left-handed students.</p><p>Republic Act No. 11394 or the Mandatory Provision of Neutral Desks in Educational Institutions Act requires both private and public schools to provide neutral desks or armchairs suitable for both right-handed and left-handed students.</p><p>&quot;It shall be obligatory for all educational institutions, both public and private, that make use of armchairs in the classroom to provide neutral desks to all students,&quot; the measure stated.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">BASAHIN: Pang. Rodrigo Duterte, pirmado na ang panukalang batas na na nagmamandato sa lahat ng paaralan na magkaroon ng neutral desks o armchairs na pupwede sa right-handed at left-handed na mga estudyante <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DZMMTeleRadyo</a> <a href="https://t.co/Kn5Qm6dqDZ">pic.twitter.com/Kn5Qm6dqDZ</a></p>— Joyce Balancio (@joycebalancio) <a href="https://twitter.com/joycebalancio/status/1166540009513443328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The new law, signed by President Duterte last August 22, orders schools to have enough neutral desks for 10 percent of the student population within a year of the effectivity of the measure.</p><p>Schools will eventually be required to provide neutral desks to all students.</p>

<p>MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that requires schools to provide neutral desks to address the needs of left-handed students.</p>

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that requires schools to provide neutral desks to address the needs of left-handed students.

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Duterte signs law requiring neutral desks for students

Duterte signs law requiring neutral desks for students

Arianne Merez,

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Published Aug 28, 2019 11:10 AM PHT

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Updated Aug 28, 2019 11:19 AM PHT

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