Senator Sherwin 'Win' Gatchalian is eyeing to file a bill seeking to prohibit students from using their mobile phones inside classrooms during school hours and instead, encourage them to return to reading books.

"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," Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, told reporters during a forum on Thursday.

"Dapat nagbabasa sila pero nanonood ng YouTube, nanonood ng Tik Tok. Pinag-aaralan ko ngayon yung i-ban na yung sa mga bata lang, yung paggamit ng cellphone sa loob ng classroom at sa loob ng school hours," he continued.

Gatchalian said he will also file a bill declaring the month of November as the National Reading Month.