Marcos and Duterte promise changes in PH education.
Marcos and Duterte promise changes in PH education.
Declaring that the school system of the Philippines ought to place the children of the country "at the center of our great reform movement," President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pledged on Thursday to keep changing it "to ensure that no one is left behind."
Marcos invited the Filipino people to work with the administration to transform the nation's educational system as envisioned in the "Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines)" campaign during his speech during Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte's Basic Education Report (BER) 2024 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Pasay City.
The realization of the "Bagong Pilipinas," he stated, is contingent upon everyone's sustained efforts to overhaul the educational system for the benefit of Filipino youth.
The introduction of the Matatag curriculum, enhanced teacher welfare, digitization, and the construction of additional classrooms and school buildings to accommodate the expanding enrollment and needs of students were among the achievements of the Department of Education (DepEd) that Duterte highlighted in her report.
According to VP Duterte, the DepEd is currently keeping an eye on the Matatag curriculum pilot program, which spans grades K–10, to identify any areas that would require improvement before the curriculum's full deployment in the next academic year.
Its abbreviation represents:
Make the curriculum up to date to generate citizens who are responsible, engaged, and prepared for the workforce;
acted to hasten the provision of facilities and services for basic education;
tended to the needs of students by encouraging their well-being, inclusive education, and a healthy learning environment;
Help educators to improve their teaching.
She also mentioned a revision of the senior high school curriculum, Catch-Up Fridays, and the introduction of a National Learning Camp.
During her stewardship began in 2022, the DepEd completed the construction of 24 additional schools, bringing the total to 63. Additionally, more than 3,637 classrooms were created, according to Duterte.
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