By Liza Soriano
MANILA — House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro urged new Department of Education (DepEd) Sec. Sonny Angara to immediately act on education issues such as the K to 12 program.
“While it is good that a new DepEd Secretary has been named, we challenge Sen. Sonny Angara to hit the ground running and immediately address the education crisis in our country as well as the long-standing demands of teachers and education support personnel,” Castro said.
Castro hopes Angara will overhaul the K to 12 program, subject it to review and implement reform.
The lawmaker also requested that the working conditions, salaries and benefits of teachers and education personnel be adjusted.
“We expect Secretary Angara to utilize his insights from EDCOM 2 to implement much-needed reforms in our education system. The crisis in education requires immediate and decisive action.”
Earlier, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. told Angara to ensure the welfare of the teachers.
(el Amigo/mnm)
