By Liza Soriano
MANILA — Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday (05 March 2024) reaffirmed his belief that basic education in the Philippines should not be opened to foreigners to protect nationalism in the basic education system.
“Sinisiguro natin na hindi bubuksan sa foreign investors ang basic education. Marami sa resource persons natin ang nagbanggit nyan. Marami sa kanila ang nagsabi na hindi dapat buksan,” Angara said on the continuation of the hearing of Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 6.
This was the reaction of the senator after the Department of Education (DepEd) announced that they were against the implementation of foreign ownership in the education system in the country, specifically their amendment to Paragraph 2, Sec. 4, Article 14 of the 1987 Constitution.
Angara said it is important to protect the values and national identity of Filipinos.
“Sa simula pa lang ng educational institutions session, sinabi na namin na hindi natin intesyon dito na buksan ang basic education dahil malaki ang pagpapahalaga natin sa values formation, nationalism at iba pang katangian ng mga Pilipino, tulad ng inyong mga nabanggit,” DepEd Assistant Secretary Francis Cesar Bringas said.
(el Amigo/MNM)
