By Dang Samson Garcia
SENATOR Robinhood Padilla urged the Department of Education to ensure that Philippine history be taught properly under the new Matatag Curriculum.
”I am very interested in the Matatag Curriculum and I want to ask how history should be taught under the new curriculum because history is very important for our young people for them to know where we came from because we will be stronger as a country if we know what is our origin,” Padilla said in Filipino.
The Matatag Curriculum seeks to decongest the current K to 12 Curriculum by reducing the number of competencies, focusing more on literacy, numeracy and socio-emotional skills for Kindergarten to Grade 7 pupils.
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said that not all students could master the more than 100 competencies in 180 days.
As per DepEd standard, Pimentel said the students are measured quarterly and there should be intervention for those lagging behind as proposed in a bill filed by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian.
Pimentel said the family should not be faulted for the failure of the student to learn or master the competencies.
“How many hours does a student spend in school? Six hours at the least. Those six hours must not be wasted. Even if it’s not complemented by home study or home tutoring, we should have measured the kid’s improvement in that six hours in school,” he said.
By Liza Soriano
Senator Robin Padilla has urged his fellow Muslims in Quiapo in Manila to unite in cleaning up the district’s image.
“Laging pinamamalita ng ibang tao, ang Quiapo ay magulo; e pagpunta ko rito, wala namang magulo rito. Puro business lang dito. Kaya dapat tulungan natin si Congressman (Joel Chua) na linisin ang masamang imaheng binabato sa atin,” Padilla said during his visit in Quiapo.
Meanwhile, the senator also told them to invest in the halal industry after President Ferdinand Marcos “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. vowed to support it.
He added the halal industry worldwide is now worth trillions of dollars.
“Aba, napakalaking pera po noon. Ganoon kalaki ang industriya ng halal. Kaya mga kapatid ko tandaan natin ito sapagka’t ito priority ng gobyerno.”
He said the Department of Trade and Industry is providing funding for the halal industry, including the building of slaughterhouses. He also said the industry has the support of countries like Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates.
The Halal food market is projected to experience significant growth due to the rising demand from Muslim and non-Muslim consumers. This is because of its cleanliness-related benefits, such as liberation from debasements, alcohol, and blood.
(ai/mnm)