The newly appointed head of the Department of Education (DepEd) will face a host of challenges. This was mentioned by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, a non-traditional teachers’ organization in the country focused on advocating for the welfare of education workers and students. They expressed hopes that the education crisis would be properly addressed with the help of incoming DepEd Secretary Juan Edgardo “ Sonny” Angara Sen.
Angara was selected to take over Vice President Sara Duterte ’s reign in the education sector on Tuesday. READ: Sara Duterte resigns as education chief As a senator, he authored multiple laws and bills focused on education throughout the years. These include the Free College and Kindergarten law , the National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act that helped develop Philippine sports and the Teachers’ Home in School Act that aims to provide public school instructors with living facilities near their workplace.
“[We] saw the decision as a much-improved choice compared to VP Sara Duterte who resigned from the education post recently,” ACT said in a statement. “Game-changing measures are urgently needed to overturn the decline of our country’s education quality and to sufficiently capacitate the education system to perform its role in nation-building,” ACT emphasized. The teachers’ group outlined several concerns from DepEd educators and students in a detailed statement.
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