VICE President-elect and incoming Education Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio on Saturday visited the Department of Education central office in Pasig City for the first in-person transition meeting with outgoing DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones.

The meeting was preceded by a preparatory exchange of letters and communications to define the agenda of the meeting.

The program started with a one-on-one meeting between the Vice President-elect and the secretary before the transition team meeting.

Briones provided an overview of DepEd’s work under the outgoing administration, including a summary of the scope of the agency’s responsibility, the contribution of the present administration to basic education reforms, and the identification of matters requiring immediate policy attention, such as guidelines for the incoming school year.

In her response, Duterte acknowledged the contribution of the present DepEd team to the programs of President Rodrigo Duterte.

She also thanked Briones for her immediate statement of support when the Vice President-elect was identified to lead the agency in the incoming administration.

A consensus on policy matters need immediate attention namely, guidelines for the incoming School Year 2022-2023 and the budget for 2023, which will be the subject of immediate consultations between the concerned members of both teams.

The Vice President-elect also noted the UN Transforming Education Summit which will happen at the time of the UN General Assembly in September.

The outgoing administration will transition the work of the National Consultations Convening Committee to the new administration.

It can be recalled the first leg of the consultations was held last June 14 at NEAP Baguio.

While the term ends and starts at noon of June 30, the Vice President-elect and the secretary agreed to hold a joint farewell and welcome ceremony on July 4.

Briones reiterated her assurance Duterte-Carpio has the full support of the DepEd family during the transition period.

She also agreed to continue working with the incoming administration as consultant.