ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro welcomed the resignation of Vice President Sara Duterte as Department of Education secretary and as co-vice chairperson of the NTF-ELCAC.

“Sa wakas ay nag-resign na rin sa DepEd si VP Sara sana ay mas maaga niya ito ginawa para makapaglagay ng isang kalihim ng DepEd na galing talaga sa sektor ng edukasyon at alam ang kanyang ginagawa,” Castro said.

“Nasayang ang mahigit dalawang taon para ayusin agad ang education crisis sa bansa at benepisyo at sahod ng mga guro at education support personnel,” she added.

In resigning from the NTF-ELCAC, the solon said they are hopeful that the red-tagging agency would also be abolished.

“It is nothing but an apparatus of the state to violate human rights and spread fake news,” she added.

“The resignation of VP Duterre from the Marcos Jr. Cabinet also marks the open war between the former allies and the upcoming escalation of hostilities between the two camps,” Castro further said.

Castro is hoping that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will immediately appoint someone who would truly serve the education sector as its secretary.