GABRIELA Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas stressed that while Vice President and ex-Department of Education Secretary Sara Duterte filed her resignation, she is still required to attend the upcoming budget deliberations to explain the issues concerning the worsening education system in the country.

The Philippines ranked among the lowest in a test on creative thinking by the Program for International Student Assessment or PISA.

The DepEd, based on the second DepEd Basic Education Report of Secretary and Vice President Sara Duterte released last January, built only around 3,600 classrooms in 2023 out of the planned 6,300.

“Hindi pa lusot si VP Sara Duterte sa nalalapit na national budget deliberations. Kailangan busisiin ang bagsak na performance ng Department of Education at tumitinding krisis sa edukasyon sa ilalim ng kayang panunungkulan,” Brosas said.

“At siyempre, hindi rin ligtas ang administrasyon ni President Marcos Jr. Imbes na isama sa mga prayoridad ang pagsasaayos ng sistema ng edukasyon, Charter Change ang pilit na isinaksak sa lalamunan ng mga Pilipino,” she added.

Gabriela Women’s Party called on the Marcos Jr. administration to prioritize addressing the challenges faced by the education sector and veer away from its war agenda with the US.