THE DEPARTMENT of Education highlighted the crucial role of educators on Tuesday as the country marked National Teacher’s Day.

“Hindi lang tayo love [ng lipunan], we are revered. The greatest religion and political leaders produced by the human race are addressed and revered as teachers,” Education Secretary Leonor Briones said.

She recognized the country’s more than 900,000 teachers for their efforts to ensure learning continuity amid the pandemic.

She vowed to continue initiatives to improve the welfare of teachers.

“We will continue to strive to provide them with more benefits, we negotiate for them, we always place them in foremost place and throne of the altars of our objectives in education,” Briones said.