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GOV’T URGED TO FOCUS ON SOLVING EDUCATION CRISIS

SENATOR Risa Hontiveros on Friday stressed that the government should focus on issues hounding education.

/ 9 December 2023

SENATOR Risa Hontiveros on Friday stressed that the government should focus on issues hounding education.

This was after former Senator Leila de Lima called for the resignation of Education Secretary Sara Duterte.

“Iyong pagbitiw o hindi pagbitiw nino mang cabinet official siyempre personal na desisyon iyan, ang bawat isa sa kanila nagsisilbi on the pleasure of the president bilang sila ang appointing power,” Hontiveros said.

“I think kayang-kaya nating manatiling issue-focus. Eh talagang nakakaiyak paulit-ulit tayong isa sa mga kulelat or 2nd sa kulelat whether sa reading, o sa matematika o sa agham. Ito ay ilan sa mga masasakit na senyayels na matagal na nating sinasabing education crisis na lalong lumala panahon ng pandemya kaya natutunan natin iyong bagong masakit na termino na learning poverty,” she added.

Hontiveros stressed that one of the qualities of every official assigned to any department is having the capability to focus on solutions to every problem.

“So ang hinahanap naman natin sa bawat opisyal, maging opisyal ng deped, ay dapat nakatututok sila sa ganitong mga problema o pangangailangan. Nakikita natin iyong kanilang intensyon na tugunan ang mga ito,” she stressed.