THE STUDENT Council Alliance of the Philippines called on the administration to solve the education crisis in the country amid the resignation of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio as Department of Education Secretary.

“Her resignation is also a great manifestation of the widening cracks between the fragile Marcos-Duterte relationship that has left the education sector stuck in a cycle of crisis,” the group said.

“This petty squabble has been at the expense of quality and accessible education for the Filipino youth,” SCAP added.

The group also called on the government to appoint an education secretary who will heed and prioritize the needs of the Filipino students burdened by the education crisis.

“We need an education secretary who will get the Philippine education system out of the rut,” SCAP said.

The group hopes that the Mandatory ROTC will not push through. SCAP said that the government should focus on improving the quality of the curriculum and upholding and ensuring students’ and teachers’ rights in schools and campuses.