THE KABATAAN Party-list expressed dismay over the poor performance of some youth in the quiz show segment of Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10 Teen Edition.

The contestants failed to answer some questions on Philippine history particularly the nickname of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal and the popular compound name of the three martyr priests Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora.

“Kasalanan ito ng K-12 program ng Deped kasi tinanggal ang Philippine history sa high school curriculum. Ang mas malala, ‘di na rin natututo nang maayos ang mga estudyante hanggang nakasara ang maraming mga paaralan sa bansa,” Kabataan Party-list National President and first nominee Raoul Manuel said.

The group said that the disappointing PBB episode showed the poor state of the educational system.

“Worse, the absence of face-to-face classes has made the youth more vulnerable to fake news, historical revisionism and politicking in modules,” it added.

The PBB episode should encourage public officials to seriously review and overhaul the K-12 program the group said.

“Hangga’t binubulag ang mga kabataan sa sarili nating kasaysayan, ang mga nakikinabang ay ang mga nag-aambisyong diktador na gustong kumapit o bumalik sa poder,” stresed Manuel.

In 2021, the Kabataan Party-list representative filed House Bill 8621 which seeks to restore Philippine history in the high school curriculum.