IF THE Department of Education is bent on continuing the K to 12 curriculum, then the government has to put the necessary resources for its proper implementation, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said.

The senator stressed that the government has to fix problems in the education sector or the crisis will worsen.

“Ang punto ko, mag-decide tayo. Kung tayo ay committed sa K to 12, ‘yung P400 billion para sa classrooms ilagay natin. ‘Yung mga kailangan na gamit – kitchen, sewing machines, sports facilities, makina – ilagay natin sa loob ng mga school,” Cayetano said.

He added that the government has the money to accomplish these in four years.

“Hindi mahirap ang Pilipinas. Hirap lang ang Pilipinas, pero may pera tayo,” he said. “Hindi kaya ng isang taon, pero kaya ng apat na taon.”

Cayetano warned that if the educational crisis is not fixed, more Filipinos will leave the country.

“Kung hindi tayo magbabago, instead of better jobs for our OFWs at mas kaunti ang mag-a-abroad, baligtad ang mangyayari: mas maraming mag-a-abroad at ang makukuhang klase ng trabaho ay mas maliliit ang sweldo at mas delikado,” he said.