VICE President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte is hopeful that the new curriculum launched by her department on Thursday “will provide our children with a meaningful learning experience that will boost their intelligence, improve their knowledge, enhance their skills and talents, and prepare them to become well-rounded, mature individuals.”

“It is designed to help improve the learning outcomes of our children and help them succeed in life,” she said.

The revised curriculum will give more focus on the development of foundational skills such as literacy, numeracy, and socio-emotional skills.

“This curriculum will be integral in DepEd’s MATATAG Agenda unveiled in January this year. DepEd’s track remains to be fundamentally illuminated by the wisdom of our slogan ‘MATATAG: Bansang Makabata, Batang Makabansa,’” Duterte said.

“Meaning, DepEd’s programs and reforms are intentionally tailored to produce competent, job-ready, active, responsible, and patriotic citizens,” she added.

Duterte said the formation of learners’ values and the development of their characters will be intensified in adherence to the Good Manners and Right Conduct or RA 11476 and Values Education Act of 2020.

Peace competencies, she said, will also be emphasized in the curriculum to highlight the promotion of non-violent actions and the development of conflict-resolution skills in learners.

Duterte called on education stakeholders, teachers, and school officials for their dedication, commitment, support, and resolve to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of the program.

“Let the MATATAG Curriculum become a testament to our faith, love, hard work, and hope for our children’s future,” Duterte said.