THE DEPARTMENT of Education-Occidental Mindoro apologized for the learning module that tagged Angel Locsin as ‘obese’.

“We would like to express our sincerest apology to the concerned individuals who may have been offended or harmed by this incident. The Department of Education does not tolerate or condone any act of body shaming, ad hominem or any similar act of bullying both in the physical and virtual environments,” the department said in a statement.

The module states that, “Angel Locsin is an obese person. She, together with Coco Martin, eats fatty and sweet food in Mang Inasal fast food restaurant most of the time. In her house, she is always watching television (sic) and does not have any physical activities.”

Students were also asked what would happen to Locsin if she “continues her lifestyle.”

The DepEd vowed to give serious attention to the issue.

“This Office had already communicated with the concerned teacher and gathered facts from him. Meanwhile, we appeal to the public to spare him from any ad hominem attacks as this single mistake will not define him as a person,” it said.

The module, it added, was not from the department’s self-learning module but was made by a teacher.

“Upon initial investigation, this Office found out that the said material is not contained in the self-learning module  developed and quality assured by the DepEd Central Office. The said material is a teacher-made assessment for a Grade 10 MAPEH class purposely to measure specific competencies of the learning area,” DepEd said.

It urged students and parents to report errors on modules to [email protected] or [email protected] or text or Viber: 09616805334 Workchat: DepEd Error Watch.