THE PANTAWID Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Antique sought the reinstatement of para-teachers in the province to help assist learners of its beneficiaries in the province.

Antique’s 4Ps provincial link Jeffrey Gabucay urged the Department of Labor and Employment to rehire the para-teachers.

“The 4Ps beneficiaries received a great help from the para-teachers last school year and so we would like to request if DOLE could again provide such assistance,” Gabucay said.

In 2020, DOLE hired 728 para-teachers to assist students under the Department of Education Schools Division of Antique.

Para-teachers provided assistance by conducting house-to-house tutorial lessons to learners who have difficulty answering module lessons.

Para-teachers are Education graduates who have not been hired as regular teachers.

“We expect that without the face-to-face classroom instruction this coming school year, the 4Ps beneficiaries who will be in school will encounter similar hardship considering that some parents are not able to teach them,” Gabucay said.