denied rePorts that it would
have to ers." the agencY said
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The Department oi Educa-
ion (DepEd) has welcomed
he reporied plan of the House
)f Representatives to revrew
he efiectiveness of the K-I2
rasic education reform Pro-
:ram as Malacaiang said
i would not meddle in the
natteL
"Consress and the DePEd
rave worked closelY together
rince the orevious budget
learinss tb address the is-
;ues oi the K-12 Program,"
said in a statement concerns that ii is not living
lhe DepEd
vesterday.
' "A deilicated review session
will provide an aPProPriate
venue to comprehenslvely
discuss concerns about the
program and Plot out colre-
sector and the communitY,
that it
sponding
- solutions," it-added there are issues that we ; Liketiise, the DePEd stop the imPlementation ot been
said' lences doubts and
"We will leave it to the wls- address," CaYetano
hor:es the outcome of the the'Drosram, noting that lt rs
The revie# will enable the bV law and could the resolve to move
dom of Conqress," Presidential
to Provide the status reriiew will spur renewed ','utidut'ed with change t1day," DeP
spokesman"Salvador Panelo agencypolicies commitment ind initiatives not be arbitr;rilY halted.
said. of the and Programs, "As with anv law, the im- said.
amons lawmakers, advocates It noted that the
In his Previous sPeeches, and idi:ntih its achievements imPle- und dther stakeholders in p Ie mentati o n,' aT" 1+^i1tl Prog:
President Duterte revealed and challenges since its educa- aid of realizing the K-12 Pro- i:xoansion or rePeal of the K-12 has seen numerous galns
Veronica had mentation df the basic
-;"','- is within
prbqram ambit the basic education
wiihin the ambit
amttlt
that his dauqhter
in 2012, zram's overalfgoal: hone ho-
asked him To scraP the K-12 tion reform Program legislative branch ol the including the high enro
iisticallv develbPed FiliPino bf tEe
accordine to DePEd. of the and transition rates rn
Dtosram.
' P"^nelo, however, said it "With'an adaitidnal P650 learners with 21st century eo"";fr"tlt, .o-Prised PhiliPPines and hieh school.
2020 skills," it added Senate of the Y'The DepEd calls on
wouldbe Congress that would million in the Prodosed for the Tmolemented during the the House of RePresentatives,"
whether or not to budset, specilicallY in MaY' pubLic to mike a habit of
decide on
of l2-Year rl.evi6us administration, the if said in a statement
retain the Proqram' imoiovenient thi-'
k-12 ptogturn overhauled. the The asencv also stood bY iulting the official website
baiic education Program, accounts of
Soeakei Alin Peter Cayeta- basic education currrculum its positi"on that thehalting Program social"media
the DepEd commits to coor- it department before
no <in Sundav said the House
dinate'and collaborate with in the country bY adding two is i necessitY provL
and
to asiertions and engaging (in
will review the Program amid l,ears of seni6r high school might
"might prove detrimental
the members of Congress in ' Students taking Grades 11 there accelerating
acceleratinq and rncrt discussions on its oolicies
lncreaslng .lic.,,<cinns Po
effective im- and. Proiects tha
uD to its promise that students strategizing the- ,-lomendc
demands
and 12 were given the oPtion --- ,"Ihe in education." trogtu-t
dullenqes still abound it uriitrfl.t .t." thu ofinion,
de-
i;ill sain-skills for emPlolnnent Dlementation ot the Program
Republic Act to choose among four tracks; our
gh school. in adherence to national cision or action of PrimarY
afteisenior hi
No. or the Enhanced academic, technical-vocation- but the suPPoriof the stakeholders our leainers," th€
"Manv scliools still lack 10533
al-livelihood, sports and arts' and local govemment, and ot
eouipmefit, whether it is auto- Basic Education
Act of 2013 in the Private agency added
of the learn- Earlier this Yeqc the DePEd stakeholders
mbtiie, electrical or sPorts. So for the benefit
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