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EDITORIAL
I t is no secret that our basic
education system is
A Call for Help to
for minor repairs, and 21,
727 are in ill condition. To
crumbling down. The gaps add to the list of concerns,
had widened, with problems
from the previous years Conquer Educational she added that “our schools
is not calamity-proof”.
carried over in the present,
and the education system is Challenges
She also indicated
in crisis. It failed to the concerns about enrollment
evolve when it comes and learner school data. She
to the delivery of quality and expressed the decline of
accessibility. It continues to enrollment in private schools
be a vast challenge for the while recovery is seen in public
learners and stakeholders. schools, though it remains to
The effort to meet these de be a concern.
mands has significantly Other challenges are those
affected the performance of our curriculum and employability
education. related factors. And the
We are slacking down assessment of the K to 12
compared to other nation’s curriculum, she stressed
education quality, a lot of the “weak teaching methods
deficiency that brought of our teachers in
impact towards the students, addressing 21st century
teachers and overall delivery of the country. skills.
Education must remain a top priority to address its
insufficiency with long-term vision to give our The alarming issues continue to prolong, and
learners a promising future. an immediate action must be taken for our
educational system to progress and increase its
During the Basic Education Report on competencies. This issues shows in the outcomes
Monday, January 30, 2023, Vice President and of our education leading to low quality education.
Department of Education Secretary Sara Duterte, We must spark the efforts to beat the challenges
presented to the general public the broad report faced by our education system that also brings
about the basic education sector’s current status impactful effect to our economy.
which requires actions from the government.
Duterte bared the challenges faced by DepEd The benefactors are our students, the
on BER 2023 when it comes to the delivery of basic learners, our future generation. Take a better
education among Filipino learners. On the top of the comprehension and understand how big the
scale is the school facilities and learning resources problem is. A call for progress and participative
among the list of challenges that pester the basic and collective assistance is needed to improve the
education system. “The country’s lack of school efficiency for us to perform at our best. It requires
infrastructure and resources to support the ideal political and financial commitment to recover and
teachings is the most pressing issue pounding the rebuild before it leaves a permanent impact on our
Philippine basic education, Duterte reported. learners’ future.
“The Department is not blind to the reality
that there is a need to build, repair and maintain Hanasel Awatey | Feature and Editorial
school infrastructures to accommodate the growing Jelord Ranara | News and Sports News
number of learners all over the Philippines,” she Zay Calaque | Photo Journalist
added. There is a need to build, repair, and Aldrey Baldoquin | Cartoonist
maintain the school infrastructures to accommodate Kurt Apigo | Layout Artist
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On DepEd’s latest inventory, Duterte reported
that out of 327,851 school buildings in the country White
there are only 104, 536 buildings in good condition.
This spoke enough about our education’s current
state. 89,252 buildings need major repairs, 100, 072
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