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Teachers assist students at the Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School in Manila on the first day of classes on August 22, 2022.

Teachers assist students at the Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School in Manila on the first day of classes on August 22, 2022. Thousands of students flocked to schools as face-to-face classes resumed after two years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:958px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171920266285520220822-school-opening-manila-aurora-GC-31.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Teachers assist students at the Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School in Manila on the first day of classes on August 22, 2022. Thousands of students flocked to schools as face-to-face classes resumed after two years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Teachers assist students at the Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School in Manila on the first day of classes on August 22, 2022. Thousands of students flocked to schools as face-to-face classes resumed after two years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Teachers&#x27; Dignity Coalition (TDC) on Monday appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to choose a &quot;non-political&quot; figure as the next Department of Education (DepEd) secretary in order to spare the agency from &quot;political bickering.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/20/-nabasag-yung-uniteam-duterte-resignation-saddens-lawmaker-1900" id="isPasted">• &#x27;Nabasag &#x27;yung UniTeam&#x27;: Duterte resignation saddens lawmaker</a></div><p>&quot;We call on our president to ensure that the next DepEd secretary is not a politician or actively involved in partisan politics. This is to ensure that DepEd is spared from political bickering and being dragged into divisive political fighting,&quot; <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">TDC chairperson Benjo Basas</span> said in a statement. </p><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">The call comes after Vice President Sara Duterte quit as DepEd chief last week, with little to no explanation, aside from saying it was driven by her &quot;true concern&quot; for the teachers and students. </span></div><div><span id="isPasted"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/19/sara-duterte-resigns-from-marcos-cabinet-palace-1450">• Sara Duterte resigns from Marcos Cabinet</a></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:958px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1719202429113171395742499720240125-bbm-sara-duterte-educ-report-JC-12.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte lead the Basic Education Report 2024 at the Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City on January 25, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte lead the Basic Education Report 2024 at the Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City on January 25, 2024. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File </em></span></span></span></div><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Marcos will have almost a month to choose a replacement to Duterte, whose resignation will take effect on</span><span style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"> July 19, 2024.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Earlier, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, c<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">hairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education,</span> said Sen. Sonny Angara should be the next DepEd chief.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Angara said later Monday that there has been no offer for him to be the new DepEd secretary, in response to reports that he is being eyed for the post.</span></div><div><strong><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/22/for-gatchalian-colleague-angara-is-best-bet-for-new-deped-sec-1939" id="isPasted">• For Gatchalian, colleague Angara is best bet for new DepEd Sec</a></strong></div><p>The TDC said that the new Education secretary should put educational advancement as their main thrust &quot;rather than political agenda.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Aside from this, the next secretary should be an excellent manager since that person will be managing the largest bureaucracy in the country. This individual will oversee the department with the most personnel, the most geographically dispersed operations, and the greatest resources,&quot; Basas said. </p><p>He also stressed the importance of appointing someone from the academe or with experience in public school teaching. </p><p>&quot;We hope that the next secretary comes from the academe, or at the very least, has experience teaching in a public school. It is essential that this person have firsthand experience with the daily challenges faced by teachers and students,&quot; Basas said.</p><p>&quot;Most importantly, the new secretary must take proactive steps and actively advocate for the enactment of pending bills aimed at significantly increasing teachers&#x27; salaries,&quot; Basas added.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/9/more-teachers-head-to-sea-countries-as-global-shortage-continues-1106">• More teachers head to SEA countries as global shortage continues</a></div><p>Duterte&#x27;s resignation from the Marcos cabinet was preceded by months of tension between the 2 powerful political clans—and less then a year before the crucial 2025 midterm vote. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/18/liza-marcos-on-sara-duterte-bad-shot-na-sa-akin-yan-755">• Liza Marcos on Sara Duterte: &#x27;Bad shot na sa akin &#x27;yan&#x27;</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R8fe5mbFRwk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The group also suggested that the next DepEd chief should be someone from the academe or with experience in public school teaching.</p>

The group also suggested that the next DepEd chief should be someone from the academe or with experience in public school teaching.

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Teachers' group says next DepEd chief should not be a politician

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Jun 24, 2024 12:53 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 24, 2024 05:46 PM PHT

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