Vice President and outgoing Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte during the Department of Education Turnover Ceremony at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, Department of Education Central Office in Pasig City on July 18, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

DepEd Turnover Ceremony

Joyce Balancio

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172128740454520240718-deped-duterte-angara-turnover-JV9784.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Duterte leaves DepEd &#x27;with heavy heart&#x27;, says Cabinet exit had nothing to do with First Lady"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">Vice President and outgoing Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte during the Department of Education Turnover Ceremony at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, Department of Education Central Office in Pasig City on July 18, 2024. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday said she was leaving the Department of Education &quot;with a heavy heart,&quot; adding that her resignation from the Cabinet had nothing to do with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos.</span> </p><p>In an interview with reporters after she formally turned over the DepEd leadership to Sen. Sonny Angara, Duterte said she had hoped to finish all her targets for the education sector.</p><p>&quot;It is with a heavy heart that I leave the Department of Education. Minahal ko ang trabaho na ito. Minahal ko ang mga kasama ko sa Department of Education,&quot; she said.</p><p>(It is with a heavy heart that I leave the Department of Education. I loved this job. I loved my colleagues here in the Department of Education.)</p><p>&quot;So, mayroon talaga akong regrets kasi gusto ko talaga tapusin kung ano man ang dapat deliverables ng Marcos administration mula sa Department of Education,&quot; Duterte said.</p><p>(So, I really have regrets because I really wanted to complete whatever deliverables the Marcos administration has from the Department of Education.)</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/18/vp-duterte-angara-meet-for-deped-turnover-1004" id="isPasted">READ: Angara takes DepEd helm from VP Duterte</a></div><p>She said she had reasons for leaving President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.&#x27;s Cabinet.</p><p>&quot;Mayroong personal sa aming dalawa ni President Marcos which stems from iyong napag-usapan namin bago ako pumayag na tumakbo  as Vice President. Mayroon siyang sa trabaho, mayroon siyang sa bayan,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;So mahaba siya na kuwento, and then we will need a sit-down,&quot; she added.</p><p>(It&#x27;s something personal between President Marcos and me, which stems from what we discussed before I agreed to run as Vice President. It involves work and the country. It’s a long story, and we will need a sit-down.)</p><p>She said that First Lady Araneta-Marcos had nothing to do with her decision.</p><p>&quot;[W]ala naman din kinalaman si First Lady sa trabaho namin ni Pangulong Marcos so sabi ko nga ano siya, kailangan siya ng sit down kasi hindi siya isang rason lang, nagkabuhol-buhol na siya na maraming rason,&quot; Duterte said.</p><p>In an interview with TV personality Anthony Taberna in April, the First Lady had said she felt hurt over the Vice President&#x27;s reaction after her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, accused President Marcos of illegal drug use.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/18/liza-marcos-on-sara-duterte-bad-shot-na-sa-akin-yan-755" id="isPasted">READ: Liza Marcos on Sara Duterte: &#x27;Bad shot na sa akin &#x27;yan&#x27;</a><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/11/sara-duterte-to-skip-marcos-sona-1305" id="isPasted"></a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/11/sara-duterte-to-skip-marcos-sona-1305">READ: VP Sara Duterte to skip Marcos SONA</a></div><p>In a ceremony at the DepEd Central Office, Duterte officially handed over to Angara the flag and seal of DepEd, along with transition reports.</p><p>&quot;Welcome to the chaos, Sec,&quot; Duterte said in her speech.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/18/vp-duterte-angara-meet-for-deped-turnover-1004">Angara takes DepEd helm from VP Duterte</a></div><p>She also outlined DepEd&#x27;s achievements under her term and the unfinished programs she wished Angara would continue.</p><p>These include the execution of the revised curriculum for basic education, the continued review of the senior high school curriculum, the expansion of a school-based feeding program, the provision of overtime pay and free health insurance for teachers, and a calamity fund for teaching and non-teaching personnel, among others.</p><p>She also thanked all those who were part of her work in DepEd.</p><p>For his part, Angara said he humbly accepted the offer of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to serve in the education sector.</p><p>After the ceremony, Duterte and Angara proceeded in a tree-planting activity within the DepEd compound.</p><div><br/></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/fJnpNUAE8oI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday said she was leaving the Department of Education "with a heavy heart," adding that her resignation from the Cabinet had nothing to do with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos.</p>

Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday said she was leaving the Department of Education "with a heavy heart," adding that her resignation from the Cabinet had nothing to do with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos.

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Duterte leaves DepEd 'with heavy heart', says Cabinet exit had nothing to do with First Lady

Duterte leaves DepEd 'with heavy heart', says Cabinet exit had nothing to do with First Lady

Joyce Balancio,

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Published Jul 18, 2024 03:38 PM PHT

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