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Sen. Sonny Angara, chairperson of the Committee on Finance, presides over a hearing Monday, October 3, 2022. Joseph Vidal, Senate PRIB/File

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Angara 07052024

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172016016206920221003-senate-sonny-angara-SPRIB58477.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Sen. Sonny Angara, chairperson of the Committee on Finance, presides over a hearing Monday, October 3, 2022. Joseph Vidal, Senate PRIB/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Sen. Sonny Angara, chairperson of the Committee on Finance, presides over a hearing Monday, October 3, 2022. <em>Joseph Vidal, Senate PRIB/File</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Incoming Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Friday assured the public that he would not use the Department of Education (DepEd) for personal and political gains as he admitted that criticisms on his appointment were &quot;valid.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The criticisms there are valid. [DepEd] should not be used for political and electoral purposes. [But] I&#x27;m not running for any position in the coming elections... There is no threat of me leaving or using the department for self aggrandizement,&quot; Angara said. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/2/sonny-angara-is-new-deped-chief-1148" id="isPasted">• Sonny Angara is new DepEd chief</a></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3061242"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p>Angara&#x27;s appointment was announced on Tuesday weeks after Vice President Sara Duterte <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/19/sara-duterte-resigns-from-marcos-cabinet-palace-1450">resigned.</a></p><p>The Teachers&#x27; Dignity Coalition (TDC) earlier appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to choose a &quot;non-political&quot; figure as the next DepEd secretary in order to spare the agency from &quot;political bickering.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/24/teachers-group-says-next-deped-chief-should-not-be-a-politician-1209">• Teachers&#x27; group says next DepEd chief should not be a politician</a></div><p>The group also argued that an Education secretary must be an educator and someone with an excellent management skills that can handle the complex operations of the agency, <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">considered the Philippines&#x27; largest bureaucracy.</span></p><p>But according to Angara, his being a politician also carries some perks, particularly during budget season.</p><p>&quot;On the plus side, I have relationships also with the people in Congress that may come in handy when it comes to time for the budget or lobbying for certain policies for the department,&quot; he said.</p><p>Angara said he met Friday with DepEd officials under Duterte to discuss some of the pending matters before he formally takes over on July 19.</p><p>He said the most urgent concern at the moment is the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/22/marcos-jr-deped-approve-july-29-opening-of-classes-for-sy-2024-2025-1120">opening of classes</a> on July 29.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/3/preparations-for-opening-of-classes-wont-be-affected-by-change-in-leadership-deped-1806">• Preparations for the opening of classes won’t be affected by change in leadership, says DepEd</a></div><p>In the long run, Angara said he hoped to infuse a more innovative approach in heading the DepEd.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/19/lack-of-textbooks-and-untrained-teachers-highlight-ph-education-issues-study-2102">• Lack of textbooks, untrained teachers highlight PH education issues, according to study</a></div><p>&quot;I just want to address some of the traditional gaps and problems and slightly bring a more innovative and collaborative approach to some of these problems and really make a dent in some of the issues,&quot; he said.</p><p>Marcos earlier said he wanted the next Education secretary to “bring up the test scores” in the country.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/29/marcos-jr-says-looking-for-deped-chief-who-can-raise-ph-test-scores-1210">• Marcos Jr. says looking for DepEd chief who can raise PH test scores</a></div><p>The latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) showed that the Philippines ranked 60 out of 62 countries and economies that participated in the test which assessed students’ performance in creative thinking.</p><p>An earlier study by PISA also showed that Filipino students were also the lowest scorers in reading, math and science.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/5/marcos-wants-angara-to-focus-on-improving-k-12-program-1409">Marcos wants Angara to focus on improving K-12 program</a></div><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/7IVFLNgSBpI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Incoming Education Secretary Sonny Angara also assured the public that he would not use the Department of Education for personal and political gains.</p>

Incoming Education Secretary Sonny Angara also assured the public that he would not use the Department of Education for personal and political gains.

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Angara cites perks of a politician at helm of DepEd

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Jul 05, 2024 03:09 PM PHT

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