Philippines For 12 Year Basic Education
MANILA, how to get cialis without a prescription Philippines – Armin Luistro, Secretary, Department Of Education (DepEd) announced on Monday, the Aquino government’s proposal to lengthen basic education by two more years, saying that the Philippines was the only country with a ten-year basic education cycle.
DepEd is scheduled to reveal the draft of the proposed revised curriculum on October 5, Philippines’ Teachers’ Day.
The government today allayed apprehension of the parents, whose primary concern with the 12-year basic education cycle buy Himalaya Forest Honey online was the added financial burden arising from the extended curriculum. Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said that the government will shoulder the extra expenses involved.
“Essentially, this is basic education and this is for free,” Lacierda said, adding that the idea behind the proposal is for high school graduates to have much better opportunities for employment even if they decided not to pursue further college education.
Part of DepEd’s proposal was the inclusion of vocational courses into the curriculum to equip high school students with “practical livelihood skills.”
At least four senators have expressed support for the proposal by the Aquino administration.
Sen. Edgardo Angara, chair of the Senate committee on education, said the move would make Filipino graduates more competitive in the global labor market. “Our graduates, especially in the fields of engineering, nursing, architecture buy cialis online and science, are considered second-class professionals in the global workforce because of our 10-year basic education [cycle], which falls short of the world’s 12-year standard. We need to align our years of schooling with global standards so that we may keep up with other countries.”
The Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, said: “I think it is necessary in order to improve the quality of our educational system so that we can become competitive in the world market.”
Sen. Francis Escudero said “It’s a good plan because while it adds more years to elementary and high school education, it also allows graduates to get work at an earlier age.”