Monday, July 6, 2015

“No Mindanaoan will be left behind” – Sec. Luistro



“Part of the challenge of the K to 12 Program is that no Mindanaoan will be left behind. If Mindanao progresses, the Philippines will progress,” Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC said during the gathering of over 4,000 education stakeholders from Mindanao supporting the education reform.

“K to 12 is not just a national educational reform program. This reform was anchored in hopes, dreams and challenges that you in Mindanao faced. It is the time for the educators and stakeholders here to rewrite the story of Mindanao,” Luistro added.

Tagum City Mayor Allan Rellon said that the local government of Tagum is committed in the successful implementation of the said education reform, saying, “The success of the K to 12 Program is not just the success of DepEd but also the success of all Filipinos.”

“We, education stakeholders, made it a point that education is not a spending but an investment. K to 12 is an investment for the future,” Rellon added.

Several students from Mindanao shared how the K to 12 Program and their decision to undergo the early implementation of Senior High School changed the course of their lives.

“Isa ako sa magandang bunga ng K to 12 sa pagkakaroon ng magandang training na kailangan ko sa paghahanap-buhay. Nagagamit ko ang mga kasanayang nakamit sa isang tribal school,” said Marian Clarell Bularon, Grade 11, Kling National High School in Sarangani.

Lyn Joy Olana, a Grade 9 indigenous learner from Impasugong National High School in Bukidnon also attested that in K to 12, their cultural knowledge is being recognized and given importance. She added that “the implementation of K to 12 serves as a helping hand for the Indigenous Peoples to boost us to do our best in school.”

Elaine Salar, a mother from Surigao City, lauded the K to 12 Program as his son landed a job as encoder after finishing the program. “Now, I truly believe that K to 12 is a big help to the families, especially the least fortunate families,” Salar said.

“I had a hard time figuring out what would happen to me after fourth year high school. I came from a poor family,” said Marion Sonorio, an SHS graduate of a technical−vocational course from Iligan City National School of Fisheries. He said that, after taking up commercial cooking, he immediately found a job as cook in a local restaurant. Months after, he was promoted as assistant supervisor.

Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno said that he sees a brighter future for the Mindanaoans with the full implementation of the K to 12 Program. (DepEd)

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