President Marcos provides an update on improvements of the Philippine education system. #SONA2023
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00:00 (speaking in Filipino)
00:22 (applause)
00:28 We have renewed hope in giving the best to our next batches of students,
00:32 especially the 28.4 million learners who return to school this year.
00:37 Learning recovery will be at the forefront of our education agenda.
00:43 The Matatag Agenda for Basic Education has been launched,
00:46 focusing on relevance of curriculum, rapid and responsive delivery,
00:52 and the welfare of both learners and teachers.
00:56 We are augmenting as well our school workforce.
00:59 Ninety percent of the newly created teaching positions have now been filled,
01:03 while additional administrative personnel have been hired
01:07 to unburden the teachers of any extra load.
01:11 Taking to heart the lessons of the pandemic,
01:14 alternative delivery modes and blended learning methodologies
01:17 have been adopted to ensure unhampered learning.
01:21 Additional social safety nets, such as school-based feeding programs,
01:25 are also being implemented.
01:27 Learners will be made more resilient.
01:29 Our public schools and facilities are being increased and fortified.
01:34 The shortage of classrooms and facilities is being addressed.
01:37 Aside from new construction,
01:39 schools and facilities are being retrofitted to become ready for the future,
01:43 ready for hybrid and high-tech learning,
01:46 and also climate-ready and disaster-proof.
01:49 (applause)
01:53 Through the Deaf-Ed Partnership Assistance Portal,
01:56 private sector partners continue their assistance in the rehabilitation
02:00 and improvement of schools
02:02 as part of their corporate social responsibility programs.
02:06 We are recalibrating the K-10 curriculum
02:09 to ensure that it is always relevant, responsive,
02:13 and at par with international standards.
02:17 (applause)
02:21 Literacy and numeracy skills need to be strengthened.
02:25 The virtue of good citizenship and sense of community
02:28 are also now integrated into our curriculum.
02:31 We continue to exhaust all efforts to keep our young people away
02:35 from the sinister influences in the dark corners of society.
02:40 We are making available to them their participation in formal schooling,
02:44 alternative learning, non-diploma courses,
02:47 or in technical vocational education and training, or TVET.
02:52 TVET continues to prove itself to be an empowering educational intervention.
02:57 There are many examples of how its graduates
03:00 have gone on to secure competitive technical jobs.
03:03 Since last year, more than a million Filipinos graduated from the TVET,
03:09 one-third of whom were TESDA scholars.
03:13 More and more of our higher education institutions...
03:17 (applause)
03:19 More and more of our higher education institutions
03:22 have reached world-class status.
03:25 This year, 52 Philippine HEIs have been included
03:30 in the World University's rankings compared to just 15 last year.
03:36 (applause)
03:40 We will not let a student's financial constraints
03:43 be an hindrance to his or her education.
03:47 We have activated social safety nets,
03:49 such as skills development training and youth employment programs.
03:53 Tertiary education in state universities and colleges
03:57 will remain free for our qualified students.
04:01 (applause)
04:05 Last year, out of the 4.1 million enrolled college students,
04:10 almost 50% were beneficiaries of the country's free higher education
04:15 under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Program.
04:20 Deserving and talented students
04:23 without the financial capacity to attend school
04:26 will not be left behind in this education agenda.