Initially raised for questioning were the ground to which K-to-12 will stand, as it was assailed that the government needs to prioritize other problems in the education sector first, including low salaries for teachers and the lack of classrooms. On the side, Aquino, together with Luistro, thoroughly inspected classrooms and learning materials for Grade 1 and 2 pupils of the Marikina City Elementary School this morning, after the DepEd’s week-long “Brigada Eskwela” program. The DepEd launches Brigada Eskwela every year two weeks before class opening to bring together in line with Republic Act 8525, or the Adopt-A-School Program Act, which was implemented in 1998.
Sa araw na ito, tinatayang labing-apat na libo sa 31,200 na tahanan sa phase two ng proyektong ito ang naipagawa na. Baka po ayaw nilang maging matagumpay ang Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro ayaw ata nila maging mapayapa ang Mindanao; ayaw nilang mabigyan ng pagkakataong umangat ang antas ng buhay ng halos apat na milyong pamilyang Pilipino—katumbas ng tinatayang dalawampung milyong mamamayan—na benepisyaryo ng ating Pantawid Pamilya Program. Ayaw nilang manaig ang tuwid na daan; ayaw nilang pumanig sa taumbayan.