The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, April 27, expressed commitment to participate in the hearings on the proposed bill to replace the existing K to 12 basic education program. ManilaBulletin
On April 26, House Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo proposed the conversion of the K to 12 education program into the K + 10 + 2 system through House Bill No.7893.
In the bill’s explanatory note, the Pampanga representative noted that the proposed bill seeks to replace the existing K to 12 education program in the country which covers Kindergarten and 12 years of education with a “K + 10 + 2 program covering compulsory Kindergarten and 10 years of basic education with, for those seeking to proceed to professional degree studies such as accounting, engineering, law, medicine, an additional two years of post-secondary, pre-university education.
Asked to comment on the “K+ 10 +2” proposal, DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa said that “DepEd commits to participate in the congressional hearings on the proposed bill.”Meanwhile, Poa said that the review of the K to 12 curriculum --- particularly the SHS program --- is still
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