“The removal of the Mother Tongue as a subject is not yet final,” DepEd spokesman Michael Poa said, noting that the review of the curriculum for the Kinder to Grade 10 (K-10) program has yet to be finalized. READ:
one of its officials announced the 50-minute subject will no longer be implemented in a bid to decongest the curriculum.
“We will continue using the mother tongue as a medium of instruction for students in Kindergarten to Grade 3. But we also agreed on something that can help decongest the curriculum… We all agreed in the curriculum and instruction division to do away with the 50 minutes of mother tongue as a subject,” Densing said.
On Monday, DepEd also announced that the mandatory daily face-to-face classes in all public schools will push through as scheduled on November 2, while private schools may continue with blended learning. The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations of the Philippines thanked DepEd for “giving primary consideration to students’ and parents’ choice of platforms.”
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