House minority leader Marcelino Libanan wants Philippine schools to produce multilingual kids, calling for the inclusion of foreign languages other than English in the K-12 curriculum. | jiandradeINQ /PDI
According to Libanan, “Our school system by tradition has been teaching Filipino children to emulate and aspire to be like Rizal. We might as well encourage them to study foreign languages, just like Rizal.”
Libanan pointed out, “The whole world has become a global village with multilingual labor markets, thus creating a strong demand for workers with foreign language skills.”
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