The Department of Education in the Philippines has stated that it was not expecting good results in the rankings. This comes after facing controversies and criticism for misplaced priorities.
PHILIPPINE EDUCATION. File photo of students at Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City during the opening of classes in August 2023 rankings were released in December 2023, the Department of Education (DepEd) had already said it was not expecting “good results.” It seemed to be the agency’s way of controlling the narrative and minimizing public backlash, if not lowering public expectations.
After all, the DepEd had already faced a string of controversies in only two years of Vice President Sara Duterte’s leadership. Critics hit Duterte for what they called “misplaced priorities” in the department – from red-tagging to alleged misuse of hefty confidential funds.“To be honest, we’re not expecting good results. So right now, we’re really focused in learning recovery. And that is why we requested that if there were realignments to be made, it should be realigned to the NLRP (National Learning Recovery Program),” DepEd Undersecretary Michael Poa said in Poa was righ
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