Vice President Sara Duterte has been given a third hat to wear, this time as a vice chair of the anti-insurgency task force, cementing her stature as the most powerful woman in government while stirring disquiet among her critics. /PDI
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año, also a concurrent NTF-Elcac vice chair, said Duterte’s “unstinting commitment” to the fight against the communist insurgency “will undoubtedly be very valuable to the task force and we thank her for accepting the challenge.” President Marcos serves as the chair of the NTF-Elcac.
Under the 2023 General Appropriations Act, the Office of the Vice President was allocated P500 million in confidential funds while DepEd was given P30 million. Kabataan Rep. Raoul Manuel said Duterte’s appointment to the NTF-Elcac “did not bode well for academic freedom and the protection from militarization of civilian agencies.”Progressive teachers also expressed alarm over Duterte’s new assignment.
In a statement on Thursday, the Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy also assailed the appointment, saying: “How can an education secretary promote critical and historical thinking when they are also heading an institution that, for the longest time, has espoused lies and demonized dissent?”In recent months, Duterte has become increasingly vocal in attacking groups and individuals she believes to be sympathetic to the communist cause.
In March, Duterte described a weeklong transport strike as “communist-inspired,” “pointless” and a “painful interference” in DepEd’s efforts to fix the problems in the system.
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