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5 DepEd brass leaving this week
By Creselda Canda-Lopez
“Our resignations are effective July 19, 2024… I think it is only appropriate to give incoming secretary of education, Secretary Angara, free hand to choose people that will form part of his team,” Undersecretary and chief-of-staff Michael Poa told reporters five ranking officials of Department of Education are leaving the agency with Vice President and outgoing DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte this week, giving incoming education secretary and outgoing Sen. Sonny Angara free hand to choose members of his executive committee.
Poa made announcement ahead of Duterte’s last day in office on Thursday, saying he was among officials who have resigned.
Angara announced courtesy resignations last Sunday, but did not give further details on officials’ names, ranks and reasons for resigning.
Sought for comment on the matter, Angara has already started drawing up names for his shortlist for their replacements.
“Search is ongoing as we speak,” he told media.
He stressed he would announce new appointees soon.
Also leaving with Poa are two retired Philippine Army generals that Duterte appointed to her executive committee last year: retired Maj. Gen. Nolasco Mempin and retired Brig. Gen. Noel Baluyan.
Mempin is undersecretary for administration while Baluyan is assistant secretary for administration.
Before their appointments to DepEd, Mempin was commander of Army’s 10th Infantry Division, has operational responsibility over Davao Region. Baluyan was assistant division commander of 3rd Infantry Division.
Also leaving are Assistant Secretaries Sunshine Fajarda and Reynold Munsayac, who are both lawyers.
Munsayac had served during former president Rodrigo Duterte’s administration as commissioner of Presidential Commission on Good Government, post he left in 2022 to help younger Duterte’s campaign for vice presidency. Munsayac was later appointed as spokesman of Office of the Vice President before his appointment to DepEd.
Poa did not say what was next for him following his courtesy resignation from high-profile post, but hinted at his loyalty to Duterte, saying, “I will just wait for instructions from the Vice President, if any.”
“We respect decision of DepEd undersecretaries and assistant secretaries who tendered their courtesy resignations ahead of our assumption as secretary of education,” Angara said.
Courtesy resignations came days before Duterte was scheduled to turn over DepEd’s reins to Angara tomorrow at ceremony at DepEd Central Office.
Duterte filed her 30-day notice last June 19 before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., she stated that she would be vacating the office on July 19 to help facilitate smooth transition for the new education secretary.
Despite Duterte’s vow to help in transition, Angara admitted earlier this week that he has not met with Duterte since her resignation and his appointment as her replacement.
Angara would meet with Duterte tomorrow, during which he said he hopes there can be time for pair to discuss matters about DepEd.
Angara, however, he had already met with DepEd undersecretaries and assistant secretaries to discuss pending items and projects, as well as what he needed to expect for opening of classes.
“We eagerly anticipate taking on our new role this Friday…any appropriate appointments will be announced soon as we intend to hit ground running and drive immediate progress,” he said.
Meanwhile, teachers and school heads are commending DepEd field offices that suspended implementation of Results-Based Performance Management System (RBPMS) for school year 2023-2024.
In statement, Teachers’ Dignity Coalition said regional directors (RDs) from National Capital Region, Bicol Region, Central Visayas, Cordillera Administrative Region, SOCCSKSARGEN and Zamboanga Peninsula have ordered to halt implementation of RBPMS.
“We want to express our gratitude to several RDs and even SDSs ,schools division superintendents who have taken decisive action by instructing their respective areas of jurisdiction to halt implementation of RBPMS,” TDC chairman Benjo Basas said.
Manila SDS Rita Riddle had issued message instructing city’s school heads to defer submission of RBPMS until clear guidelines will have been provided.
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