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Angara heads DepEd
By Creselda Canda-Lopez
“It is great honor that President Marcos has given us to serve as secretary of Department of Education. I humbly accept this position, in response to our President’s trust and challenge to further enhance programs that will promote high quality education for our students,” Sen. Sonny Angara officially took reins of Department of Education succeeding Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio as 37th DepEd secretary.
Angara, who tendered his resignation as member of Senate received department seal and flag from Duterte during ceremonies at the DepEd central office in Pasig City.
In her last speech as DepEd chief, Duterte highlighted programs and projects, including Matatag Curriculum rollout and review of Senior High School (SHS) curriculum, that were implemented during her two-year tenure.
Duterte said some projects were unrealized during her stint, including Matatag Center and Portal, DepEd digital education agenda, overtime pay for teachers, revised curriculum for SHS, universal school-based feeding program for kindergarten learners as well as calamity fund and health insurance for teaching and non-teaching personnel.
She expressed hope that Angara would push unrealized projects.
Angara, during his inaugural speech, expressed his gratitude and commitment to improving Philippine education system.
He also paid tribute to Duterte and other outgoing DepEd officials for their dedication and service, underscoring importance of building on existing efforts.
“We will build from what you have already started,” Angara said.
Civil society group Tindig Pilipinas also asked Angara to address crisis in education and to reconsider implementation of Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
“Our challenge to Secretary Angara is to address crisis in education…he should change legacy of former Deped secretary Duterte of purely drama. .. squabble among politicians will not address needs of students and teachers,” said Tindig Pilipinas convenor Matthew Silverio.
After turning over DepEd to Angara, Duterte revealed that her reason for leaving post was mainly personal and political.
“It’s long story…we need sit down for the reasons… personal element between me and President Marcos stems from our agreement before I agreed to run as his Vice President…there’s element involving work and one involving the nation,” Duterte said in but did not elaborate.
Asked whether her resignation had something to do with her spat with First Lady Liza Marcos, Duterte said: “No, the First Lady had nothing to do with this as she has nothing to do with my and President Marcos’ jobs.”
The First Lady revealed in April she had come to view Duterte negatively because Vice President laughed when her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, called Marcos bangag or high on drugs during rally in Davao City.
The Vice President also said she no longer has any interest in serving in Marcos’ Cabinet “in other capacities.”
She also said she has declined invitations from Marcos and her own father to campaign for their respective senatorial slates for 2025 elections, adding that she has yet to determine direction of her interests.
Before resigning, Duterte said Marcos invited her to meeting where he asked her to help the administration field senatorial candidates to successful bid.
“I think President Marcos will also confirm this… I told him I will not participate yet in midterm elections,” Duterte told reporters.
She also said she met her father “by chance” and was asked to campaign for senatorial candidates of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, former president’s political party.
“I also told him that I would not participate in midterm elections… I still need to think about my direction for midterm elections that’s why I can’t give answer yet to the two of them on what I’ll be doing,” Duterte said.
Duterte revealed she has scheduled meeting with Senators Bong Go and Ronald dela Rosa after Marcos’ State of the Nation Address “to sit down and have heart-to-heart among the three of us.”
The Vice President’s involvement in the midterm elections may be sought after in some quarters as, aside from her current political capital, she also founded regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago, met great success during last midterm senatorial elections.
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