Senator Sherwin ‘Win’ Gatchalian is now looking into the effectivity of the Education Department’s K-12 program and analyze if the graduates are really employable.
Gatchalian is now the Senate Committee Chaiman on Basic Education and he wanted to ensure if the program is being implemented properly.
“I want to put accountability in education, meaning, is K-12 working for our Filipino people? We added two years in K-12, adding two years also means adding costs to Filipino parents but are we producing graduates that are employable? Are we producing graduates that are needed in the industry? Are we producing graduates that excel in our colleges?” Gatchalian said in an interview with CNN Philippines.
Gatchalian explained that it should be determined if the program is an additional burden to the people and the government.
“I am for K-12, in fact, when I was in the local government I really felt that K-12 is necessary to make us competitive globally but K-12 in itself, if not executed properly, can be an added burden for both government and also the parents so we have to make sure that K-12 is functioning and being executed properly,” Gatchalian explained.
