Marcos Jr. pledges education reforms in SONA

Residents in Negros Oriental praised President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for his plans to improve the country's education system during his fourth State of the Nation Address on Monday.

Dr. Juditha Mapue, assistant schools division chief of DepEd-Dumaguete Division, noted that some programs mentioned by the President are already implemented locally and expressed gratitude for the administration's focus on education.

Education Secretary Sonny Angara emphasized that the President has a deep understanding of the challenges facing the education sector, highlighting detailed proposals to address issues such as teachers' workload, learning loss, classroom shortages, and ghost students in the SHS voucher program.

The DepEd chief also expressed optimism about easing teachers' workloads by appointing administrative officers in public schools, cutting non-teaching tasks for teachers, and providing additional support through increased allowances.

Parents like Christine Ventura hope that better education will improve their children's future prospects, while students like Analyn appreciate the President’s emphasis on addressing bullying issues, and Angara assured ongoing efforts to strengthen foundational learning and alternative delivery mechanisms.