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00:00Good morning to Vice President Sara Duterte as a member of the Cabinet.
00:04We are joined by ACT Teachers Partylist Representative and House Deputy Minority Leader, Franz Castro.
00:11Good morning.
00:13Good morning to you and to your followers.
00:17Yes, ma'am.
00:18First of all, why did you say that Vice President Duterte should leave as Education Secretary for a long time?
00:25Well, when President Marcos took office, we saw that the VP does not have the competence to lead.
00:38We have been saying this for a long time in our statements.
00:47And he himself said that he lacks experience and competence.
00:52That is why we said that he should resign for a long time.
00:56For House Assistant Minority Leader Arlene Rosas, this is a political move.
01:01Is this also your view? Why or why not?
01:04Well, this is right because October is coming.
01:10She will form her slate in preparation for her presidency in 2028.
01:16And of course, she wants to organize her machinery.
01:19So we think that the main reason is her political ambitions and interests.
01:26Why does the House Minority see the resignation of the Vice President in the Cabinet as an open war with her former allies?
01:34Well, yes, we see that because in the previous statements of VP Sara,
01:41her positions on various issues, whether she is silent or she is against the position of the current administration.
01:55That is why it is inevitable for her to resign from her position.
01:59Because it is said that the alter ego of the President is the secretaries.
02:05So it looks like she will not be able to handle that.
02:07Now that Vice President Sara Duterte has resigned, what do you think will happen to the DepEd?
02:13Do you see anyone who should be the next Secretary of the Department of Education?
02:20Well, almost two years have been wasted to fix our education crisis.
02:27I hope that competent people from the education sector will be included.
02:36There should be deep experience and knowledge in the sector of education, teachers, and students.
02:43And it should not be political accommodation like those in power.
02:51That is why we really want the Department of Education to stay away from politicians.
03:00What do you think should be the lesson learned by the next DepEd Secretary who you say is incompetent to resign?
03:09Her focus on the curriculum is really important.
03:14The K-12 program has been going on for 10 years and it should have a deeper evaluation.
03:22Now, her solid curriculum is just like a band-aid solution.
03:26It has not been fully implemented yet.
03:32It is still under pilot testing or study.
03:35That is why the curriculum should be focused.
03:38We can see in the international studies that our students in the K-12 program lack the latest creative thinking skills
03:48that are very important in problem solving, innovation, etc.
03:52Even in reading comprehension, math, and science skills,
03:57which are very important and should be taught to our students,
04:00we are still lagging behind.
04:02That is why the curriculum should be improved
04:05along with other factors like adding more teachers,
04:11improving the infrastructure,
04:14and the overall division of our education.
04:19Didn't you reduce the time for some subjects?
04:24It seems like the more essential subjects, such as reading, math, and science, were also reduced.
04:33Well, we haven't evaluated her pilot testing in Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 4 last year.
04:41We need to see the effect of this.
04:44Or maybe there is something missing.
04:46We haven't consulted her on that solid curriculum.
04:51For sure, if we become new secretaries,
04:56she will have a holistic view and consultations will be massive in all sections of education.
05:06If Vice President Duterte resigns as the Vice Chairperson of the NTFL CAC,
05:11what is your message to that?
05:13You have been asking for a long time for the NTFL CAC to be dissolved.
05:18Well, the major role of the NTFL CAC is the President as the Chairman.
05:30It is true that as Vice President and as Co-Chair of the NTFL CAC,
05:37it is all red tagging on my part personally.
05:42Whatever we do, it is related to terrorism and red tagging.
05:48She should resign because she was appointed by the President.
05:55Thank you very much for your time and the information you gave us,
05:59House Deputy Minority Leader Franz Castro.
06:02Thank you as well.
06:03We will try to get a statement from Vice President Sara Duterte
06:07regarding the statement of Representative Castro.
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06:33Thank you.