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00:00The English-only policy of a university in Laguna reacted quickly.
00:05The post was already listed on their social media page,
00:08but the head of the school who continued the program,
00:12Salima Refran, was the one who got the spotlight.
00:18English-only policy?
00:20This post almost went back to the nosebleed debate online
00:23of the University of Cabuya in Laguna.
00:26For their students to be globally competitive and world-class,
00:30an English-speaking campus is the priority starting this February.
00:35That's why all transactions or engagement of students,
00:38employees, and other members of the school
00:41must be in English for strict compliance.
00:44As of now, the post is no longer on their social media page.
00:48Despite the many comments on the post,
00:50the reaction of Gabriela Youth,
00:52who said,
00:53English-only?
00:55No way!
00:56She said it's up to them because it's an indication
00:59of how dangerous it is to violate the rules of foreign languages.
01:03Instead of being a robot who can speak English well,
01:07the students should be taught to be critical thinkers.
01:10Not foreign languages, but a sufficient fund is the solution.
01:14According to the Commissioner on Higher Education
01:17or Ched Chairman Prospero Rivera III,
01:19he's already talking to the President of the Government of Cabuya
01:23to understand the basis and intention of the policy.
01:27He said he set it up to explain and clarify the issue.
01:32On the other hand, Batikos Online
01:34continues to carry out its studies.
01:37Their President clarifies.
01:39Actually, what I launched
01:43is not really what I call an English-only policy.
01:46The program I launched
01:50for the Pamantasan of Cabuya to be an English-speaking campus.
01:54I understand that.
01:57There's a study that was done
02:01on the decline of English proficiency in our senior high schools.
02:06We know what it means to have a declining English proficiency.
02:12He also explained this to the Chairman.
02:14Let's raise the level of English proficiency
02:17and see how it will affect employment
02:19and the life of our young people.
02:21By being proficient in English,
02:23that they will be able to share their great ideas to the world.
02:27What is the opinion of the students?
02:31It should be specific, not strict compliance
02:35when using English.
02:37Because sometimes when we're in a discussion,
02:40we're not really fluent in English
02:43because that's not our first language.
02:49Maybe they will be revised in the policy that I will implement.
02:55In my favor, it enhances our skills to speak English fluently
03:00so that we can develop professionally.
03:05According to the head of the school,
03:07this program is for 5 years
03:09and they may stop if the result is not good.
03:14For GMA Integrated Views,
03:16we will be back in 24 hours.