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DepEd set to conduct Basic Education Report on Jan. 30

PASIG CITY , January 23, 2023 – The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to conduct the Basic Education Report (BER) 2023 on January 30 to present current challenges and the sector priorities of the agency.

In a press briefing of the Department, DepEd Spokesperson Atty. Michael Wesley T. Poa announced that Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte will deliver the BER 2023.

“ Gusto natin ilahad sa general public kung ano talaga ‘yong current state of education kasi po lagi natin naririnig na ang daming challenges ng basic education. So, dito po natin iisa-isahin sa publiko kung ano ‘yong mga specific challenges ng basic education ,” Atty. Poa stressed.

“ Aside from that, siyempre pagkalatag natin ng challenges, ang Department po natin ay maglulunsad ng Education Agenda. Tinutukoy nito ang mga plans and initiatives natin upang maresolba ‘yong mga challenges na ito ,” Atty. Poa added.

Furthermore, DepEd will launch a new call to action for all Filipinos anchored on BER 2023.

“It’s really to give the public an idea of the steps that this administration will take and also the direction of this administration towards resolving issues in basic education,” Atty. Poa said.

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Speech by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the Basic Education Report (BER) 2023

• Published on January 30, 2023

• by Kate Shiene Austria
• Jan. 30, 2023 7:47 pm in Publications

Thank you very much to our Vice President and the Secretary of Educa — [Oh please, please sit down] Secretary of Education. And we thank you very much for that most thorough and insightful report. And it gives us certainly a baseline – it may not be the best news that we had hoped to receive. But nonetheless, it shows us the directions in which we need to go.

Senate President Migz Zubiri and the other members of the Senate who are there today; the Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps; members of the Cabinet; the Chair of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian; Pasay City Mayor Imelda Calixto-Rubiano; Basic Education and Culture Chairman, Congressman Roman Romulo and the other members of the House of Representatives; my fellow workers in government; ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon.

It is an honor to join you today for the first part of the Basic Education Report, and it is particularly important as we were noting while the Vice President was speaking that this has been the first conference of this kind for many, many years. [applause]

We deem it absolutely necessary that we have such consultations for the simple reason that we all know, must know, the situation that we face and the many problems that we need to solve. And only again by working together can we get that job done.

But at least the Department of Education, the Secretary Inday Sara, our Vice President, has provided us with this starting point. And it is now up to us to take that starting point and go from that starting point and to all of the programs that we hope to implement in the very near future for our children.

I think that if there is one thing that we took from the comments of the Secretary – Secretary-Vice President Inday Sara is that the Filipino is better than this. The children are better than this. And we cannot fail them.

And that is the main motivation that we should keep in our hearts. We have failed them. We have to admit that. We have failed our children and let us not keep failing them anymore. Otherwise, we will not allow them to become the great Filipinos that we know they can be. They will not become the great Filipinos that will be recognized not only by their fellow Filipinos but by many people around the world.

And thus, it once again reminds us that education is the most valuable service that the government can give to its citizens. If there is nothing else. After preservation of life and limb, education comes next. And with that, with a well trained – with a well trained populace, with a well trained and highly experienced workforce then everything follows. The Philippines will succeed.

So we in the Administration recognize the challenges and issues facing our education sector, all of which must be confronted with an open mind and compassion for those who might have fallen behind over the past few years. 

I am confident that we will see noticeable improvements moving forward because our Department of Education that is spearheaded by no less than our hard-working Vice President Inday Sara Duterte is there. 

Let me also acknowledge and convey my deepest appreciation to the men and women of DepEd, who are now in the hot seat [laughter] because pinakilala na kayo ni Inday Sara sa aming lahat. Kaya’t pagka magkaproblema alam na namin kung sino ang lalapitan namin.

But all of you, the associations in the country, policymakers, the development partners, and all stakeholders, for your collective efforts and commitment to pursuing quality education for all.

I am pleased to see that you have gathered here for this very important event for the benefit of our learners. 

Your attendance is a manifestation that addressing our educational challenges requires not only a multifaceted approach, but also the active participation of all. 

It is my hope that my being here signals this Administration’s determination and commitment to bridge the gaps that currently exist in the education sector. 

Indeed, strengthening our education system warrants a whole-of-government [and] whole-of-society approach, with the highest degree of proactivity, motivation, and perseverance. 

As our nation recovers and bounces back from the losses and adverse effects caused by COVID-19, we must now move full speed to equip our learners and educators with the capacity and tools they need to meet the challenges and opportunities we have in front of us. 

As many of you know, I have been traveling around and trying to bring to the consciousness of our friends and partners around the world of the potentialities of the Filipino worker and of the Philippines. And at every juncture, I am confronted by the challenge of that the central key to success is going to upskill and reskill our workforce.

And that again brings us to the importance of education not only as a moral – not only as a moral imperative for government but as a practical one. Because without that skilled workforce, we cannot compete and we cannot succeed.

So I am gratified to see that that has become a very large part of the plans that the DepEd has for the future.

The pandemic also brought to our consciousness the importance of being able to adapt to new and changing realities, as well as unexpected circumstances. 

So again we must consistently develop and adopt innovative paradigms and strategic reforms that will ensure the resilience of our educational landscape. 

We must first act locally in order for us to be competitive globally. 

We will work hard so that no Filipino is left behind, and to do even better, we will ensure that we are at par with global standards in basic education. 

This endeavor will be at the forefront of our efforts to realize our vision of providing quality education for our children and for generations to come. 

I have previously mentioned that this Administration will at no point scrimp on investment in our educational sector and in our young learners. And I am here today to reaffirm that commitment. [applause]

We will build infrastructure that will provide our learners, teachers, and the entire academic sector with a healthy and safe environment that is conducive to learning. 

We will also invest in our teachers as we all know that is part of the most – that is part of our improving our educational system.

If you saw the Senate President and myself talking earlier, we are already planning on how we get the school building program off the ground so that the deficiencies that we saw in the report will somehow be mitigated. [applause]

Our teachers are there because it is a vocation. Teachers do not become teachers because it is their job. Teachers do not become teachers because they want to become rich. Teachers become teachers because they have to. It is a vocation.

And it is up to us to support them in that effort because they feel the need to educate young people. And we are blessed that we have such teachers and we should hold them close and do all we can to support them so that they can do, to the best of their ability, what they have pledged to do.

So we invest in our teachers. We will offer them multiple opportunities that meet both their personal and professional needs. 

We will offer them the support they need in terms of resources, in terms of programs, and policies so that they can effectively perform their roles as teachers and mentors of our children. It is my firm belief that quality teachers yield hard-working, productive, and law-abiding citizens.

We will also invest in our learners by giving them the right tools and mechanisms that they need in their day-to-day schooling.

Let us take advantage of the new technologies and innovations that will provide them convenience and efficiency in their pursuit of learning. 

Aside from advancing their academic competencies, it is also imperative that we hone them to become productive and responsible members of our society. 

Let us embrace the DepEd’s theme and a fine one it is, “Bansang Makabata, Batang Makabansa,” in that way we can produce young citizens who are not only productive, but also harbor genuine love and passion for our country. [applause]

That is why I have always been consistent in expressing my full support to the DepEd’s plans to take critical, bold, yet sustainable actions that will improve our country’s educational sector and address learning challenges.

It is something that I have been espousing throughout my entire professional career. And at every position that I have ever held, the very first action I ever took was always to find a way to help our teachers. 

I know the conditions that they have to work in, I know the difficulties that they have to face, and yet they come to school and look after our children. [applause] That is a blessing.

So I stand behind you as we come up with a long-term vision and forward-thinking solutions that will benefit our children. 

I would like to emphasize however that the government does not – is not able to execute this task alone. 

As I said earlier, strengthening our education system warrants the support of each one of us that are present here today.

All of us have roles to play, we have parts to contribute. 

And so let me issue a challenge to you all to become active key players in this effort. 

Let us join hands and act in unison as we build the best  education system that the Philippines has ever seen. 

We owe it to our children to prioritize their well-being and give them the highest possible quality of education so they may become the innovators and the leaders of tomorrow not only of the Philippines but of the world. 

With our united efforts, I am confident that we will succeed and bring forth a better, brighter, and more prosperous future for our children.

Maraming, maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat at magandang hapon po sa inyo. [applause]

Watch here:  Speech by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the Basic Education Report (BER) 2023

Location: Sofitel Hotel, Pasay City

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VP Duterte to present 'Basic Education Report 2023' on Jan. 30

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DepEd to present basic education report on Jan. 30

This file photo shows students attending a flag raising ceremony before singing the national anthem at a public school in Quezon City. (AFP / file photo)

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte is set to deliver the Department of Education’s (Deped) Basic Education Report for 2023.

In the report, Duterte will present the current challenges and the sector priorities of the agency, DepEd said on Monday.

“Gusto natin ilahad sa general public kung ano talaga ‘yong current state of education kasi po lagi natin naririnig na ang daming challenges ng basic education,” DepEd spokesman Michael Poa said in a statement.

(We want to present to the general public the current state of education in the country because we always hear about the many challenges in basic education.)

“So, dito po natin iisa-isahin sa publiko kung ano ‘yong mga specific challenges ng basic education,” he added.

(So, this is where we will outline to the public what are the specific challenges in basic education.)

Apart from the report, DepEd will also launch a new call to action for all Filipinos.

“It’s really to give the public an idea of the steps that this administration will take and also the direction of this administration towards resolving issues in basic education,” Poa said.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DepEd to revise, NOT abolish K to 12

Two days after Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte delivered the Basic Education Report (BER) 2023 on Jan. 30, a YouTube video falsely claimed that she, along with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, abolished the K to 12 education system. 

The 8-minute and 35-second video posted on Feb. 1,  carried the headline: 

“ KAKAPASOK LANG GRABE! PBBM at VPSARA NILUSOB ang DEPED, K-12 PROGRAM ni PNOY OFFICIAL ng TINANGGAL (JUST IN EXTREME! PBBM and VPSARA BARGED into DEPED, PNOY’S K-12 PROGRAM OFFICIALLY REMOVED)?!” 

The thumbnail also featured photos of Marcos, made to look like he was holding a document, and Duterte juxtaposed with images of late former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III who signed the program into law in 2013 and former vice president Leni Robredo. It also showed a file photo of the facade of the Department of Education (DepEd) building. 

The thumbnail bore the text: 

“ SAWAKAS! TANGGAL NA K-12 PROGRAM BIGLAANG UTOS NG PALASYO (FINALLY! NOW REMOVED K-12 PROGRAM. SUDDEN ORDER FROM THE PALACE) CONFIRMED! GOODBYE K-12!.”

This is not true. Duterte announced during the presentation of the BER 2023 that the DepEd will revise the K to 12 program, not abolish it. 

“We will revise the K to 12 Curriculum to make them more responsive to our aspiration as a nation, to develop lifelong learners who are imbued with 21st-century skills, discipline, and patriotism,” she said . This part was left out in the false video.

At the 2:59-minute mark, the video only flashed the portion where Duterte talked about the findings of the ongoing K to 12 curriculum review, the importance of upscaling teachers and addressing the literacy issue among others. This clip was shown with the text “GOODNEWS! K-12 PROGRAM TUTULDUKAN NA! PRES BBM at VPSARA UMAKSYON NA (K-12 PROGRAM WILL BE OVER. PRES BBM and VPSARA ALREADY TOOK ACTION)!” 

The video began with audio clips from a Jan. 31 Bombo Radyo Philippines news report about Marcos leading a groundbreaking ceremony under his housing program in Quezon City and commending the DepEd’s work related to the BER 2023. There was no mention of scrapping the K to 12 curriculum.

Aside from presenting accomplishments as well as problems faced by the education sector when she unveiled the BER 2023, Duterte also launched the MATATAG agenda that aims to: 

• “MAke the curriculum relevant to produce competent, job-ready, active and responsible citizens.” 
• “TAke steps to accelerate the delivery of basic education services and provision of facilities.” 
• “TAke good care of learners by promoting learner well-being, inclusive education, and a positive learning environment.”
• “Give support to teachers to teach better.”

The video posted by YouTube channel BANAT NEWS TV (created on Dec. 26, 2015) has 30,549 views as of writing. Netizens also reposted the link on Facebook. 

Other inaccurate information on the K to 12 program has also been fact-checked by VERA Files. (Read related story VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts FALSELY claim Tulfo abolished K to 12 program )

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MANILA, Philippines – Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, January 30, delivered her Basic Education Report , laying out the challenges and learning reforms for the sector during her term.

Duterte cited the lack of facilities and resources as the “most pressing issue hounding Philippine basic education.” She also noted that the “congested” K to 12 curriculum needs revision to make senior high school graduates “job-ready.”

The Vice President also put a spotlight on teachers’ welfare in addressing the learning crisis.

On Friday, February 3, Rappler’s Bonz Magsambol sits down with Philippine Business for Education executive editor Justine Raagas and Aral Pilipinas lead convenor Regine Sibal to make sense of Duterte’s report.

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Basic Education Report 2023: Challenges and prospects

VICE President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte presented the Basic Education Report (BER) last Jan. 30, 2023, which basically lays out the agenda for her department. The report diagnoses the ills that plague the country’s basic education system, which has since become a laggard in Southeast Asia.

Many of these problems were already there even before the arrival of Duterte. She faces a huge challenge — to plug holes and leaks in the system, and to realize the vision of human development that is intrinsic in education.

True to form, hardly had the YouTube video of the vice president’s report been uploaded when the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) started firing off its complaints. It said that teachers are trained to list objectives and standards in lesson plans, but the BER did not have “specific and time-bound” plans to address the problems of education.

ACT said the Education department should have targets on how it plans to fix the problems with the K to 12 curriculum as well as personnel shortages. Moreover, two out of three school buildings need repairs and there is a pressing need for guidance counselors in the schools, it said. Secretary Duterte herself admitted that K to 12 students being ready for work right after graduation remains “a promise” that is yet to be fulfilled.

However, a more careful reading of the BER will show that the department has thought of several plans to address the problems. Among them, Duterte said the DepEd would review the K to 12 curriculum and further train teachers to improve students’ competencies in reading, science and mathematics.

We think it is not fair to blast the vice president for “the very late” review of the K to 12 curriculum. This review was begun in 2018 but was hobbled by the Covid-19 pandemic. Duterte said the DepEd’s partial review of the senior high school program showed a congested curriculum, missing prerequisites for certain subjects and learning competencies that “catered to high cognitive demands.”

A more balanced view came from educator Dr. Carl Balita. The heart of the matter, he said, is to “put education at the center of the development policies of the State — guided by a national vision on education. It (the Second Congressional Commission on Education or Edcom 2) has laid out objectives related to investments in education, revisiting and harmonizing the ecosystem of the trifocalized education system, digital transformation, 21st century competencies of learners, and other education reforms benchmarking global practices.”

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How to put this into practice?

There is a need for a “superbody” to steer the ship of education in the context of human development. As we wrote in this space last week, the K to 12 program should be revisited. Its functional outcomes, curriculums and structures, including indigenous and special education, should be retooled. Some quarters have also proposed early childhood development and school-based interventions, since the child’s development begins best in the first six years of life.

Teacher education and training development should also be standardized. Again, as we have said in this space, teachers’ salaries should be raised to attract a better pool of teaching talent. There should also be a review of existing programs and thorough evaluation and scrutiny when it comes to opening new schools and programs.

Moreover, there is a need to have performance-based subsidies for private education institutions. We should also open our doors to transnational education, the way Malaysia and Singapore have welcomed satellite schools of British and American universities.

As the recent problems with the supply of onions, garlic and sugar have shown, we need to strengthen and integrate “agriculture” into the strengthened Steam (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) education program as well as in techno-preneurial and agri-preneurial education.

Lastly, there is a need to unleash the potential of the local community colleges and universities for more locally relevant rural developmental areas like fisheries, agriculture, tourism, enterprise and technology development, and others that promote indigenous and culturally specific products and services.

“Think Thailand” is one easy way to go: Look at how a country poorer than us 20 years ago boosted its science and technology education, as well as its agriculture offerings. The result is a self-reliant country and a galloping economy, something that Filipinos can also aspire for.

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Basic Education Report 2023 unveils major challenges facing Philippine schools

Basic Education Report 2023 Sa pangunguna ni Vice President and Department of Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte, samahan ang buong Kagawaran ng Edukasyon ngayong araw sa Basic Education Report (BER) 2023. Iuulat sa BER 2023 ang kasalukuyang estado ng basic education, napapanahong mga isyu, at implementasyon ng mga programang pang-edukasyon ng Kagawaran. #BER2023 #MATATAG #DepEdPhilippines #DepEdTayo Posted by DepEd Philippines on Sunday, January 29, 2023

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Governor Newsom Unveils Revised State Budget, Prioritizing Balanced Solutions for a Leaner, More Efficient Government

Published: May 10, 2024

The Budget Proposal — Covering Two Years — Cuts Spending, Makes Government Leaner, and Preserves Core Services Without New Taxes on Hardworking Californians

Watch Governor Newsom’s May Revise presentation here

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:  The Governor’s revised budget proposal closes both this year’s remaining $27.6 billion budget shortfall and next year’s projected $28.4 billion deficit while preserving many key services that Californians rely on — including education, housing, health care, and food assistance.

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today released a May Revision proposal for the 2024-25 fiscal year that ensures the budget is balanced over the next two fiscal years by tightening the state’s belt and stabilizing spending following the tumultuous COVID-19 pandemic, all while preserving key ongoing investments.

Under the Governor’s proposal, the state is projected to achieve a positive operating reserve balance not only in this budget year but also in the next. This “budget year, plus one” proposal is designed to bring longer-term stability to state finances without delay and create an operating surplus in the 2025-26 budget year.

In the years leading up to this May Revision, the Newsom Administration recognized the threats of an uncertain stock market and federal tax deadline delays – setting aside $38 billion in reserves that could be utilized for shortfalls. That has put California in a strong position to maintain fiscal stability.

“Even when revenues were booming, we were preparing for possible downturns by investing in reserves and paying down debts – that’s put us in a position to close budget gaps while protecting core services that Californians depend on. Without raising taxes on Californians, we’re delivering a balanced budget over two years that continues the progress we’ve fought so hard to achieve, from getting folks off the streets to addressing the climate crisis to keeping our communities safe.” – Governor Gavin Newsom

Below are the key takeaways from Governor Newsom’s proposed budget:

A BALANCED BUDGET OVER TWO YEARS.  The Governor is solving two years of budget problems in a single budget, tightening the state’s belt to get the budget back to normal after the tumultuous years of the COVID-19 pandemic. By addressing the shortfall for this budget year — and next year — the Governor is eliminating the 2024-25 deficit and eliminating a projected deficit for the 2025-26 budget year that is $27.6 billion (after taking an early budget action) and $28.4 billion respectively.

CUTTING SPENDING, MAKING GOVERNMENT LEANER.  Governor Newsom’s revised balanced state budget cuts one-time spending by $19.1 billion and ongoing spending by $13.7 billion through 2025-26. This includes a nearly 8% cut to state operations and a targeted elimination of 10,000 unfilled state positions, improving government efficiency and reducing non-essential spending — without raising taxes on individuals or proposing state worker furloughs. The budget makes California government more efficient, leaner, and modern — saving costs by streamlining procurement, cutting bureaucratic red tape, and reducing redundancies.

PRESERVING CORE SERVICES & SAFETY NETS.  The budget maintains service levels for key housing, food, health care, and other assistance programs that Californians rely on while addressing the deficit by pausing the expansion of certain programs and decreasing numerous recent one-time and ongoing investments.

NO NEW TAXES & MORE RAINY DAY SAVINGS.  Governor Newsom is balancing the budget by getting state spending under control — cutting costs, not proposing new taxes on hardworking Californians and small businesses — and reducing the reliance on the state’s “Rainy Day” reserves this year.

HOW WE GOT HERE:  California’s budget shortfall is rooted in two separate but related developments over the past two years.

• First, the state’s revenue, heavily reliant on personal income taxes including capital gains, surged in 2021 due to a robust stock market but plummeted in 2022 following a market downturn. While the market bounced back by late 2023, the state continued to collect less tax revenue than projected in part due to something called “capital loss carryover,” which allows losses from previous years to reduce how much an individual is taxed.
• Second, the IRS extended the tax filing deadline for most California taxpayers in 2023 following severe winter storms, delaying the revelation of reduced tax receipts. When these receipts were able to eventually be processed, they were 22% below expectations. Without the filing delay, the revenue drop would have been incorporated into last year’s budget and the shortfall this year would be significantly smaller.

CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY REMAINS STRONG:  The Governor’s revised balanced budget sets the state up for continued economic success. California’s economy remains the 5th largest economy in the world and for the first time in years, the state’s population is increasing and tourism spending recently experienced a record high. California is #1 in the nation for new business starts , #1 for access to venture capital funding , and the #1 state for manufacturing , high-tech , and agriculture .

Additional details on the May Revise proposal can be found in this fact sheet and at www.ebudget.ca.gov .