In a statement Vice President and Department of Education Secretary Sara Duterte asserts that learning recovery is the top agenda of Department of Education today and it does not include the transport strike supported by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers adding that it is a painful interference in attempts to address the issue plaguing the educational system and that it will only make it harder for students to learn.
The Vice President emphasized that “ACT supporting this transport strike, and shamelessly harping twisted justifications for it, only betrays its true colors — that it is a group that does not really serve the interest of students and teachers,”
At this crucial point in the efforts to make up for learning losses, Duterte said ACT should be aware that a week-long transport strike constitutes a learning disruption.
“But ACT couldn’t care less if our efforts are hampered or if we fail because — as a lover of the useless ideologies espoused by the New People’s Army, the Communist Party of the Philippines, and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines — ACT’s dream is for our children to remain uneducated and poor.”
On the other hand, DepEd spokesperson Michael Poa said “On the part of DepEd, there will be no suspension of classes,” adding that those who cannot attend face to face classes in the week-long transport strike should be allowed to continue through online classes and modules.
