Sen. Angara, itinalaga ni PBBM na education secretary

4 months ago

Itinalaga ng pangulo na bagong education secretary si Sen. Sonny Angara kapalit ng nagbitiw na si Vice Pres. Sara Duterte.

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00:00The President appointed a new Education Secretary, Senator Sonny Angara, in exchange for Vice President Sara Duterte,

00:09some of whom are his allies in the impeachment of Ivan Mayrina.

00:17Senator Juan Edgardo Sonny Angara is the real ally of the Department of Education

00:22when Vice President Sara Duterte was appointed as the Deputy Secretary on July 19.

00:26The President himself announced that in a Cabinet meeting earlier this morning,

00:30where he said that Senator Sonny Angara has already accepted the appointment.

00:32In an expression of his gratitude to the President for the trust and confidence he gave to him

00:37to lead the government, which he called an important responsibility.

00:41He will help all sectors of society and the outgoing Secretary Sara Duterte

00:46to ensure that every Filipino child will be given a decent education.

00:50It is impossible to refuse.

00:52In an interview yesterday, Angara said that he will not refuse.

00:56Even if he is allowed to lead the Department of Education,

00:58he will not be a big obstacle for the next Education Secretary.

01:02Reforms in education are needed, like the quality of education, that's important.

01:10The so-called resource gaps, the lack of classrooms, textbooks,

01:17there are a lot of things that need to be solved.

01:21The Department of Education issued a statement to welcome the next Secretary

01:25and that he is ready to assist his leader in improving the quality of basic education in the country.

01:31Angara graduated from U.P. College of Law and Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in America.

01:37He also has a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

01:42In his last term, Angara was in the Senate,

01:45where he is now the Chairman of the Justice and Human Rights, Finance, and Youth Committee.

01:49Among the laws he signed or co-authored are the Enhanced Basic Education Act,

01:55which is part of the K-12 program,

01:57the Universal Access to Tertiary Education Act or the Free College Law,

02:01and the Teaching Supplies Act and the Anti-Bullying Act.

02:06According to the President himself, it was hard for him to choose the Department of Education

02:10because its role is very important and there are a lot of reforms that need to be implemented

02:14to improve the quality of education in the country.

02:17For GMA Integrated News, Ivan Mejrina, for Tutok Tulfo, 24 Hours.

Sen. Angara, itinalaga ni PBBM na education secretary | 24 Oras

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