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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 25) – The Department of Education has denied that it is responsible for the production of viral learning material that used profanity.
The issue was raised by Senator Joel Villanueva during the department’s budget hearing.
Education sec. Leonor Briones said that according to her research, the material was from a review center for teachers in Zambales. She also questioned why DepEd was held responsible for this when the schools have not yet opened.
“We investigated Senator Joel when I found out. He is not DepEd. This is material produced by a teacher review center for individual students,” he said. “It is quite curious why somewhere in Zambales a review center was installed and attributed to the DepEd. Clearly there is malice involved.”
Briones said they will bring all possible charges against the person responsible for this malicious attempt.
“It really is a sabotage of our programs that put us in a bad position,” he said.
The critic being talked about was posted on Facebook. One part of the reviewer showed that a question had options with “names” that were malicious.
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the prohibition of conducting face-to-face classes to prevent the spread of the virus among students. DepEd will begin its Continuity of Learning program this October 5 when classes resume for elementary education students.
One of the learning modes during the new normal is the use of self-study modules. Educational use c. Diosdado San Antonio said they are making efforts to make sure the modules students will use in the next school year are organized.
Prior to this issue, DepEd was also criticized in August for grammatically incorrect material aired on DepEd TV, which they said was due to a typo.
“We have learned from our mistakes and have created review teams. In fact, there are volunteers who come to me to help edit. We will also hire an outside editor soon,” San Antonio said.
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