President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved "in principle" the proposed creation of a Cabinet cluster on education, which will be tasked with drafting a 10-year national plan to address the country's educational gap, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara said on Tuesday.
Marcos agrees to formation of cabinet cluster to address education problems
Marcos gave his approval during a sectoral meeting at the Malacañan Palace, Angara told reporters at the palace during a press conference.
“In principle, he approves. And he would like us to accelerate some of the actions dahil nakikita niya 'yung (because he sees the) urgency. It is a very deep-rooted problem. Kumbaga, medyo matagal-tagal on the kailangang tugunan. Sabi niya talagang kailangan itong cluster (It needed to be addressed for quite some time. He said creating the cluster is necessary),” he said.
Angara said the Cabinet cluster for education would consist of the DepEd, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the Department of Labor and Employment and the Department of Budget and Management.
