Education Secretary Sonny Angara. (Screenshot from RTVM/LIVE)
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged Education Secretary Sonny Angara to improve the quality of education in the country during the chief executive’s third State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday.
Marcos stressed the importance of addressing the education gap in the country.
“This will now be the challenge to the new secretary: to ensure the recovery and improve the quality of education in our country as soon as possible,” the President said in Filipino.
He also stressed the importance of closing the digital gap in education, saying that he aims for a time when all Filipino students “will be equipped with computers, smart TVs, essential programs, digital books, and access to reliable power and the internet.”
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Angara became the chief of the Department of Education (DepEd) last July 19, a few days before the Sona.
He replaced Vice President Sara Duterte who quit her post due to reasons she has yet to disclose.