DepEd to probe alleged use by teachers of ‘ready-made’ research papers for promotion

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) will not allow “intellectual prostitution” and vowed to probe reports of teachers supposedly buying ready-made research needed for their promotion, instead of doing their own, a DepEd official said Tuesday.

Undersecretary Diosdado San Antonio urged the public to relay to DepEd information on these incidents to hasten the investigation.

“Ito po ay ipapaimbestiga natin. Maghahanap tayo ng mga pruweba na nangyayari nga ito… Gusto po namin, yung mga nagrereport mismo ay magbigay ng detalye para po mas maging madali ang pagiimbestiga at pagbibigay ng tamang atensyon sa mga ganyang gawain,” San Antonio said in a televised briefing.

(We will investigate this. We will find proof that this is happening. We want those who know about these reports to give details so that we can hasten the probe and give attention to these acts.)

“Ang maliwanag po, alam ko kahit po si Secretary Liling [Briones], researcher yan, professor, hindi niya papayagan na gagawing intellectual prostitute ang mga ibang sektor ng ating lipunan,” he added.

(What’s clear is that Secretary Liling who is a researcher and a professor will not allow that some sectors of the society will be treated as intellectual prostitutes.)

Earlier, Senate committee on basic education Sherwin Gatchalian urged the DepEd to look into the practice of teachers allegedly buying research to aid them in furthering their studies.

Gatchalian stressed that this “unethical” practice should never be tolerated.

EDV