(File photo courtesy ofSan Carlos City Information Office) MANILA - Senator Robin Padilla on Monday emphasized the need to revive the Philippine history as a subject in the K-12 curriculum of the Department of Education (DepEd). This, after the actor-turned-senator learned that many young Filipinos do not know that there was a Philippine-American war. "Nagugulat sila. Merong isang TV program di alam sino si GOMBURZA [Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora], di alam sino si Apolinario Mabini. Dapat progressive. Siyempre Grade 1 di pwede turuan tungkol sa revolution. High school na yan (They were shocked. There is one TV program where a contestant does not know GOMBURZA, does not know who is Apolinario Mabini. It should be progressive. Of course, Grade 1 should not be taught about revolution. That's for high school," Padilla said in a media interview. "Ang akin naman magsentro tayo sa PH history kasi ang PH history dito imposibleng di mapag-usapan ang Asian at
'I, alongside like-minded educators, refuse to downgrade myself to ageism or any type of problematic conversational tool to advance discourse on Philippine education'
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Jan. 12, reiterated that Philippine history is being taught in the K to 12 curriculum of basic education.
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) As one of the vanguards of the nation’s culture, DepEd said that it “will not allow our learners to be robbe
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones on Wednesday clarified that Philippine History subjects are still being taught in the K to 12 curriculum of basic education contrary to some commentaries circulating on social media. At an online media briefing, Briones stressed that the current version of the Araling Panlipunan (AP) for…