MANILA, Philippines – Hinimok ni Surigao del Norte Rep Ace Barbers kay Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na rebyuhin ang kuwalipikasyon at kakayahan ng mga opisyal na namumuno sa Commission on Higher Education (CHED) kasunod ng direktiba nito na itigil ang senior high school program sa state universities and colleges (SUCs).
Tinuring pa ng mambabatas na tila nag-aaktong Diyos ang mga opisyal dahil sa biglaang pagkansela sa programa.
“Instead of being part of the solution, CHED created another problem. It is as if our educational system is not beset with enough problems. The callous pronouncement only shows the priorities and incompetence of the sitting set of Commissioners, whose qualifications and outputs should now be reviewed by a body created by the President,” ani Barbers.
Noong Enero 3 ay una nang nagpalabas ng kautusan ang CHED na nagsasabi na hindi na tatanggap ang mga state universities at colleges ng senior high school students sa basehang ang voucher program ng gobyerno na sakop ang K-12 ay para lang sa transition period hanggang 2021.
Dahil sa nasabing kautusan, ang mga estudyante ay kailangan lumipat sa basic education schools dahil wala nang senior high school program ang SUCs.
Sinabi ni Barbers na dapat rebyuhin ang performance ng bawat commissioner ng CHED.
“It is not enough that we appoint Masteral or Doctorate degree holders as CHED Commissioners. We should make sure that they possess outstanding managerial experience, are expert and experienced educators, tested by time, and with proven track record and character,” ani Barbers.
“Some Commissioners act like Gods and lord it over the institutions of higher learning. These are questions of character which do not have a place in our educational system,” dagdag pa nito.
Una nang naghain sa Kamara si Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro ng House Resolution 1533 na humihiling na imbestigahan ang CHED at DepEd assistance program kabilang ang Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS-VP).
“This issue highlights the failure of the government during the transition period that it even failed to simply call for a thorough consultation with all the stakeholders but now is unilaterally removing the subsidies for these students,” ani Castro.
Giit ni Castro, dapat tignan kung nagiging epektibo ba ang dalawang ahensya sa pagpapatupad ng mga programa para sa libreng edukasyon ng mga estudyante. Gail Mendoza
