DAVAO City — Youth and teacher’s groups decry the recent decision of the Supreme Court affirming Commission on Higher Education’s memorandum that would no longer require subjects on Filipino and Philippine Literature in college.
In its resolution, the SC upheld their 2018 decision as it denied the motion for reconsideration filed by Tanggol Wika for “failing to offer a substantial argument.”
The League of Filipino Students insisted that the two subjects are important in instilling nationalism among the youth.
“Iginigiit ng gobyerno ang pagpapalaganap ng patriyotismo at nasyunalismo sa mga kabataan sa pamamagitan ng pagsasanay pang-militar, paghawak ng baril, at bulag na pagsunod sa mga nakatataas na opisyal. Samantala, iwinawasiwas nito ang kahalagahan ng de-kalidad na edukasyon, ang pag-aaral ng kultura at kasaysayan upang ipaunawa ang tunay na diwa ng pagmamahal sa bayan,” LFS said in a statement.
This kind of policies, LFS added, reveals the government and President Rodrigo Duterte as “hypocrites and anti-Filipino.”
Meanwhile, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers lamented the removal of Filipino and Philippine Literature after the government also previously removed the Philippine History and Philippine Government and Constitution subjects under the K to 12 program.
The teachers’ group deemed these subjects removed in the curriculum to be more effective in molding patriotic and model Filipino citizens. (davaotoday.com)
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