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'Ready, willing, and able': Ex-DepEd Chief Briones supports Duterte's goals for PH education sector 

Published Feb 9, 2023 10:24 pm

Former Education Secretary Leonor Briones expressed full support for the education goals set by Vice President Sara Duterte during her term as the Department of Education (DepEd) chief in a concurrent capacity.

Vice President and incumbent DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte (left) with former Education Chief Leonor Briones during the joint farewell and welcome ceremony at the DepEd Central Office in Pasig City on July 4, 2022. (DepEd file photo)

“We stand ready, willing, and able to help accomplish the goals that Vice President Duterte has outlined for the education sector,” Briones said in a statement issued Thursday, Feb. 9 as she congratulated the incumbent Education Secretary for being elected as the president of the SEAMEO Council (SEAMEC) and chair of the 52nd SEAMEO Council Conference.

Briones, who currently serves as the SEAMEO INNOTECH Centre Director, extended her “warmest congratulations and utmost best wishes” to Duterte and expressed her full support for her new post as the SEAMEC President.

INNOTECH, Briones said, is “immensely proud” of the direction that Duterte is taking in “achieving great strides in improving numerous aspects of education.”

“In her recent Basic Education Report, we saw the identified challenges she has committed to address in her administration,” Briones said.

READ:

https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/30/deped-identifies-challenges-in-basic-education-through-ber-2023/

Briones noted that the “interregional and multilateral approach to education will further be enhanced” with Duterte sitting as President of the SEAMEC.

READ:

https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/08/duterte-on-educational-inequities-we-need-to-act-now/

The SEAMEO Council is the highest policy-making body of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, and its Council members are the Ministers of Education across 11 Member Countries, nine Associate Members, and seven Affiliate Members.

SEAMEO INNOTECH is one of the 26 Regional Centres, network, and secretariat of SEAMEO. It focuses on providing innovative and technology-oriented solutions to addressing education concerns in the region.

“As one of the SEAMEO Regional Centres in the Philippines, and a strong partner of DepEd, INNOTECH is committed to addressing the needs of DepEd and to provide technological and innovative solutions,” Briones added.

RELATED STORY:

https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/30/duterte-on-challenges-in-ph-basic-education-we-will-overcome/

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