In a statement, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said the move was part of the department's ongoing curriculum review, which started even before the COVID-19 pandemic and was aimed to address overlaps in learning competencies.
The current school year saw the implementation of a revised basic education curriculum after the DepEd reduced the number of learning competencies from 14,171 to the "most essential" 5,689. The DepEd is eyeing to finalize the curriculum review by this year and hold consultation sessions by early 2022.
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