Deputy Speaker David Suarez allayed fears and concerns about a liberalized educational system leading to decline in nationalism and patriotism saying these are unfounded. Suarez made the statement during the discussions of the Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) 7, particularly on the proposed amendments to the education provisions of the 1987 Constitution.
The Quezon province representative said the status quo, which disallows Filipinos from accessing better education, deprives the entire nation of the chance for better lives, prosperity and gainful employment. Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Omar Alexander Romero admitted that a gap exists in basic education and that the country is behind its other ASEAN neighbors. Romero, nonetheless, aired DepEd’s concern that the provision ‘control and administration’ will be removed from the Philippines once the proposed education reform is approve