TWO leading candidates for education secretary — Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara and Negros Occidental Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez — gained the endorsement of the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations of the Philippines on Monday.The group confirmed during its 9th National Congress that it submitted a short list of candidates to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and said that whoever will be named to head the Department of Education should possess expertise in education.
Moves to appoint Negros Occidental Rep. Francisco ‘KIko’ Benitez as the next education secretary are slowly gaining ground with the governor and a fellow lawmaker endorsing him. Also included on the list are Joyce Andaya, former DepEd director for curriculum and development; Gina Gonong, undersecretary for curriculum and teaching; and Wilmer Joseph Tria, president of the Catholic Education Association of Caceres.
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