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The Department of Education can't find enough qualified professionals to fill its 4,400 vacant guidance counselor positions in schools, throwing a wrench in its campaign to address the Philippines' record-high incidence of bullying. 

Students of the Marikina Elementary School in Marikina City attend a two-hour class orientation before the formal school opening on August 23, 2023.MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education can't find enough qualified professionals to fill its 4,400 vacant guidance counselor positions in schools, throwing a wrench in its campaign to address the Philippines' record-high incidence of bullying.

This is because the guidance and counseling profession's high standards in comparison to its pay have made it an "unappealing" choice for students, said Dexter Galban, DepEd assistant secretary for operations, in a meeting with EDCOM 2. For instance, in Region 4B and Region 8 , there are 164 and 297 vacancies, respectively. But there was no single graduate of guidance and counseling in these two regions from 2018 to 2021.

In particular, school year 2018-2019 tallied 21,521 incidents – the highest in a single school year since 2014. Similarly, the 2019 Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics also showed that 62% of the country's Grade 5 learners reported experiencing bullying, making the Philippines have the worst bullying problem across all Southeast Asian countries.

 

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