Many people are not in favor of Pres. Noynoy Aquino and DepEd sec. Armin Luistro’s P43-billion Grand Theft of Philippine Basic Educational System. The government should study first the Philippines
Shortages in teachers, classrooms, school books and toilets, low wages, cumbersome and torturous teaching methods and skills being utilized. There are over 5 million poor families who were unable to sustain their children’s elementary and high school studies due to soaring cost of living (eg. food and transportation).
Poor children in the provinces are walking 2 hours each day to reach their schools that is very far from their barrios. There are times these children would take their classes under the scorching heat of the sun or under the tree for lack of classroom to their class.
The administration of PNoy must address first the above-mentioned problem of shortages, the support system and school facilities before exploring his government costly, unrealistic and impractical education program,
