TDC BICOL BACKS VICE GANDA, SLAMS GOVERNMENT NEGLECT AND CORRUPTION

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TDC BICOL BACKS VICE GANDA, SLAMS GOVERNMENT NEGLECT AND CORRUPTION 
Legazpi City – The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC)–Bicol has expressed support for TV host Vice Ganda’s recent remark about a school in Sorsogon, saying it reflects the grim reality faced by many public school teachers and students across the country.
“Totoo ang sinabi ni Vice Ganda. Ang ipinakita niya ay repleksyon ng araw-araw na kalbaryo ng mga guro at mag-aaral, hindi lang sa Sorsogon, hindi lamang Bicol kundi sa maraming paaralan sa buong bansa. Maraming guro at estudyante ang nagtitiis sa masisikip, mainit at binabahang classroom o tumutulong bubong, bukod pa sa kakulangan sa mga learning materials. Hindi ito dapat ituring na pang-iinsulto, kundi panawagan sa pamahalaan na gampanan ang tungkulin nito sa edukasyon,” said Arnel Adtoon, spokesperson of TDC–Bicol and a teacher in Legazpi City.

Adtoon said that the lack of learning materials, dilapidated classrooms, and inadequate facilities continue to hamper the delivery of quality education in public schools. “Ang mga kakulangang ito ang dahilan kung bakit nahihirapan ang mga guro na maibigay ang de-kalidad na pagtuturo,” he explained. “May mga pagkakataon pa nga na mga guro ang gumagastos mula sa sariling bulsa para lang matiyak na tuloy ang pag-aaral ng mga bata. Kaya kung may mga donasyong dumarating mula sa mga pribadong personalidad o organisasyon, malaking tulong na ito sa paaralan,” he continued.

He lamented that a huge portion of the national budget is lost to corruption and inefficiency, depriving the Filipino people, especially the poor taxpayers of the services they rightfully deserve. “Habang hirap na hirap sa operasyon ang mga public schools, patuloy namang nilalamon ng korapsyon ang pondo ng bayan. Imbes na silid-aralan, mga aklat at sahod ng guro, mas binibigyang-prayoridad ang mga flood control project na marami ay nauuwi sa ghost project, gayundin ang mga ‘farm-to-market roads’ na nagiging ‘farm-to-my-resort roads’ ng ilang tiwaling pulitiko. Kung nagagamit lang nang tama ang pondo, hindi na kailangang umasa ang mga paaralan sa mga donasyon o tulong ng mga artista,” Adtoon lamented.

TDC–Bicol called on the government to fulfill its constitutional duty to fund and support public education. “Walang anumang uri ng charity o donasyon ang makapapalit sa tungkulin ng gobyerno na tiyakin na ang bawat batang Pilipino ay nag-aaral sa ligtas, maayos at marangal, hindi bulok na paaralan. Kaya ang unang hakbang ay tiyaking napupunta sa dapat puntahan ang pondo ng bayan,” Adtoon concluded.

Aside from the immediate fulfillment of the needs of the education sector and the effective prosecution of crooks in government, TDC–Bicol also urged the government to grant the ₱15,000 across-the-board salary increase for public school teachers.

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|Tony Keliste, On The Spot, Bicol Net TV 

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