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“We remember that she should never have been pushed away from an institution she deserved to be in, because of a flawed and unjust system.”
“This is a violation of the right to free secondary education.”
“We see nothing wrong with the UP student’s line of questioning. In fact, Stephen Villena has given Mayor Rodrigo Duterte the rare chance to expound on his education platform.”
“We will not allow both the Marcoses and the Aquinos to reshape our history…”
“We hope that the Supreme Court will see the realities that the DepEd refuses to acknowledge, and not become a party to killing the dreams of hundreds of thousands of young Filipinos.”
“Government should act on the worsening education crisis.”
“More people will join our crusade as there will certainly be catastrophic displacements of college teachers in the thousands and the equally catastrophic dropping out of students who cannot afford private education.”
“There is a need for us to express alarm, since this oppressive policy – which has already been the subject of congressional debates in the past – remains largely in place.”
“The proposed reform will not raise the quality of UP education contrary to what the proponents say. UP has long suffered from dilapidated facilities, high tuition, and exorbitant fees due to lack of state support. What we need is a truly progressive, patriotic and mass-oriented UP education, not more colonial education.”
“Where did these funds go? Why are these funds unliquidated? Clearly, there is something fishy going on.”
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“To generate profits, Apec and other similar chains, employ fewer and unqualified teachers and provide facilities which do not comply to standards. What’s quite regrettable in this regard, and almost scandalous, is that the government has waived regulations that exist in the provision of education, to satisfy the business interests of Pearson and Ayala.”
“We have already lost a teacher and many Lumad leaders; we will not wait until we lose another one.”
“They are here now because Luistro did nothing when their schools were being shut down by the state and paramilitary forces.”
The Save our Schools Network said Education Secretary Bro.Armin Luistro has become instrumental in the perpetration of attacks on schools all over Mindanao.
“Our protest today symbolizes our disgust for the current rotten system.”
“These beacons of hope for the indigenous communities are now being shadowed over by the continuing threat of militarization and development aggression.”
“Our fight for greater state subsidy for education continues.”
“The efforts of the school to help us improve our lives have long been vilified. The government said our teachers taught us how to handle guns and rifles. That is a lie.”
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