Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads DepEd鈥檚 Brigada Eskwela 2025 kick-off in Bulacan on Monday. (Photo from MPC pool)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥斅� President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday renewed his promise to support public school teachers and reduce their administrative tasks.
In a brief message to teachers at Tibagan Elementary School in San Miguel, Bulacan, after leading the kick-off of Brigada Eskwela 2025, Marcos praised and called the educators 鈥渢rue heroes.鈥�
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鈥淥ur teachers are doing well. Maybe they just lack support. We will support you,鈥� Marcos said in Filipino.
鈥淣ot only聽 financially, but also in retraining. We are reducing administrative duties, those kinds of things, so that you can focus on teaching,鈥� he added.
Marcos, along with Education Secretary Sonny Angara, witnessed the installation of a brand-new Smart television in the school.
Prior to that, they also visited Barihan Elementary School in Malolos City, where they checked the proposed construction plans for the flood-prone school.
They also joined parent-volunteers in installing a brand-new blackboard in one of the classrooms.
These activities in both schools were all part of the preparation for the upcoming start of school year 2025-2026 on June 16.