Morning news! Dep-ed plans to add 2 years to basic education.

"The Department of Education will soon implement what it calls “an enhanced 12-year education program,” adding one year in elementary level and another year in the secondary level.

In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Benigno S. Aquino III said there is a need to increase the basic education cycle from ten years to 12 years.

Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luisto said that the new program would roll out a simplified and a competency-driven curriculum that would produce professionally competent and skilled high school graduates.

He said that “irrelevant subjects” would be taken out of the curriculum while new subjects would be incorporated to develop the technical and vocational skills of the students.

The DepEd would also coordinate with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to determine which technical and vocational skills were in demand.“In other countries, where a 12-year education cycle is being followed, a high school diploma is already a ticket to finding respectable employment. If we do the same, college education will become more affordable to many of our high school graduates,” Luistro said." source: http://www.thepoc.net

 So it's his fault. lol. Voters-to-be will soon hate him about this. I pity those highschool students who're hating school and too lazy to study. haha. Too bad for you guys! Just be thankful you aren't still in elementary or you'll have to add extra two years. haha. lol. I'm so getting hyped up over this.