Briones: More Science, Math teachers neededDepartment of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones announced that many teaching items for Science and Math still need to be filled up. The demand for more K to 12 educators is still high despite the employment of 195,302 teachers between 2010 and 2016, Briones said. MB FILE – Education Secretary Dr. Leonor Briones (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin)“We have a challenge in hiring Math and Science teachers. We are not displacing teachers,” Briones disclosed. Of the Php 567.56 billion proposed budget for 2017, Php 15.5 billion will be allotted to hiring 53,831 teachers.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 16, 2016 12:00 UTC