Partylist solon wants to institutionalize a ‘Teacher to the Barrios’ program 9 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Charissa Luci-AtienzaA partylist lawmaker wants to institutionalize a “Teacher to the Barrios” program for the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide basic education to the students in geographically-isolated communities. DIWA partylist Rep. Pepito Pico filed House Bill 9037 to deploy competent teachers to remote or far-flung areas who will conduct study sessions and provide formal basic education to all school-aged children in isolated areas. “Deployment of Teachers to the Barrios will be an effective way to address the problem of accessibility to basic education. “In the geographically-isolated and remote rural communities of the Philippines, mere going to and from school is a challenge, especially to grade school pupils.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 23, 2019 08:31 UTC