The Department of Education came under fire from teachers over a learning module that contained negative content about presidential candidate Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo, and praise for incumbent Rodrigo R. Duterte.
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The module, which was created in 2020, started circulating on social media on Thursday, just over four weeks away from a presidential election. “Strict adherence to the procedures and safeguards in the production of modules will give justice to them and will ensure that the people’s taxes indeed go to quality education instead of shoddy teaching materials and politicking,” it said in a statement.
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