Trillanes-backed coalition to seek TRO against K to 12 program

Teachers are not yet ready for the impending implementation of the K to 12 program next school year, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said. 

 

In a report on GMA's “24 Oras” on Saturday, he said that he went around schools and found that the K to 12 program resulted in teachers unprepared for a supposedly rushed curriculum.


 

“Hindi handa ang ating mga public schools dito sa K to 12 program. Ganoon din ang mga magulang, mabibigatan sa additional financial burden,” he said.

 

Trillanes stated last July that he is against the implementation of the K to 12 program since he believes the government should address basic necessities in education like a lack of classrooms and textbooks first.

 

Meanwhile, the Coalition for K to 12 Suspension, which Trillanes supports, will file a motion before the Supreme Court on Thursday to suspend the program.

 

The group echoes Trillanes' sentiment that teachers and students are not yet prepared for the full implementation of the K to 12 program. The group is also planning mass protests on May 9.
 

The Department of Education earlier stated the K to 12 program will help bring the country's education system on par with other countries. — Andrei Medina/JDS, GMA News