Marcos: Education is the gauge of my admin's success

If there's one project that President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. wants to finish before his term ends in 2028, it will be his programs for education.

In an interview with GMA Integrated News, Marcos said he is aiming that each Filipino family would have a college graduate. He stressed that the education would be the ''gauge of success of this administration.''

''Education, 'yung aking sinabi sa SONA na ang bawat pamilyang Pilipino mayroong college graduate o mayroong nag-graduate sa TESDA, bawat pamilyang Pilipino, 'yun para sa akin. Pag nagawa natin ito, successful 'yun,'' Marcos said. 

(Education, just like what I said during the SONA, each family will have a college or TESD graduate.)

The President is confident that this would be doable. He also believed that the country's greatest resource is its citizens. 

Marcos also said foreigners have a high regard for Filipinos. 

''Our greatest resource is our people. Our greatest resource is the human capital of the Philippines. You don't have to look at figures, just talk to foreigners where the Philippines are in their country and what they think of Filipinos and how highly they think of Filipinos,'' Marcos said.

''That's all you need to hear and what are we doing? We should not waste that. We should not waste that,'' he added.

In his last SONA, Marcos vowed aggressive actions to address the learning crisis confronting the Philippine education sector, seeking to create a lasting impact for Filipino students, teachers, and families. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News