30/04/2025
END MASS PROMOTION. HOLD OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE. DEMAND REAL EDUCATION.
THIS IS NOT JUST A SCHOOL ISSUE. THIS IS A NATIONAL CRISIS.
As a public school teacher, I have seen it. I have witnessed it. However, how can I make a difference if the system can silence us?
UNSA MAY MAHIMO NAMO TEACHERS RAMAN DAW MI? MUSUNOD RAMI SA GUSTO NA E-IMPLEMENT SA TAAS.
It is time to end a system that has silently but steadily weakened the foundations of our society: THE MASS PROMOTION POLICY.
Mass promotion is a policy where students are passed regardless of whether they actually met learning competencies. It’s a system that tells them, “As long as you attend, you’ll pass.”
I speak before you not just as a concerned citizen, but as someone who refuses to stay silent while the future of our children — and our nation — is being robbed in broad daylight.
Let’s be blunt: our education system is failing. And mass promotion is one of the main culprits.
We pass students who don’t meet basic requirements. We send graduates into the world who can’t read or comprehend a simple story. Nineteen million high school graduates are functionally illiterate. That’s not just a number — that’s a national shame.
This is not an accident.
This is not just because of poverty.
This is the result of weak leadership, bad policy, and incompetent governance.
Let’s stop sugarcoating the truth:
1. DepEd officials allowed mass promotion during the pandemic — and did not fix it after.
2. Some teachers pass students out of fear of being blamed, not because students earned it.
3. And our lawmakers — yes, the people we elect — continue to fail us by not pushing for real, urgent reforms in our education system.
They would rather spend millions on confidential funds, junkets, and photo ops than on books, teacher training, and reading programs.
They smile during graduation season, while turning a blind eye to the fact that many of those graduates can’t even write a proper sentence.
Enough is enough.
So what must we do?
1. Hold DepEd and Lawmakers Accountable.
• Fire those who have failed in their mandate.
• Investigate where the education budget really goes.
• Demand performance from those who promised us change.
2. Stop Voting for the Incompetent.
• If we keep voting for entertainers, dynasties, and corrupt politicians, we get the education system we deserve.
• Our votes affect classrooms, textbooks, teacher pay, and the future of our children.
3. Demand Policy Reforms NOW.
• Abolish mass promotion immediately.
• Reinstate mandatory national learning assessments before graduation.
• Require at least 70% learning competency in core subjects to pass.
4. Invest in Literacy and Teacher Development.
• Prioritize early-grade reading programs.
• Retrain teachers nationwide in modern teaching methods and literacy intervention.
• Equip schools with the real tools they need to teach, not just to survive.
5. Educate the Electorate.
• People must realize that poor education is a political issue.
• We must link poverty, corruption, and incompetence to every unqualified lawmaker we put in power.
In conclusion, This isn’t just about schools.
This is about the kind of country we are creating.
Do we want a nation of diplomas without knowledge? Of graduates without skills? Of leaders who smile at the cameras but fail at legislation?
Education is a right — but learning must be earned.
Leaders must be respected — but only when they do their job.
Votes are sacred — and we must stop wasting them on clowns, cronies, and cowards.
If we want real change, we must demand it.
If we want real leaders, we must elect them.
If we want a better nation, it starts in the classroom — and at the ballot box.
Let’s stop spoiling students. Let’s stop tolerating incompetence. Let’s fix this — together.
Because when we demand quality education, we fight for our nation’s future.
