As underscored by PCG Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐, advancing transparency initiatives requires more than reactive responses; it demands proactive education. Teaching children as early as kindergarten that the West Philippine Sea is ours, and that the Philippines has legitimate rights and freedoms within it under international law ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐, ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ.
The inclusion of the West Philippine Sea in the curriculum of young learners is a decisive step toward institutionalizing truth. It ensures that discussions on sovereignty, maritime rights, and national security are anchored on factsโnot propaganda. This approach empowers students not only to understand our national position, but also to critically evaluate misinformation and stand firm in defense of our countryโs interests.
Winning our initiativesโwhether in transparency, information integrity, or maritime awarenessโbegins in the classroom. ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐.
