The newly approved inclusion of West Philippine Sea-related topics in grade school curriculum is set to be implemented beginning this upcoming school year, marking a significant step in strengthening public awareness and understanding of the countryโs maritime rights and sovereignty.
According to ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐, public school teachers are expected to play a vital role in the rollout of the curriculum as the ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (DepEd) moves forward with its implementation. Close coordination is currently underway to engage teachers handling Grades 4, 6, and 10, who will be at the forefront of integrating WPS-related lessons into classroom instruction.
Commodore Tarriela underscored the importance of recent legislative efforts, particularly Senator Erwin Tulfoโs push to ensure the accurate and proper inclusion of the ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ in the national curriculum. He noted that these initiatives were further advanced through the leadership of Education Secretary Sonny Angara, whose efforts aim to enhance public awareness, promote factual understanding, and counter misinformation surrounding the ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐
The implementation of the WPS curriculum reflects the governmentโs commitment to ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ the youth on ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ, and the importance of ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒโ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง reinforcing the role of ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง in shaping informed and responsible citizens.
