Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday was guest speaker at the Association of Registrars of Schools, Colleges and Universities - Technical Vocational Training Institution, Region 11 Annual Convention, and 22nd Mindanao-wide Invitational at the Grand Menseng Hotel in Davao City.
As secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), the Vice President shared the sector's plan to focus on the benefits of teachers, students, and the rehabilitation and rebuilding of infrastructure for schools nationwide.
The Vice President also presented DepEd’s recently launched program, the “MATATAG: Bansang Makabata, Batang Makabansa,” which is aimed at setting the new direction of the agency and stakeholders in solving basic education challenges.
The MATATAG project aims to solve the challenges we face, and to ensure the effective delivery of basic education to Filipino students.