TEACHERS AND EDUCATION

By Louie J. Moreno ADAS VI, Division Office Ozamis City

For the World Teachers’ Day today, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is focusing on the crucial role played by teachers in the transformation of education.

Among the challenges is attracting the brightest young minds to pursue a career in teaching.

This can be made easier, if they can see that those already in the profession are getting proper compensation for their work.

Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge for educators.

In the past two years when many countries went into lockdown to keep out an invisible deadly enemy, among the top concerns was the consequent serious disruption in formal education.

In the Philippines, the government opted for blended education modes in an effort to prevent learners from being left behind, despite the challenges that the approach posed in terms of the required gadgets, connectivity and skills needed by learners and educators alike in virtual classrooms lowers tariff for e-vehicle parts and components for a five-year period is a welcome policy for the Chinese company.

In addition to blended learning, teachers perform other functions, for which they get only modest remuneration.

Last May, they were again deputized for poll duty in the general elections.

With COVID still posing a threat, the Philippines has resumed face-to-face classes at all levels.

Full in-person classes begin next month, with no solution in sight for one of the major problems amid the continuing pandemic: the lack of classrooms to accommodate all students while observing physical distancing.

Rodolfo explained that the projects are qualified for fiscal incentives under the Tier II of the Strategic Investment Priority Plan, which gives tax perks on investments in energy efficiency and establishment and operation of e-vehicle infrastructure like charging stations.

Meanwhile, another Chinese e-vehicle manufacturer is searching for a location in the

Philippines for its assembly plant, Rodolfo shared.

He said the company is the biggest e-vehicle assembler in the world.

Rodolfo said the investments of Chinese e-vehicle firms are offshoots of the visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to China early this year.

He pointed out that the Philippines is a good investment hub for e-vehicle assembly since the country has the GEMS, or the resources of green metals, electronics, market, and software development. (PNA)