Marcos' education priorities: Climb world rankings, keep free tuition lawPresident Marcos and Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte repaint chairs in a classroom during a visit to the Victorino Mapa High School in San Miguel, Manila yesterday as part of the annual ‘Brigada Eskwela’ aimed at preparing schools for the opening of classes on Aug. 29. Marcos said during the National Higher Education Day Summit on Wednesday that "much work still needs to be done" after no Philippine university broke into the top 100 schools in THE's 2024 Asia University Rankings. But we should also allow private parties to participate and not shove private parties to the sidelines," Marcos added. "When it comes to educating our youth, government and private schools are not competitors but must be regarded as equal partners," he said. Marcos said: "We know that whatever is spent on education, we should never regard as an expenditure.

Source: Philippine Star May 15, 2024 21:52 UTC