Smear Busting No. 1 - Senator Roxas isn't supporting additional year in college

Mar Roxas has been a proponent for quality education since he was a Congressman from Capiz. Yes, he has been advocating a plan that would reform our broken education system which mandates the increase from 10 to 12 the number of years in the basic education in consonance with international standards in order to make our own world-class educational system. It would also include competency evaluation at grades three and six, a remedial year between grade school and high school, and an "output-oriented" high school curriculum that would equip graduates with the right skills, whether they choose to pursue college or already be employed.¹

But some people just can't get enough of spreading baseless, deceptive and misleading rumors. That rumor says that "Roxas is the proponent of the additional year in college, especially on Nursing". It's just really NOT TRUE and this smear is BUSTED.

It's the Commission on Higher Education, headed by Chairman Dr. Emmanuel Angeles that is the main proponent of the additional year in college namely in architecture, engineering, accountancy and nursing, and not Roxas.²

Yes he wants to have additional years only in basic education and not on tertiary education.

Atty. Blas James Viterbo, Roxas' Chief-of-Staff explains:

Not true at all. We even asked CHED to explain this since it came from them. They replied that the same is still under consultations. Hence, there is nothing to worry about it.

On the other hand, Liberal Party of the Philippines Director General Chito Gascon also debunked this smear against Roxas:

Not true! In fact, the Senator is of record as saying that he opposes this move because he believes that under current circumstances it is superflous.

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SOURCES:
¹ Mar Roxas on Education
² CHED firm on five-year program for nursing

Saturday, February 28, 2009 | posted in ched, education, emmanuel angeles, mar roxas, smear busting | 0 comments [ More ]

Roxas: Neri as new SSS President bad for 30 million members

Senator Mar Roxas issued a statement yesterday criticizing the appointment of former National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and former Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairman Romulo Neri as the next Social Security System (SSS) President after its outgoing head Corazon dela Paz resigned yesterday.

In his short statement, he said:

"It is unwise. I would not have made that appointment. These are turbulent times for the country. The stock market is volatile. The peso is losing steam. We are beset with global uncertainties.

"It is not the time to appoint someone with minimal, real life work experience in the marketplace to sit atop the SSS which has nearly 30 million members. Besides, this appointment will just drive unneeded political controversy." 

This administration has been very generous to its pups. After Neri refused to elaborate on what he and Mrs. Gloria Arroyo talked about before the signing of the ZTE deal, now he's in SSS! Mrs. Arroyo, is this what you call public service or private service?

After Neri's stint in NEDA, he was transferred to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). When then Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya was appointed to head DBM, Neri was returned to NEDA. Then, CHED Chairman Carlito Puno who reportedly earned the ire of the President due to lack of cooperation with the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) over the implementation of the government’s ladderized education program was removed and was replaced by Neri as acting Chairman of the body. And now, as SSS President!

Senator Roxas is right! We need a qualified person to lead SSS, not just because that person goes along with Ms. Arroyo. It's an imperative that we should deserve a leader that knows what's best for our people not what's best for herself.  

In that, we say NO to Romulo Neri in SSS!

Thursday, July 10, 2008 | posted in carlito puno, ched, corazon dela paz, mar roxas, neda, pgma, philippines, president, rolando andaya, romulo neri, sss, tesda | 0 comments [ More ]