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Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, particularly addressed his appeal to DepEd’s Bureau of Learning Resources, following complaints coming from the DepEd-Cordillera which slammed the use of modules allegedly maligning the Igorots’ physical appearance and clothing.
DepEd-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has also called on all education stakeholders to help in creating awareness of indigenous peoples after photos of the wrongful depiction of Igorots became viral online.
“The discriminatory language describing Igorots in some learning materials shows the urgent need for the DepEd to revamp its quality assurance process to ensure that it does not tolerate all indications of discrimination,” Gatchalian said in a statement.
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STATEMENT OF SEN. WIN GATCHALIAN ON DISCRIMINATION IN LEARNING MATERIALS
I am strongly urging the Department of Education s Bureau of Learning Resources to conduct a nationwide assessment of all learning materials produced by divisions to identify and correct erroneous materials before they are even distributed.
The discriminatory language describing Igorots in some learning materials shows the urgent need for the DepEd to revamp its quality assurance process to ensure that it does not tolerate all indications of discrimination. This requires mobilization of all units concerned with learning resource development, including the Curriculum Implementation Division at the division level and the Curriculum Learning and Management Division at the regional level, to ensure thorough vetting of our learning materials.