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(ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) After consultations with linguists and experts, the Department of Education (DepEd) released an amended version of the “Panatang Makabayan.” In DepEd Order No. 004 series of 2023, signed by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, the depar
While most Filipinos are satisfied with how democracy works in the Philippines, some 26 percent are “conditional authoritarians” those who say they sometimes prefer having a central power or one individual in charge of the government.
MORE INCLUSIVE. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte signs DepEd Order No. 4 dated Tuesday (Feb. 14, 2023), which amends a word in Panatang Makabayan. The DepEd said the amendment of "nagdarasal" to "nananalangin" is more inclusive and spiritual. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Education) MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday said the term "nananalangin" is more inclusive and spiritual, as it approved the amendment of a single word in the country's Panatang Makabayan. In a text message, DepEd spokesperson Michael Poa sai...