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Basic education will shape its direction’ - MBHTE Director General Salik, Jr
COTABATO CITY - Mga Panduwan nu MBHTE once again marched on the second episode of the teleradyo program of the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE) and was personally attended by Abdullah “Junn” P. Salik, Jr., Director General, Directorate-General for Basic Education, MBHTE where it outlined the main mandate and functions of basic education, program scope, structure and plans with the Education Specialist of Basic Education-MBHTE Abdul Basit “Abe“ L. Talicop, MAELT who discussed the Adaptive Learning Materials (ALM) held at the Bangsamoro Multimedia Network (BMN) Studio, Jamiat Cotabato, Cotabato City on Monday, May 30, 2022.Salik, Jr., said that the main mandate of Basic Education
(BE) is to prepare Bangsamoro learners for what is called Quality
Education and also for learners to prepare for their journey in
education, "basic education will shape its direction on what they want
to achieve in their studies."
Of the four MBHTE
sub-sectors, Basic Education (BE) is the largest subsector of the
ministry as it covers Elementary, Junior, and Senior High schools.
On
challenges faced by MBHTE BE, Salik, Jr. said that this is the
non-participation and allocation of funds by the Department of Budget
and Management (DBM) in the nationally funded Basic Education programs
in the Bangsamoro region which has affected the regular program funded
by the National Government.
He pointed out that
one reason why this is happening is because of the block grant given by
the National Government to BARMM, the DBM assumes that MBHTE is capable
of funding all the educational projects of the Bangsamoro government
but the funds allocated for the MBHTE of the Bangsamoro government a
large pie portion of the budget goes to wages and salaries.
Also,
among the challenges is support for Private Schools, due to the
pandemic, according to Salik, Jr. private schools have struggled with
their operation.
During the program attended in Manila by the BE Director General were given the opportunity to discuss these challenges.
The biggest issue that has been resolved according to DG Salik, Jr. is the ESC.
“Ang
pinaka malaking isyu na naresolve ay iyong ESC… yung mga Senior High na
ina-accommodate ng mga Private School, na magkakaroon ng kanilang pondo
o subsidy na medyo umabot ng ilang buwan, medyo nahihirapan ang Private
School kung paano sila maka cope-up, kasi malaki din ang gastusin
nila,” said Salik, Jr.
He said this issue was also
discussed at the Inter-Governmental Relations Body (IGRB), which was
defended by Minister Mohagher Iqbal; and Salik, Jr. said, what is stated
in the law must be implemented by the Government. "Whatever nationally
funded program shall be continued by the national government," said
Salik, Jr.
In terms of development in Basic
Education subsector, many have also obtained learning materials,
Bangsamoro Computerization Program for Senior High School and a tablet
that can be used even without WIFI, including the provision of funds by
Minister Iqbal's office for printing equipment in different schools
highlighted in the accomplishment of BE.
The
Director General of Basic Education also called Schools Divisions that
have not yet submitted their liquidation documents because MBHTE
Minister Iqbal said Salik, Jr. has a policy that if there is no
liquidation of the funds used by schools there will be no releasing of
new Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses or MOOE.
"To
all our teachers and school heads in all divisions in the Bangsamoro to
liquidate their MOOE because we know that this time, we have 1 Billion
unliquidated MOOE, because the Minister's policy is no liquidation, no
MOOE," according to Salik, Jr.
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