MANILA, Philippines — Senator Win Gatchalian on Sunday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to conduct a nationwide assessment of all learning materials produced by its divisions to correct those with errors, following reports on discriminatory remarks about Igorots that were found in books and modules.
“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,” Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture,said in a statement.
According to Gatchalian, the dis…
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