MANILA, Philippines — Saying it does not tolerate stereotyping, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday assured senators that they would investigate a learning material which portrayed a stereotype against farmers.
As the Senate deliberated on DepEd’s 2021 proposed budget, Senator Francis Pangilinan called the attention of the agency over learning materials which featured a family of a farmer wearing torn clothes.
“This is a long-standing, centuries-old bias against farming and agriculture. We don’t want to teach children to look down upon farming and farmers,” Pangilinan said.
“We understand that the vast majority …
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