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DepEd to focus on literacy, numeracy

IMPROVING literacy and numeracy and creating 'peace competencies' will be the priorities of the Department of Education (DepEd)'s review of the K to 12 curriculum, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said.

Duterte said that the revision of the K to 12 curriculum will make learners 'more responsive to our aspiration as a nation, to develop lifelong learners who are imbued with 21st-century skills, discipline, and patriotism.'

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte