Angara, Benitez endorsed for education secretary

by Via Bianca Ramones - Bernadette E. Tamayo - Eugene Y. Adiong

Jul 02, 2024 12:16 am

(UPDATES) TWO leading candidates for education secretary — Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara and Negros Occidental Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez — gained the endorsement of the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations of the Philippines (Cocopea) on Monday.

The group confirmed during its 9th National Congress that it submitted a short list of candidates to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and said that whoever will be named to head the Department of Education (DepEd) should possess expertise in education.

KIKO AS DEPED SECRETARY?Moves to appoint Negros Occidental Rep. Francisco ‘KIko’ Benitez (third district) as the next education secretary are slowly gaining ground with the governor and a fellow lawmaker endorsing him. PHOTO FROM KIKO BENITEZ FACEBOOK

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