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PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced on Tuesday that he is set to appoint Sen. Juan Edgardo \u201cSonny\u201d Angara as the new Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd).<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The President made the announcement during the 17th Cabinet Meeting in Malaca\u00f1an, saying Angara has accepted to take on the position.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cSonny has agreed to take on the brief of the Department of Education,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Angara will replace Vice President Sara Duterte, who resigned as Education Secretary last June 19, 2024. Her resignation will take effect on July 19, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Angara has an extensive legislative history, having championed significant educational reforms since joining the Senate in 2013.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n With a Master of Laws from Harvard University, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics, his background positions him well to lead DepEd.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n His prior legislative work includes the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act and the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (K-12).<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Angara also garnered support from key educational organizations. He received endorsements from both the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) and the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU).<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n President Marcos emphasized the critical role of the DepEd and the necessity for a leader capable of overseeing its extensive operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cDepEd is arguably the most important department given the crucial role of education,\u201d said President Marcos.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He acknowledged the challenging nature of the selection process, stating: \u201cWe have many excellent candidates.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The government expressed its appreciation to Vice President Duterte for her service. It anticipates a smooth transition with Secretary Angara\u2019s leadership.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced on Tuesday that he is set to appoint Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara as the new Secretary of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6926"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6926"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6928,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6926\/revisions\/6928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}