Presidential bets urged: Include education sector woes in platforms

This photo taken before the coronavirus pandemic hit shows a teacher in a classrooms with her students

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MANILA, Philippines — A teachers' group urged presidential aspirants on Friday to take up problems in the education sector in their platforms for the 2022 elections. 

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers issued the challenge as it said the Duterte administration "has abandoned us in the last five years, to the tragic detriment of our education system, its frontliners, and millions of youth."

"With the elections coming up, we intend to use our power as citizens to elect those who will take on our most pressing demands,” said Raymond Basilio, ACT secretary general. 

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