Iloilo City Rep. Jerry Trenas over the weekend urged the
Department of Education (DepEd) to immediately review the curriculum of schools
run by the Alternative
Learning Center
"I was shocked to see children being taught to hate
their own government particularly the military. We educate our children to
learn love and respect not only for their fellowmen but also for their country
and their government. From what I saw on video, ALCADEV is sowing the seed of
hatred and distrust towards their own government in the minds of our young
children," Trenas said.
" The mind of the young is like a sponge. They absorb
everything that is taught to them and can barely differentiate what is right
and wrong. Topics like the so-called militarization and indoctrinating them
with radical views is not the stuff that we should be teaching our children,"
he added.
He said that just like any educational institution, the
ALCADEV system should strictly comply with the curriculum set by DepEd and
should stop teaching children to hate government soldiers and should refrain
from indoctrinating them to promote anti-government beliefs.
The Visayan solon said that ALCADEV has even altered the
lyrics of the country's national anthem Lupang Hinirang to profess their
allegiance not to the Philippine flag but to the "hammer and sickle"
flag of the communist insurgents.
"This is really sad because our Lumad children are
being exploited to sow hate and promote anti-government beliefs. DepEd should
never allow this because this is a poison that will blight the minds of our
young Lumads. We should teach our children how to love and respect and inspire
them to help in nation-building," he pointed out.
According to Trenas, instead of relying on organizations
like ALCADEV, DepEd and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) should forge
a stronger partnership to encourage more rural educators while ensuring peace,
security and progress in Lumad communities.
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