Imee Marcos: “Talagang nadismaya ako na mas mahalaga pa pala ang sabong sa Pilipino kaysa sa edukasyon.”
Senator Imee Marcos lamented that while face-to-face classes are still prohibited, leisure activities like cockfighting has been lifted.
During the hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Basic Education on Friday, the daughter of former president Ferdinand Marcos, lamented on the lifting of cockfighting activities.
“Talagang nadismaya ako na mas mahalaga pa pala ang sabong sa Pilipino kaysa sa edukasyon. Dalawang linggo ang nakalipas binuksan na ang sabungan pero ang eskwela sarado pa rin,” she said
“I think it’s most important na bigyan natin ng kahalagahan ang edukasyon. Alam naman natin na hindi super spreader ang mga eskwlehan,” she added.
Last month, the Inter-Agency Task Force lifted the ban on cockfighting activities in places under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ).
However, it is still subject to the final decision of local government units (LGUs).
On the other hand, the Department of Education is still studying the possibility of face to face classes next year.
According to Imee Marcos, the parents were among those who suffered the physical closure of schools in the country.
Schools were prompted to shutdown due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Nancy Binay also aired their side on the matter.
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