DepEd prepares for SK and barangay elections

This is a very recent news that DepEd is now kiciking off with their preparations for the upcoming Barangay and SK Elections. The Department of Education or DepEd has started preparations for the October 25 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections together with Commission on Elections (COMELEC), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the smooth conduct of the polls.

Atty. Alberto Muyot, DepEd Undersecretary for Legal and Legislative Affairs and Official Spokesperson, mentioned that the COMELEC En Banc had crafted a memorandum of agreement with DepEd to outline the roles and responsibilities of the agencies.To be included in the agreement are provisions for the capacity building of teachers.

The teachers will be manning the polls. They are entitled to possible allocation for insurance and other benefits. Furthermore, there is a separate memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Philippine National Police to help guarantee the protection of teachers.

Some 450,000 teachers will be needed for the election duty because it will be a manuallu counted elections. To provide support for the teachers, DepEd will also organize an election task force at the central office. This will also be replicated at the regional and division levels.

DepEd will work hand in hand with COMELEC and the PNP to provide their teachers all the necessary assistance in case an untoward situation arises.

Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100929.htm&no=A5