Bayan Muna hits shutdown of ‘Salugpungan’ schools; DepEd says no closure order
The Department of Education’s Davao Region spokesman said students of the suspended Salugpungan schools were ‘welcome to transfer to DepEd-run schools.’
55 Lumad schools shut down, told to explain ‘communist links’
The ‘Save Our Schools Network,’ a group of education and church NGOs, immediately condemned the DepEd order for failing to follow due process, and accused the department of being a ‘stamp-pad for the military.’