Philippines: Legarda Lauds Creation Of Indigenous Peoples Education Office

Philippines: Legarda Lauds Creation Of Indigenous Peoples Education Office   Senator Loren Legarda today commended the Department of Education (DepEd) for taking a step further in bringing education closer to Filipinos belonging to indigenous cultural communities (ICCs) through the Indigenous Peoples Education Office (IPsEO).   Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, said that as a basic right, education should be made accessible to all Filipinos, including...

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