DepEd: Most trusted government office
Mary Grace B. Gamboa
The Department of Education has been named as the most trusted government office based on the latest Philippine Trust Index (PTI) 2021 research conducted by the EON group.
The said Index, which measured the public’s trust level for multi-tiered organizations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, revealed that DepEd received a 91 percent trust rating, the highest among all the other national government agencies.
According to Education officials, this recognition will not be possible without the concerted efforts of all education frontliners who continuously and unceasingly contributed to the successful implementation of the Basic Education – Learning Continuity Plan.
While the Department is faced with the daunting challenges of the pandemic on a daily basis, public trust is the quintessential backbone which the agency depends on to ensure that all programs are truly relevant and impactful to the lives of every Filipino.
With the unwavering support of its valued partners and stakeholders, the DepEd will continue with its mission to create relevant policies, interventions, and initiatives that will further improve basic education services for all our learners.
Other most trusted agencies are the Pag-IBIG Fund (89 percent), Department of Social Welfare and Development (88 percent), Government Service Insurance System and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas tied at 87 percent.
The PTI 2021, a biennial research by communications firm EON Group, seeks to measure the public's trust level for multi-tiered organizations amid the prevailing pandemic.
Since the start of the pandemic, basic education faced several challenges such as the implementation of blended learning and return to face-to-face classes amid the health crisis.
Meanwhile, Education officials thanked the Senate for approving the department's 2022 budget amounting to P629.8 billion, 6 percent higher than its P595 billion budget for 2021.
The department has seen a significant budget increase in its big-ticket programs such as the computerization program (94.27 percent) and government assistance and subsidies (5.73 percent), which includes the Senior High School voucher program.
The author
is Principal
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II at Planas Elementary School, Porac West District, Porac, Pampanga