Pinasalamatan ni Vice President at Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa hindi umano nito pagsasampa ng kasong kriminal sa mga gurong nag-back out sa kanilang Electoral Board duties sa nagdaang Barangay and SK Elections (BSKE).
Matatandaang inihayag ni Comelec chair George Garcia noong Biyernes, Nobyembre 3, na walang plano ang poll commission na singilin ang mga gurong umatras sa kanilang tungkulin sa BSKE noong Oktubre 30, 2023.
“The Department of Education (DepEd) welcomes the recent statement of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that it will no longer pursue filing criminal charges against teachers for backing out of their Electoral Board duties during the 2023 Barangay and SK Elections (BSKE),” saad naman ni Duterte sa isang pahayag nitong Sabado, Nobyembre 4.
“DepEd would like to thank the Commission for recognizing the various threats that confronted them during this time,” dagdag pa niya.
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Sinabi rin ni Duterte na nakikiisa sila sa Comelec sa desisyon nitong magsampa ng kaso laban sa mga nanakot, nang-harass, at nagbanta umano sa mga guro.
“Such acts of violence and coercion not only jeopardized the safety and security of our educators, but also undermined their dedication to service. The perpetrators must be held accountable,” giit ni Duterte.
“Once again, I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to our public school teachers for their valiant service and significant contribution to the orderly conduct of the BSKE,” saad pa niya.
