CLAIM: Various posts on Facebook are saying that presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo has belittled seafarers in a statement during the first presidential debate organized by the Commission on Elections.
In a Facebook post on March 22, Filipino mariner Lacruiser Relativo quoted Robredo as saying, “‘Yung maritime, grabe ang opportunity dito pero ang skills kulang.” He then claimed that Robredo was “discrediting and demeaning” Filipinos in the maritime industry.
Rating
The claims posted by Relativo, as well as on other Facebook pages, are misleading.
Facts
The posts are only focused on a one-liner that Robredo said at the presidential debate held last week.
Full quote:
“Itaas natin yun budget natin sa education. Meron pong recommended po yung UNESCO, hanggang 6%. Ngayon 3% lang yung ating budget, 3% lang ng ating GDP. Itaas natin to 6% para matutukan po natin yung mga items na dapat matutukan. Yung number one, kailangan askisahin natin yung ating mga teachers. Ang salaries po ng mga teachers natin, hindi competitive kumpara sa ibang mga lugar. Nilulunod natin sila sa mga administrative work na dapat nakatutuok sila sa instruction. Dapat yung trainings nila tuloy-tuloy para mapoproduce nila ng mga better quality na mga estudyante.”
“Malaki po yung disconnect ng curriculum natin sa industry. Example ko na lang po dito, Yung BPO. Ang daming trabahong available pero walang nagk-qualify. ‘Yung maritime, grabe pa yung opportunity dito pero yung skills kulang. Yung atin pong pagtutok system dapat maglagay tayo ng mga regional excellence centers para nasusuit natin sa lugar yung tamang kinakailangan nung lugar.”
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