Bacolod Councilor Homer Bais yesterday said he will invite Bacolod City Schools Superintendent Gemma Ledesma to appear before the Sangguniang Panlungsod to shed light on the K + 12 program of the Department of Education.

K to 12 means kindergarten and the 12 years of elementary and secondary curriculum.

The adoption of the K to 12 Basic Education Program is a priority program of President Benigno Aquino III, to give every student an opportunity to receive quality education based on an enhanced and decongested curriculum internationally recognized and comparable.

Bais, chairman of the Committee on Education, said Christian Tuayon of AKBAYAN has filed a complaint opposing the implementation of K + 12 program saying it is a waste of time and money and an additional burden for the parents.

He said they believe that the K + 12 program will make the students and graduates globally competitive and the city has no recourse but to follow the marching order of the President and the Department of Education.

Bais said the city has already prepared for the K + 12 program as Bacolod was chosen as one of the pilot cities for its implementation.

The local DepEd, on the other hand, will still submit a report to the city relative to the number of enrollees and other needs for it to act on, Bais said.

The backlog on classrooms is manageable this year as there are ongoing construction of classrooms and school buildings to meet the need of the city for additional school facilities, he said.

Meanwhile, an appropriation ordinance allocating P50 million for essential needs of the City of Bacolod as requested by acting Bacolod Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, was approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod yesterday.

The request was made through acting Vice Mayor and presiding officer Councilor El Cid Familiaran.

The fund will be sourced from the Cumulative Operating Surplus under the General Fund as certified by City Accountant Eduardo Ravena.

The breakdown of the P50 million include the concreting of roads and the construction of footwalk in various barangays, construction of covered court, lot acquisition for the public plaza of Brgy. Bata, financial assistance to Brgy. Granada for the construction of a Barangay Hall, financial assistance for Bacolod City College projects, among others.*CGS

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