00:00Let me add my congratulations to all of you on this career milestone.
00:05Enjoy this day. You have toiled hard to get here.
00:09The nation, the entire Filipino nation, joins you in recognizing your achievements
00:15and affirms the greater responsibility that we have entrusted to you.
00:21Ang mga tinuturuan ninyo ngayon ay susunod na mga inginyero, mga doktor, mga guru,
00:27professional, manggagawa, at mga leader ng ating bansa.
00:32Sa kabila nito, hindi pa rin nasusuklian ng sapat ang inyong naging sakripisyo.
00:39For many, many years, our public school teachers have faced many barriers to career growth.
00:46Our old system did not have the positions and clear pathways for advancement.
00:51Moving from Teacher 1 to Teacher 3 could take decades.
00:56Meron tayo mga bantid sa tatlong puntaon na na nag-aantay.
01:01At ngayon pa lang sila makakapopromote mula sa Teacher 1.
01:07And because of this, many of our educators were compelled to move into administrative roles for higher compensation.
01:18In some cases, you even had to step away from the thing that you love the most, teaching,
01:24in search of better opportunities in other areas, in other fields.
01:29It only worsens, that situation only worsens the shortage of teachers in the country,
01:35undermines the country's overall educational system.
01:39Kaya't sinabi ko na, kailangan ipatupad ang Expanded Career Progression or ECP System
01:45para sa ating mga guru sa mga pampublikong paaralan.
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