(NI BERNARD TAGUINOD)

IBABALIK na sa eskuwelahan ang subject o aralin sa Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) makaraang aprubahan ang panukala sa House committee on basic education.

Walang tumutol nang isalang sa botohan sa committee level ang 5 panukalang batas na iniakda nina House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, Antipolo City Rep. Resureccion Acop, Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, Bulacan Rep. Antonio Sy-Alvarado at Bulacan Rep. Lorna Silverio na tinawag na “Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) Act of 2019”.

Base inaprubahan panukala, ituturo ang GMRC subject mula sa Kinder hanggang Grade 3 at gagawin na umano itong isang institusyon upang maturuan ang mga bata ng tamang asal.

“It pursues  the State policy to develop the character of the youth by making them recognize their intrinsic human value, enabling them to cultivate their ability to make excellent choices for themselves in relation to the greater community, thereby creating a culture of respect and love for oneself, for others, and the country,” ayon sa inaprubahang panukala.

Sinabi naman ni Cayetano na napahalaga ang nasabing subject lalo na nagbago na ang pa nahon dahil sa social media kung saan nae-exposed ang mga kabataan sa lahat ng uri ng impormasyon at hindi tamang impormasyon.

“In the advent of social media and how it has evolved to be indispensable in our daily lives, it is important that Etiquette and Moral Uprightness is also introduced and taught for all of us to keep up with the modern era and act accordingly to a customary set of behaviour,” ani Cayetano.

Inaasahan na iaakyat na sa plenaryo ng Kamara ang inaprubahang panukala upang isalang sa ikalawa at ikatlong pagbasa at hihintayin ang bersyon ng Senado bago tuluyang maging batas at ipatupad ng Department of Education (DepEd).