The Marcos family is deeply connected to the teaching profession, with some of the members becoming educators themselves for some time, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Monday.
“Mayroon lang akong idadagdag pa na guro sa pamilya ko — ang aking mother [former first lady Imelda Marcos]. Nag-start siya mula noong nag-graduate siya ng high school. Naging primary school teacher siya bago siya lumipat at nag-aral ng college,” the President said in addressing the teachers during the 2024 National Teachers’ Day Celebration in Quezon City.
“Pagkalabas niya ng college, ganoon din nagturo uli siya. Kaya’t talagang — siyempre ang… Para sa amin malalim ang tradisyon ng edukasyon sa pamilya namin kaya’t napakalaking bagay po na ako’y makarating dito ngayong araw,” he said.
First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos was an educator herself, having been part of the faculty of the Northwestern College in Laoag City.
“Nagsimula siya magturo dahil dati practicing lawyer siya pero nagsimula siyang magturo noong ako’y naging gobernador sa Ilocos Norte. Nandoon siya sa Northwestern College doon sa Laoag,” the President recalled.
“At mula noon hindi na niya mabitawan,” the President said of his wife. “Pumunta pa sa PLM, bago ngayon ay pumupunta siyang Iloilo para magturo every week. Sa ating — siyempre ang ating pinakamahalagang bisita rito ang ating mga guro.”
Through the January 2016 signing of Republic Act (RA) No. 10743, October 5 of every year was declared as the National Teachers’ Day.
As of September 30, there were 862,498 public school teachers in the country. | PND
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