“Environmentalism has long been integrated in the public school curriculum,” says Department of Education Secretary Jesli A. Lapus.
DepEd wasn’t able to report the Supreme Court as to what the department has been doing to help clean up Manila Bay. This is the reason why a two-page compliance report will be submitted to the High Court, one day after the reprimand.
In the report to be submitted to the court, the DepEd said: “The study of environment has long been integrated in the curriculum and is basically taught in natural science.”
The report also noted that the DepEd had also worked with the DENR in holding annual summer camps since 2000 for students interested and active in environmental awareness and protection. (PIA)
