Manila, April 9 -- The Department of Education (DepEd) said Wednesday that the consultation on the updated curriculum guides (CG) for Grades 11 and 12 is now open to the general public and other private stakeholders.

This complies with the directives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to ensure quality education and employability of Senior High School (SHS) graduates.

In a statement, the DepEd said the result of public consultation will be "reviewed and integrated" into the final framework of the SHS curriculum.

"The consultations are open to the general public, including teachers, learners, parents, and industry representatives," it said.

Under the updated CG, the core subjects were reduced to five from 15, with the new subjects in...