NYC urges DepEd to accommodate IP learners

Manila, Oct. 15 -- The National Youth Commission (NYC) urged the government's educational agencies to accommodate indigenous people (IP) learners following the closure of Salugpongan Ta' Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center, Inc. (STTICLCI) schools in the Davao region.

"With the recent formal closure of all 55 Lumad schools operated by the Salugpongan Ta'Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center, Inc. (STTICLCI) in the Davao region, NYC urges DepEd to facilitate the accommodation of the students as soon as possible to nearby DepEd-run schools," the NYC said in a statement Monday.

The youth commission said local government units should work with the community leaders to ensure the right to education of IP children.

It also laid out sev...