Education Secretary Leonor Briones: “We have 900,000 teachers. The law provides that participation in the electoral process, which is provided by law, has to be voluntary.' | CGonzalesINQ
She noted that the voluntary system does not seem to have any effect as almost all of the teachers volunteer to participate in conducting the polls.
“We have 900,000 teachers. The law provides that participation in the electoral process, which is provided by law, has to be voluntary. If you go by the experience of last year’s elections, practically all, except those who are unable physically to participate, volunteered to participate in the electoral process,” Briones said.
She added that “it has become part of the tradition that teachers are trusted and they live up to this very high level of trust,” and that almost 100 percent of the teachers participate in manning polling precincts based on previous records. “So I would imagine that if there is a decision, especially if it is covered by the law, our teachers will participate,” she also said.of conducting the 2022 national polls for two to three days to regulate the number of voters flocking to polling precincts if the COVID-19 pandemic still remains by that time. [ac]
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