Davao Region schools have dominated the recent licensure examinations for teachers. Proof that academic institutions in the region are the country’s top producers of teachers. Credit that to the dedication and commitment of higher education institutions (HEIs) in keeping the highest standards of learning.
The Department of Education (DepEd) in Davao Region lauded the new teachers who hurdled the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET), especially those who landed in the top places.
The latest result of the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Saturday, majority of those in the top 15 of passers are from Davao Region.
Stephanie Apple M Piodo of Compostela Valley State College-Montevista, topped this year’s LET for elementary level with a rating of 93.29 percent while Honey Gracielle D. Baclayo of the University of Mindanao-Davao City topped the LET for secondary level with 93.40 percent rating. There were 13 other LET passers from Davao Region who landed in the top 10 for the elementary level as against the five from Manila and the Visayas while in the secondary level, 19 are from Davao Region among the 10 top placers.
The LET exam is just as tough as other professional licensure examinations. In the latest results, only 19,659 or 27.28 percent of the 72,054 who took the LET for elementary level passed while 22,271 or 25.95 percent of those who took the LET secondary level exam passed.
Given the outstanding performance of Davao’s teaching aspirants, the next question is whether there are available teaching positions in the region that will commensurate this results. It is no secret that there is an oversupply of qualified teachers in Davao, as well as the rest of the country, but there is not enough teaching positions available in the job market. Hence, the imbalance.
Recent demands for teachers in the overseas markets offered new opportunities for new teachers. However, there still is a need to provide for adequate teaching positions which is also the solution to address another problem in Philippine education which is the imbalance in the teacher-to-student/pupil ratio.
