Marcos greets Sara on her birthday

President Marcos yesterday greeted Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on her birthday as rumors of their political coalition breaking up persist.

- ALEXIS ROMERO and ELIZABETH MARCELO

In a Facebook post, Marcos praised Sara for her service to students and teachers and urged her to continue working with him to strengthen the education sector.

“Happy Birthday, Inday Sara! Pinalalakas ng ‘yong sipag at pagmamahal sa bayan ang ating mga kabataan at kaguruan (Your diligence and love for country strengthen our youth and teachers),” the President said.

“Ipagpatuloy lang natin ito para sa isang matatag na edukasyon sa ilalim ng Bagong Pilipinas! (Let us continue this so we can achieve a strong education sector under a new Philippines),” he added.

Marcos was making a reference to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Matatag curriculum, and which stands for Make the curriculum relevant to produce job-ready, Active and responsible citizens; Take steps to accelerate the delivery of basic education services and provision facilities; Take good care of learners by promoting learner well-being, inclusiveness learning and positive learning environment and Give support for teachers to teach better.