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More students, less teachers

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June 17, 2025

As highlighted in a special report that came out in this newspaper yesterday, just in time for the opening of school year 2025-2026, teachers are leaving Central Visayas in droves for better jobs abroad.

And who can blame them? The pay there is way better and they are able to strike a good work/life balance and they aren't burdened with other administrative duties, like acting as members of the electoral board during elections.

There they are also spared from the constant changing curriculum, which seems inherent with every change of administration or the whims of lawmakers who think they know better despite never having taught before a class ever.

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