Mayor Isko Moreno promises to restore GMRC, support and reinforce STEM program

On Tuesday, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso promised to bring back the Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) program in all schools in the city.

Moreno made the statement during a meeting with officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Manila Division of City Schools.

In the meeting, the Mayor said they aim to bring back “respect and compassion for each other” even though they might disagree on certain issues.

Kapag nabalik ‘yung respect to point of views, importante iyon. While we argue, while we disagree, but there is certain level of respect among each other, sa tingin ko tatamaan lahat yun, na kapag alam niyang may mali, alam niyang hindi niya dapat gawin iyon,

he said in a statement.

Ang malasakit kasi, it’s a big word. Marami nang nakapaloob doon—respeto, pagpapahalaga, disiplina. When you care, you’ll understand naturally ultimo yung maliliit na bagay,

he added.

Education officials who were present in the meeting were DepEd’s Bureau of Curriculum Development chief Isabel Victorino and director Joyce Andaya, supervising specialist Mark Bercando, and Manila Division of City Schools head Dr. Magdalena Lim.

In the same meeting, Moreno said city hall would also help strengthen the STEM program in senior high schools by building more science and math laboratories.

Domagoso also said that the city government will “gladly support” in strengthening the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program for senior high schools by building more Science and Math laboratories.

Teachers play a key part in molding children into responsible citizens since a big part of their time is spent in schools, Moreno said.

Under that law, the GMRC program will be taught as a separate subject for students from Grade 1 to Grade 12, with the same time allotment as other subjects.