Removal of Filipino Literature (Panitikan) as a Core Subject in College
In the removal of Filipino or more specifically “Panitikan” as a core subject and some units in the said subject in college, sparked a huge controversy, sparking a lot of back and forth discussions. But with this news, comes to question if it may or may not be a great decision and yet unknown to most people, there is a lot of advantages with the next step CHED is going to take. Mostly this next step is for practicality’s sake, a transition to a more practical Philippines. Filipino Literature, no offense to the great works of our fellowmen and heroes, is practically useless in many fields of work. Filipino Literature is not worthless by any means but it clearly has no use in the working world. Having read works like “Noli me Tangere” or “El Filibusterismo” does not earn you a medical degree nor a job, satire aside, with Filipino Literature now being taught from elementary up to senior high school there is no need ...