THE K-to-12 reform program which adds two years of basic education, according to the Department of Education (DepEd), will make young Filipino learners become more competitive academically vis-a-vis their foreign counterparts.

Tonisito Umali, DepEd assistant secretary for legal and legislative affairs, said that under the K-to-12 curriculum, public school children are required to take at least one-year of pre-school education before entering Grade 1.

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