A popular Christian preacher turned legislator on Tuesday denounced the inclusion and promotion of “gender fluidity,” “same-sex” union, and “same-sex marriage” in the draft curriculum by the Department of Education (DepEd) for Kindergarten to Grade 10.
“We are shocked to discover that the promotion of gender ideology, same sex union and same-sex marriage is slowly creeping under our nose into the very curriculum of our basic education. What is more worrying is the slant towards promoting and condoning such practices in the minds of our young students,” CIBAC Rep. Eddie Villanueva said in a statement.
“Not only is this anti-God, but also clearly unconstitutional. Section 13, Article II of the Constitution mandates that the State shall promote the moral and spiritual well-being of our youth. I do not see that the introduction of these topics into our basic education curriculum is heading the right direction,” Villanueva, founder of the million-strong Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide, said.
DepEd has released its draft revised curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 10 through its FaceBook page and it has invited the public and interested stakeholders to review the same and provide feedback. As per the announcement, the review is open until May 3, 2023.
In the proposed new curriculum under the subject “Araling Panlipunan 10,” among the topics included to be taught to the children are the different genders and the meaning and benefits of same-sex unions.
“Though this is still a draft and, hopefully, will still undergo revisions, it is just very disturbing that there are proponents of gender ideology inside DepEd that inject this advocacy to the education of our youth. I am calling on all stakeholders to be more vigilant on this issue because this a primordial concern that will shape the moral fiber of our youth,” said Villanueva, who as a presidential candidate in 2004 gathered more than a million people in his Miting de Avance at Roxas Boulevard in Manila.
“We plan to have an inquiry (in aid of legislation) or investigation on this matter,” Villanueva added.
