‘PH should hire appropriate teachers for Korean language’

BACOLOD. Negros Press Club officers with Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-Man.
BACOLOD. Negros Press Club officers with Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-Man.

KOREAN Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-Man expressed his support on the plan of the Philippine government to teach the Korean language in public high schools.

“It’s a good move of the Philippine government, but you should find appropriate teachers for it,” said Han, who was in Bacolod City this week for various engagements.

He said in 2017, he met with the Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones and signed an agreement to launch a pilot program on Korean language course in 10 Metro Manila public high schools.

“The DepEd secretary told me they will spend to teach this course (Korean language) mostly in Manila even though, the popularity of K-pop and Korean telenovela, it is better to spend the most course in local areas,” he added.

DepEd had earlier named the 10 public high schools where the Korean language will be taught.

These are Jose Abad Santos High School, Pasay City National Science High School, Kalayaan National High School, San Bartolome High School, North Fairview High School, Maligaya High School, Judge Feliciano Belmonte Sr. High School, Lagro High School, Las Piñas National High School, and Makati High School.

“What I have in mind is to teach the Korean language in some profit cultural center because it is not only for the people to understand better the Korean drama, but there are many Filipinos who want to go to Korea,” Han said.

He said they will invite about 5,000 people to work in Korea and once they returned to the Philippines, they will continue to contribute to the local economy.

“To work in Korea, they need a Korean proficiency. He or she should speak better Korean. At present, there are about 70,000 Filipinos in Korea. There are many Filipinos who can speak Korean language and if they will return here, they can be a teacher of the Korean language,” he added.

Han disclosed that in major cities in the Philippines, there are Korean language centers to teach the Filipino people.

Meanwhile, Han, who also met with Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and other officials, said he considered the city as one of the safest places for the Korean people.

“It’s safe here unlike in Mindanao,” he said.

Han noted that there are about 7,000 Koreans who are visiting and studying here.

“There are so many potentials here and I think in the future, there will be more Koreans who will come here,” he said.

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