The House Bill 6705 introduced by Representative Salvador B. Belaro Jr. aims to revive Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) Act of 2017 which seeks to include GMRC as a separate subject in the K to 12 Program.
The HB 6705 recognizes the vitality of youth in respect and values for oneself and elders promoting spirituality, morality, social well-being, patriotism, nationalism and involvement in public and civil affairs to the modernized world.
Secretary Leonor Briones of DepEd told Filipinos that teaching GMRC will help balance technology with humanities nowadays in the three-day press conference of DepEd Cyber Expo last March 12 to 14 at the Philippine International Convention Center.
“It is equally important to invest on teachers who interact with the students,” said Sec. Briones. In the meantime, Mrs. Julieta Prianes, the club adviser of Campus Integrity Crusaders (CIC), together with their President Ms. Monica Limet, led the Cielito Zamora Senior High School’s own version of Honesty Store.
The opening of ”Tindahan ni Juan” was witnessed by the students and the school Principal Dr. Wilhelmina D. Tarnate right after the flag raising ceremony.
The aim of the project is to promote honesty and integrity among the students of CZSHS and to put into practice the good manners and right conduct.
“It is a rewarding feeling knowing that students are trustworthy. In this times, few were honest and can be trusted,” said Ms. Rosenda Villaruel, Guidance Counselor for Grade 11.
The idea of honesty store in the Philippines was first observed in Batanes where no cases of crimes is reported.
Japan was also fostering honesty through their honesty stores.
