Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been warned against the proliferation of unaccredited Philippine schools abroad.
According to the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), there are institutes or training centers that are not accredited by the Philippine government but are claiming to be Philippine Schools Overseas (PSOs).
Secretary Dante “Klink” Ang II, CFO chairperson said those who enrolled in schools that are not recognized by the Department of Education (DepEd) may have their credentials rejected when they seek to transfer to schools in the Philippines.
“The implied message there is that if you’re enrolling your child in a non-accredited PSO, then there may be problems with that child’s credentials when they circulate back into the Philippine system,” he said.
“Our point is that there should be transparency on the part of these institutions because their children will have problems when they enroll in a Philippine institution, whether in college or anywhere in the basic education sector,” Ang added.
In Dili, East Timor, there is one recognized Philippine school, the official noted.
“However, we found out through our embassy in East Timor that there were six schools that market themselves as Philippine schools,” he said.
Currently, there are 36 accredited PSOs in 11 countries, mostly those in the Middle East, which hosts an estimated 2.2 million Filipino workers.IMT
