Issues, concerns and prospects: teacher training institutions’ views on K-12 Camilla DJ Vizconde . Given the four features of K-12, namely, academic competence, labor opportunity, global competitiveness, and economic development, this article discusses the merits of the program and the problems and barriers to its full implementation. Review of the K 12 Curriculum in the Philippines. By Cyril John Barlongo QUALITY education is viewed as any country’s pillar of success. K-12 Status Updates under the Duterte Regime. The new K12 science curriculum in the Philippines follows a spiral progression arrangement of competencies. K to 12 Articles 2013 Now on its first year of implementation, the K-12 program is not without challenges, but it is an endeavor worth pursuing if we truly intend to improve the Philippine education system. K-12 curriculum drew negative reactions. Every education system for K-12 will strive to perform their best, however, very few are able to go far and progress. These types of programs aim to offer extensive knowledge to children, at the same time, offer the parents “peace of mind” in knowing Critics have been very vocal about their primary concern and as well as the Government isn’t ready yet for this new system. A support model for effective implementation of the K-12 program is presented. This discussion is juxtaposed by analyses made on Philippine development. Abstract: In the event of the K-12 curriculum implementation in the Philippines, the challenges to tertiary education, specifically teacher education, have been raised. However, she also confesses that we still lack teachers and classrooms to fill in its demands. Before K-12, the government said that the Philippines was the last country in Asia and one of only three countries worldwide with a 10-year pre-university cycle. In a Business Mirror interview, DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones claims that for 2017-2018, the Department created 40,104 teacher items for the K-12 program. Challenges Faced by Our Government.