Manila, Oct. 13 -- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday urged the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to widen employment opportunities and enhance examination access for K-12 graduates.

During the Senate budget hearing for the CSC, Gatchalian said the government had failed to uphold the K-12 law when it did not set clear standards for hiring senior high school graduates.

"Nung nag-shift tayo to K-12 in 2012 at nagkaroon tayo ng senior high school graduates in 2021, gobyerno ang lumabag doon sa K-12 law because wala tayong service standard for K-12 graduates. So, tayo ang nagmandato sa ating mga kababayan na mag-K-12 pero tayo naman sa gobyerno ang [hindi] kumukuha ng senior high school (When we shifted to K-12 in 2012 and produced senior hi...