Yap, who is Tawau MP, said the proposed improvements would not only centre around the curriculum but also the upgrading of schools.
This would complement the RM1 billion allocated previously for schools in Sabah and Sarawak, she added.
“There is also a plan to initiate English-medium schools, with Sabah and Sarawak as the pioneer states.
“I definitely feel we can call this manifesto a caring manifesto,” she said after launching an educational carnival in Tawau today.
Yap said the pledges in the manifesto reflected what the people wanted as they were the result of analysis conducted at the grassroots level.
“This manifesto is data-driven as the information was collected from studies carried out to identify what we need to implement,” she said.
Prime Minister Najib Razak launched the BN manifesto yesterday, pledging, among others, the introduction of English-medium schools under a pilot project, as requested by Sabah and Sarawak.
Yap said if she was chosen to defend her seat, tourism development in Tawau would be high on the list of her own manifesto.
“When I come back here, I always see many tourists landing and going straight to the neighbouring district, Semporna. We can retain them if we develop tourism facilities here.
“They can stay longer, eat the seafood and buy things in Tawau. That would boost the economy. But we also need to add more hotels here… that would be among the points in my manifesto if I were to be the candidate.
“I am grateful to have had the chance to serve Tawau. In fact, my manifesto, with the acronym ‘Peski’, is centred around the things I want to improve in the district,” the Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) politician said.
She said “Peski” stood for “pendidikan” (education), economy and entrepreneurship, social development, “keselamatan, kebajikan dan kesihatan” (security, welfare and health) and infrastructure.
“Undeniably, five years can be long and it can also be short. But with any organisation or programme, there is always room for improvement.”
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