In October 2024, the Philippine government, in its management of a linguistically rich and culturally diverse population, decided to make the then-existing Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education ...

Prior to its implementation, the Philippines was the only country in Asia, and one of only a few in the world, to have a basic education system of just 10 years. The EBEA also mandated kindergarten as ...

More than 10,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) have completed their elementary and high school education while in ...

MANILA, Philippines – Acknowledging that the country is in a learning crisis is only the first step. Swift and decisive action must follow, the Second Congressional Commission on Education ...

For the Philippines, the roots of this challenge can be traced back to the American colonial era, when the US educational system significantly influenced Philippine education.

The Philippines ranked 77th out of 81 countries in the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa), scoring lower than the global average: 355 in math (vs 472), 347 in reading (vs 476), ...

The Philippines’ Basic Education Crisis ... father was president for six years and had not done any significant move to improve the lot of our mentors and of the education system.