The number of higher-education institutes with accredited education programs, which is not mandatory in the Philippines, increased by more than 40 percent between 2010 and 2017, while the passing ...

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

The Philippines’ Basic Education Crisis By Mong Palatino Out of the country's 327,000-odd school buildings, less than a third are in good condition, according to government figures.

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 ...

For one thing, higher education is very basic. Students typically enter college at the age of 16 or 17, having had only 10 years of schooling, not 11 or 12 as in other countries.

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 ...

The educational system of the Philippines consists of compulsory 10-year basic education administered by the Department of Education, post-secondary technical-vocational education under the ...

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.