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Abby Binay shares secret behind Makati's high National Achievement Test scores

Published Mar 19, 2025 07:16 am

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  • Administration senatorial candidate Makati City Mayor Abby Binay has shared the secret behind her city's high National Achievement Test (NAT) scores among public school students.

FB_IMG_1742368510395.jpgMakati City Mayor Abby Binay (Facebook)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administration senatorial candidate Makati City Mayor Abby Binay has shared the secret behind her city's high National Achievement Test (NAT) scores among public school students.

Binay did so during her sorties in Quezon province in Luzon on Wednesday, March 19.

While in Quezon, the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas bet met with local government officials and leaders in the cities of Tayabas and Lucena.  

The lady mayor Binay made her first stop at the New Tayabas City Hall, where she met with Mayor Maria Lourdes "Lovely" Reynoso-Pontioso and other local officials and employees.

She emphasized the importance of strengthening early childhood education, citing Makati’s innovative daycare program which she believed was key to the exemplary performance of its public school students in the recent National Achievement Test (NAT).

“Maganda po yung programa namin [sa daycare] dahil yun po ang sinasabi namin na aming sikreto kung bakit mataas ang aming mga marka sa National Achievement Test (We have a good daycare program in our city and that's our secret behind our high marks in the NAT),” Binay said.

“Starting sa kindergarten pa lang, daycare pa lang, pre-kinder pa lang, inaalagaan na namin. Kaya pagdating po ng grade 3, yung mga bata namin, magaling nang magbasa at magaling na sa literacy,” she added.

(We take care of the children as early as kindergarten, daycare, and pre-kinder. That's why when they reach grade 3, our learners are already proficient with reading and literacy.)

In the 2023-2024 National Achievement Test (NAT) administered to Grade 6 students, Makati’s public schools surpassed regional and national average scores across all assessment areas and subjects, according to a report from the Department of Education.

Accompanied by Mayor Reynoso-Pontioso, Binay also visited the residents of Barangay Lakawan, Tayabas. During their Ugnayan sa Barangay, she reiterated her advocacy for providing free maintenance medicines, especially for senior citizens, which she intends to pursue at the Senate. 

Binay was also given a tour of the historic Minor Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, a cherished landmark of the city.

In Lucena City, Binay met with Mayor Mark Don Alcala and Vice Mayor Roderick "Dondon" Alcala at Lucena City Hall, where they discussed Makati’s digital initiatives.

 

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