Tag page - Filipino student

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, January 19, acknowledged a deepening learning crisis in Philippine schools and said it is accelerating early-grade reforms after data from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) showed that student proficiency drops to near zero by...

At Grade 3, nearly one in three Filipino children can read, count, and solve problems at a level deemed “proficient” but by the time that same cohort reaches the end of high school, that number has all but vanished. In a statement issued Friday, January 16, the Second Congressional Commission...

Close to 11 million Filipino children and youth are currently not attending school, with the majority opting out of pursuing higher education. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), out of the 42.8 million Filipinos aged five to 24 years, 10.7 million individuals are categorized as...

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, April 19, vehemently condemned the killing of a Grade 8 learner from Agoncillo, Batangas. (DepEd / Manila Bulletin) “We deplore this heartless act of violence against our learners,” DepEd said in a statement. “There is no place for such a brutal...