The Department of Education (DepEd) is currently involved in 261 interagency bodies, a number that Education Secretary Sonny Angara described as “coordination spread thin” during a recent hearing with the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2). Angara said DepEd chairs at least...
San Juan City has achieved the highest functional literacy rate among highly urbanized cities in the country in 2024, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority 's (PSA) 2024 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS), Mayor Francis Zamora announced. The PSA explained...
A Department of Education (DepEd) official highlighted the positive outcomes of the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS), despite the introduction of stricter standards. Undersecretary for Strategic Management Ronald Mendoza explained that the latest FLEMMS survey...
As the Philippines grapples with a functional literacy crisis, a group of teachers on Monday, May 5, emphasized that systemic issues — not teacher performance — are at the core of the problem. “The persistently low levels of functional literacy in the country reflect the chronic neglect of...
A recent study by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealing that 18.9 million Filipinos are considered “functionally illiterate” should be considered a national emergency. “This is not just a crisis—it's a national emergency,” ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro...
A staggering 18.9 million Filipinos are considered not functional literate, or who cannot compute and comprehend, a trend which is very alarming, according to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, underscores the importance...
