World Bank apologizes, regrets publishing PH education report without DepEd inputs enablePagination: false FILE PHOTO Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 9) — The World Bank has issued an apology to the Philippine government over its report which said the country’s education system is lagging behind. In a statement, the World Bank said it deeply regrets the early publication of its controversial report entitled "Improving Student Learning Outcomes and Well-Being in the Philippines: What Are International Assessments Telling Us? (Vol.2): Synthesis Report Presentation” without giving the Department of Education a chance to provide its inputs. “This was an oversight on our part, and we conveyed our personal apologies in our communication with the government,” the agency added.