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As the COVID-19 pandemic deprived children of in-person schooling and forced them to learn remotely, a new report by the World Bank showed that "learning poverty" in the Philippines has reached 90% in 2021.Learning poverty is defined as the percentage of 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple story.
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Nov. 24, said that it acknowledges the challenges in education quality of the country even before the pandemic and is currently addressing these by introducing various interventions. Photo taken at Palma Gil Integrated School PGIS in Talaingod, D
"Amidst the public health situation, we carried on to roll out our reforms in the curriculum, the learning environment, and the teacher professional development through our Sulong EduKalidad campaign. We are also preparing for our participation in the upcoming international assessments to closely evaluate our efforts," DepEd said in a statement.