Almost 19 million junior and senior high graduates are "FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE," according to PSA. This means a student can read but doesn't know how to understand.

The Department of Education is considering dismantling the strict strand system that has defined the senior high school program since 2016 in a bid to allow students a more "flexible" way to become ...

They graduated from our basic education system, but they cannot read, they cannot understand, and comprehend a simple story,' says Senator Sherwin Gatchalian ...

A total of 18.96 million Filipino students who graduated from senior and junior high school in 2024 cannot read and ...

Some 18.9 million Filipinos who completed secondary education between 2019 and 2024 may be considered “functional illiterate” as they still have problems with reading comprehension despite years of ...

Licenses for junior and senior high school teachers are also available to students in science, engineering, literature and other departments. The number of these licenses issued is easily affected ...

A REPORT showing that about 19 million Filipino high school and senior high school graduates are illiterate should be considered as a “national emergency” and prompt authorities to prioritize ...

Philippines –The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, March 26, announced the recovery of approximately P65 million from the Senior High School (SHS) voucher program amid irregularities ...

The school principal at the center of a controversial graduation ceremony in Antique has been removed from their position, ...

LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has formed a strategic partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Philippines to ...