Philippine education

Ending school violence

June 26, 2026

Creating a safe, nurturing and stable school environment is essential in improving learning outcomes for the country’s youth.

As the country marks its 128th year of independence, we are once again reminded of how our forefathers fought for freedom from Spain, only for that victory to be seized by the Americans. Philippine flags are hoisted once more along major roads and in government offices, but for what celebration? The 128 years include more […]

Cha-cha in Education: An Unnecessary and Distracting Move

May 7, 2024

The education sector in the Philippines will be opened for foreign participation and investment, whether through ownership or other forms of partnership, if lawmakers have their way.

2024 education budget: When will government learn?

August 30, 2023

The 2024 budget reflects at least slipshod management of the education sector and at most self-serving interests, pushing our problems from bad to worse

IBON Executive Director on chaotic DSWD education assistance distribution

August 21, 2022

IBON Executive Director on chaotic DSWD education assistance distribution

More for infra and military than education

October 12, 2021

Glaring shortages in PH education system

October 12, 2021

The neglect of PH education: Where do we go from here?

October 5, 2021

The Philippines is one of two remaining countries in the world that have not reopened schools and conducted in-person classes. This is quite telling not only of the Duterte government’s poor pandemic response but also of the pre-existing problems of the Philippine education system. This is aggravated by the administration’s budget mispriorities, where it allocates more for infrastructure projects than education.