Almira Louise S. Martinez, Reporter Reading comprehension remains a primary challenge for Filipinos aged 10 to 64 despite high basic literacy, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

The Department of Education in Eastern Visayas (DepEd-8) is prioritizing the implementation of the Academic Recovery and ...

In 2022, the Philippines ranked among the bottom 10 countries in reading comprehension in the 2022 Program for International Student Assessment. According to the World Bank, the Philippines has a 90 ...

IT’S been said that education is key to success or to a better future. But no one talks about the door that is difficult to ...

Test permits for the University of the Philippines College Admission Test are now available online as the 2026 UPCAT will be held from Aug. 2 to 3.

DICTIONARIES define literacy as the ability to read and write. Beyond this, literacy is now recognized as an instrument to identify, understand, interpret, create and communicate in today’s ...

More than 1 in 5 Filipinos aged 10 to 64 have difficulty understanding what they read—despite being able to read, write, and compute.

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Sara Duterte-Carpio’s remarks that the Philippines is lagging behind other countries in education, saying her criticisms mirror her own shortcomings as former secretary of the Department of Education ...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona) at the Batasang Pambansa in ...