MANILA, Philippines – As early as Grade 2, Filipino students will be taught concepts related to martial law to ensure that the young will not forget or be misled about history. Sen. Paolo ...

EDCOM 2 said the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the problem, citing an upcoming study by the United Nations Children’s Fund, which found that before the pandemic, Filipino students exiting Grade ...

Nearly 2 million Filipino students still have problems in the reading comprehension requirements of their grade level, prompting the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2) to push for ...

There will also be five subjects in Grade 2, with English and Filipino replacing the Language and Reading and Literacy in Grade 1. Grade 3, meanwhile, will incorporate the same subjects in the ...

A bill that discontinued the use of “mother tongue” as the medium of instruction from kindergarten to Grade 3 lapsed into law as Republic Act No. 12027 on Oct. 10. It states that Filipino and ...