MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines ranked lowest in reading comprehension and second lowest in science and mathematics out of 79 countries that participated in an international assessment of the ...

MANILA, Philippines - It can be safely said that reading is the true backbone of most learning. After all, everything starts with the written word — whether it’s math, science or even home economics.

It’s not fake news; it’s official. In December 2019, Malacañang said the “poor reading comprehension of Filipino students is a reality.” In a 2018 global survey called Program for International ...

Microsoft recently expanded capabilities in its Reading Progress tool to include Filipino. This is now available to the 27 million students and 950,000 teachers within the Department of Education’s ...

Many of us were stunned to learn from a recent report by the PSA and the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) that nearly 19 million Filipino high school graduates are functionally ...