MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday suggested the declaration of “crisis in education” following the World Bank study’s findings which put the country’s educational system in a bad light.
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“Para sa akin, dapat magdeklara na tayo ng krisis sa edukasyon,” Robredo said in DZXL radio. “Para pagtuunan na ng mas malaking pansin.”
(For me, we should declare a crisis on education, so the country could focus on it.)
Earlier, the Department of Education disputed the WB’s report, calling it “insulting,” prompting WB to apologize and temporarily take down the findings on their website.
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