MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker representing teachers has urged the Department of Education to give concrete plans for problems in the sector reflected in a World Bank report, instead of being "onion-skinned" and demanding an apology. Secretary Leonor Briones on Monday objected to World Bank's findings that said Filipino students are not meeting the learning standards for their grade level. "DepEd and the Duterte administration should be ashamed for its abandonment and negligence in the worsening education crisis in the country," she said on Tuesday, "not because the World Bank published a report." DepEd chief Briones had said that the World Bank reached out to her to apologize, but insisted that it should address it to the country which she said was "insulted" and "shamed." "We challenge the Department of Education to heed the demands of our teachers and students for better access to quality education," Castro said.

Source: Philippine Star July 06, 2021 09:00 UTC