MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III pointed out that the poor nutrition of Filipino children may have contributed to why the country ranked worst among 79 countries in reading literacy and second lowest in both mathematical and scientific literacy. Because once the brain is undeveloped or poorly developed, what results is poor performance in reading, math, science and all other education metrics,” Duque told reporters. These include performing poorly in school and getting sick often which burdens the public health system. Ron Salo said he would support two pending bills aimed at reducing the load on public school teachers and establishing a “health and safety office” in each school. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday underscored the importance of institutionalizing the Alternative Learning System.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 06, 2019 20:15 UTC