Of the “nonreaders” in Bicol, 18,143 are pupils in Grades 3 to 6, according to data released last week by Grace Rabelas, education supervisor for curriculum and learning management director of the Department of Education (DepEd) Bicol. Briones said the use of the words “do not know how to read” did not mean no read, no write. She said the DepEd assessment was conducted not just in Bicol, but in the entire country. DepEd officials clarified, however, that they were not withholding information from the public in their refusal to release nationwide results. He credited DepEd for “being honest about [the reading problem’s] dimensions.”Salceda said Filipino students and teachers were among the most overworked in the world.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 17, 2020 20:48 UTC