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Teachers in Davao City have been equipping themselves with online learning skills in order to keep up with the new demands of learning as classes transition into largely digital environment.

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Duterte vows 'quality' education amid pandemic, but no other plans in last SONA

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Duterte vows 'quality' education amid pandemic, but no other plans in last SONA

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MANILA, Philippines - President Rodrigo Duterte in his last State of the Nation Address sought to assure that government would continue delivering "quality" education amid COVID-19, but he barely made mention of his plans for the sector in his hours-long report.

Learning in the Philippines will continue to be carried out remotely due to the virus as a new school year begins this September.

"Despite our inability to conduct face-to-face classes during this pandemic," Duterte said on Monday, "we remain determined to deliver quality and accessible education to all."

Groups had heavily criticized the Department of Education's push for distance learning, as difficulties hounded the setup for over 25 million students.

That ranges from errors in learning materials to poor internet access, as well as stress taking a toll on teachers' and students' wellbeing.

Stakeholders have warned of consequences in the long run from these challenges. It includes the widening of the gap between those with and without access to education.

Over two million students opted to forego schooling in the first year of distance learning during the pandemic. DepEd also saw a significant number transferring from private institutions to public schools.

Groups have since said that the pandemic has only worsened a learning crisis in the country.

Duterte cited DepEd's basic education learning continuity plan for his government's promise to deliver during a health crisis.

He added this would ensure "uninterrupted learning while ensuring teachers' safety and wellbeing."

The president's final report to the nation stretched to two hours and 45 minutes. It is now the longest SONA in the country's history, as Duterte stuck to his knack for going off-script in his speeches.

He made no mention of other plans his government has for schools, teachers, and students.

Many issues remain, however. Private schools face an impending 15% hike in their tax rate, teachers say Duterte has yet to hike their salaries, and there are still no plans to vaccinate students for their eventual, and hopeful, return to classrooms.

Duterte, however, touted a crucial measure passed in his years - the Republic Act 10931, mandating free tuition across state colleges and universities.

"To unburden our people of the hefty costs of tertiary education, my administration worked with Congress to pass a landmark legislation that had remained unpassed for so many years," the president said.

But for Kabataan Party-list, the law failed to change how the country's education system has been commercialized, or treated as a business.

Its spokesperson Raoul Manuel also took to Twitter to rebuke Duterte's remarks. "The youth does not owe the free education program to Duterte because the young had been fighting for that for years," he wrote in Filipino.

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Duterte vows 'quality' education amid pandemic, but no other plans in last SONA

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MANILA, Philippines - President Rodrigo Duterte in his last State of the Nation Address sought to assure that government would continue delivering "quality" education amid COVID-19, but he barely made mention of his plans for the sector in his hours-long report.

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Poor quality education leads to wasted lives, tax money

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Poor quality education leads to wasted lives, tax money

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Poor quality education leads to wasted lives, tax money

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Our public school system officials at the Department of Education must truly step up the transformation of basic education to make it an achievement motivator for millions of young Filipinos. Since the late 1920s, various initiatives have been adopted, but all seems to be for naught.

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"A good quality education is one that provides all learners with capabilities they require to become economically productive, develop sustainable livelihoods, contribute to peaceful and democratic societies and enhance individual well-being.

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Sustainable Development Goal 4 is about quality education and is among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in September 2015. The full title of SDG 4 is "Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"

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UN chief on the effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children (16 April 2020)

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4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and Goal-4 effective learning outcomes

4.2 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and preprimary education so that they are ready for primary education

4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university

4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship

4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations

4.6 By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy

4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development

4.A Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, nonviolent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all

4.B By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries

4.C By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing states

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The Philippines ' major concern is to give every young Filipino a good and high quality of education. That every child will be treated equally inside the classroom in the school. They must learn and be smart when they grow up to be able to achieve their dreams in the future.

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Save the Children Philippines gives the gift of learning to thousands of Filipino children because we know how education changes a child's life.

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Officials in the Philippines confirmed in early June 2020 that schools would not reopen until a vaccine against COVID-19 became available. This decision leaves approximately 27 million children to continue their education via the internet.

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The COVID-19 has resulted in schools shut all across the world. Globally, over 1.2 billion children are out of the classroom.

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Quality education ensures inclusive and equitable high quality education and promotes lifelong learning opportunities for all, nonetheless, there are still social problems within this goal: the lack of resources and materials for many students has been a major learning barrier amidst pandemic. Students enrolled in distance learning are experiencing scarcity of resources such as unstable wifi connection–particularly for those living in remote areas, as well as inadequate learning resources, which are a problem for most students who require gadgets such as laptops, and cellphones but they cannot afford to purchase due to financial constraints, and a vague learning material contents that is experienced by most modular students who claim to have a difficult time understanding the modules, and some instructions are not clear, are some of the issues in terms of quality education. Amid the year 2020, our lives were enormously influenced when COVID-19 came, numerous openings were misplaced amid this time and hopes and dreams were pulverized, particularly for the 1.2 billion students around the world. Online classes were executed as a substitute for face-to-face classes, the government and the complete world thought that it would be an extraordinary choice since we are in a widespread and the students might still learn, but due to this being executed, numerous students who need assets or materials required for online were incapable to proceed their studies. This widespread has caused the understudies to memorize online with the assistance of e-learning, as a result, as it were those who have get to to innovation had the opportunity whereas those who didn’t have get to to any innovation were constrained to halt since the educational cost was still as well tall or didn’t any cash to purchase assets and materials for their child indeed in spite of the fact that it was online. Given these points, it is essential to have awareness and take action on the social issue of lack or scarcity of school resources because we are investing in the future generation and the whole future of our country in general. Since this issue arose, the government addressed the problem by allowing free primary education to students and claimed it as a right that students must have. However, because of limited funds or poor governance, the government struggles to provide the school facilities or resources needed by the students, especially in the rural areas and during this pandemic, which makes it a privilege instead of a right for children/learners to have. That is why as informed citizens, with a better understanding of this social problem, we can take action by donating and by spreading awareness through our social media platforms about the impact that lack of school resources could bring to a learner. In conclusion, we must take action on the social issue of lack of school resources since this is an investment for our future generation and our country.