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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE SOCIAL ISSUE

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Booklist_ The Natural Home by Hans Blomquist - blog - Sara Lowman Interiors

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL

The sustainable development goal our group is assigned to tackle about is quality education. According to a research paper made by Eirene P. Mesa, “The value of education is well-known and is widely acknowledged. Recognizing it as a crucial instrument in improving welfare and alleviating poverty, countries all over the world have ranked it as a leading global concern.”

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SITINGS

The unequal opportunities towards education is the unequal distribution of academic resources such as school funds, qualified and experienced teachers, books, and even technologies to be use in the new way of learning, which is online class.

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Tech challenges of online schooling in the Philippines during the pandemic

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Oct 16, 2020 - A good quality education is a right not a privilege.

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Jul 9, 2020 - The task given was to create a human right poster based on the current issue. This poster was an awareness poster for the children rights for education.

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THE SOCIETY'S RESPONSE

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Kami Mendlik - White Peonies And A Mason Jar- Oil - Painting entry - June 2012 _ BoldBrush Painting Competition

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NARROWING OF ISSUE

Among the several issues we found under our SDG, we chose an issue which is already present in our land but then worsened by the pandemic, that is the unequal opportunities given to individuals wanting to access quality education.

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State of PH education amid Covid-19 pandemic

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Speaking behalf our own perspectives, the government sure is doing its best to come up with a rational solution to make the said social issue come to an end; However, nothing will ever be enough. Our country’s people have been suffering for such a long time, and partly, yes. They do play a big part when it comes to maneuvering their own lives, even so, the government is there to guide them and lead its people to a better way of living.  The Philippine government have offered several programs that may come in aid in terms of wanting to access education, one of their said programs is having to provide free, quality college education.

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MANILA -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) reported on Friday that it has focused on the creation of quality and equal access to tertiary education and training programs for the past year.

In a press briefing in Quezon City, CHED Officer-in-Charge J. Prospero de Vera III said the Commission used President Rodrigo R. Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA) in 2017 as their framework in crafting initiatives from which life-long learners could benefit.

"Access, quality and equity are our key concepts with regards to the many programs that are being undertaken and the biggest development since last year was the signing of RA 10931 by the President," de Vera said.

Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act was signed into law by President Duterte last year.

De Vera said parents of almost 900,000 students have saved money because they no longer paid for the tuition of their children enrolled in 112 state colleges and universities and 78 CHED-recognized local universities and colleges.

He added that this figure will increase to 1.3 million as parents need not pay for the miscellaneous fees as well in 2018.

To ensure that all indigent learners are given access to higher education, de Vera said RA 10931 has expanded the Tertiary Education Subsidy.

"There's another PHP16 billion allocated for 300,000 slots for poor students. The first priority are the children of the 4Ps. The second priority are students who can enroll in private universities because they live in municipalities and cities where there are no public universities. Third priority is all other poor students as manifested by other documents," he said.

De Vera added that CHED offers other programs through which every Filipino could access quality education.

These include the Ladderized Education Program, Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program, Free Medical Education, Tulong-Dunong Program, Payapa at Maganang Pamayanan and Education Assistance Programs.

Since students in state universities and colleges no longer need to pay for their tuition and fees, de Vera said there is no need for them to be Tulong-Dunong scholars anymore.

Nonetheless, CHED continues to provide them with the PHP12,000 cash assistance every year.

"We've converted into direct cash assistance... so they can pay for their books, transportation," he said. (With reports from Lyda Gail Suyu, OJT/PNA)

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Gov't provides access to free, quality college education

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MANILA -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) reported on Friday that it has focused on the creation of quality and equal access to tertiary education and training programs for the past year.In a press briefing in Quezon City, CHED Officer-in-Charge J. Prospero de Vera III said the...

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THE SOCIAL ISSUE IN THE CONTEXT OF PANDEMIC

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There should be awareness for the reason that a social issue is not called by it is if it can’t affect the mass. Owing to this fact, an action towards a problem lessens the risk of it advancing; social issues such as unequal opportunity towards education requires a great amount of attention to make sure that it doesn’t prosper leading to an even bigger complication. By knowing such problems, we now gain the potential to open new perspectives and consciousness that would be a great factor contributing to the goodness of the present and future generations.

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Boosting quality of education in PH | Early Edition

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HOW DID THE PANDEMIC AFFECT THE SOCIAL ISSUE IN THE GLOBAL AND LOCAL CONTEXT?

The pandemic certainly worsened the said social problem not only in the local but also considering the global context. Children worldwide who are basically living in slumps, not having the ability to access basic necessities and quality education is furthermore the best affected by the said problem.

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A silent and unequal education crisis. And the seeds for its solution.

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This pandemic has generated suffering of an unthinkable scale across the globe. It is the worst economic, health and social crisis of the last 100 years.

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PODCAST

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Center for Poverty and Inequality Research

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In this podcast, David Figlio and Michal Kurlaender discuss how inequality before a child is even born can compound across a lifetime, and the difference high-quality schools can make for low-income children.

In April, 2016, Figlio was a Center for Poverty Research Visiting Scholar to present the seminar "Culture and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital." Figlio is the Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy and of Economics at Northwestern University and director of the Institute for Policy Research. He studies a wide range of education and health policy issues from school accountability and standards to welfare policy and policy design.

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Reducing Inequality through Education - Center for Poverty and Inequality Research

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In this podcast, David Figlio and Michal Kurlaender discuss how inequality before a child is even born can compound across a lifetime, and the difference high-quality schools can make for low-income children. In April, 2016, Figlio was a Center for Poverty Research Visiting Scholar to present the seminar "Culture and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital."

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EDUCATION IS VITAL.

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Image about art in For Annie by LexiaMartinis

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DOCUMENTARY VIDEO

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We can surely do a lot to put an end to this madness. By the means of using the mediums of media, we are able to advocate many more individuals to be part of organizations such as the CHILD FUND ORGANIZATION that works to ensure that children or families that does not have access to basic goods and education may be attained; Moreover, CHILDFUND also aims to close the inequality gap in our country. Advocacy posters such as the images above is only some of the many examples of influencing others to comprehend how serious of an issue this is and how it can widely affect many more individuals if we don’t start exerting action towards it. Participating in such movements would allow us to be more educated about the certain issue and ease the burden to many more Filipinos nationwide. As citizens and current students of this country, we aim to strive for equality among each and every individual living, there should be no gap present for we were born to be one.

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To ensure healthy beginnings for Filipino children, ChildFund emphasizes the integration of maternal and child health, management of childhood illnesses and early childhood stimulation and development. Home-based Early Childhood Development services operate in remote communities where there are no day-care centers. In 2015, more than 47,000 infants and young children participated in Supervised Neighborhood Play sessions, which help them be prepared for school both socially and cognitively. Also, parents and caregivers attended training on safe and effective parenting, child nutrition and positive discipline.

Poverty in the Philippines is a barrier to finishing grade school for many children, as not all villages have secondary schools, and transportation costs are often high. ChildFund provides education assistance for school-aged Filipino children, covering unmet needs such as school supplies, uniforms, fares for transportation, and resources for school projects. When children lack support at home or in school, they are likely to drop out of school. In areas where sugarcane is the main industry and child labor is common, alternative learning modules for schools help educators attract children to learning. ChildFund also trains peer tutors to provide Filipino children with support in science, math and English. Such school improvements have made for more child-friendly environments, aiding retention. Peer tutors (some of whom received tutoring themselves) are helping reach students at risk. In 2015, more than 117,000 children benefited from these programs.

Leadership development and life skills training provide young people opportunities to become leaders within their communities and break the cycle of poverty in the Philippines. ChildFund Philippines works with local partner organizations to help young people learn about disaster risk reduction, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, career training and other youth issues. Several representatives of the Children and Youth sector of the President's National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) are products of ChildFund's leadership development efforts. In 2015, more than 71,000 youth received training in employment and entrepreneurship, life skills and civic involvement.

Many Filipino children are forced to work at a young age. With as many as 5.5 million children working and 3 million children working in dangerous conditions, child labor in the Philippines is a serious problem. Child workers are subject to a number of abuses that hamper their development, like working with harmful chemicals and dangerous tools, working long hours without breaks, and suffering physical and psychological abuse from employers. According to the List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor, 13 goods are produced by child laborers in the Philippines, including sugarcane, tobacco and gold.

The Philippines has child labor laws in place, but enforcement is inconsistent among the regions. The root cause of the issue, poverty, must be addressed to stop child labor in the Philippines. When faced with economic struggle, families cannot afford to send children to school and must send them to work to make ends meet. Furthermore, the global economy has driven gold mining operations in the Philippines to new levels, and this hazardous industry makes heavy use of child labor. With poverty incidence among Filipino families increasing along with economic pressure, there is a long road ahead to ending child labor.

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To ensure healthy beginnings for Filipino children, ChildFund emphasizes the integration of maternal and child health, management of childhood illnesses and early childhood stimulation and development. Home-based Early Childhood Development services operate in remote communities where there are no day-care centers.

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EDUCATION IS POWERFUL.

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Issues and challenges of the Philippine education system

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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EDUCATION IS FACILITY.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Santeri Salokivi _ Impressionist painter

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EDUCATION IS A WEAPON.