Roxas: More kids out of school dulls RP competitiveness

Senator Mar Roxas warned that the increasing number of children deprived of education puts the country’s competitiveness and long-term future in jeopardy. This, as he called on the government to review and reform the education system and revamp the “business-as-usual” way of spending education funds. “If we want to improve our youth’s education outcomes and […]

Use of local language in primary education sought by Sen. Mar Roxas

Senator Mar Roxas wants the use of the local language in the primary school as he seeks to increase the number of years for basic education from 10 to 12. In a bid to improve the Philippine education system, Roxas filed Tuesday Senate Bill 2249 or the Omnibus Education Reform Act. “We need to fix […]