By NG Seruela
The Department of Education (DepEd) is dismayed by the result of the World Bank’s latest study on the state of the Philippine education.
The study showed that 80% of Filipino students’ proficiency levels are below minimum. In a public briefing on Monday (July 5), DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones said the World Bank “admitted” that it used data from the 2019 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
“Iyong datos, inaamin ito ng World Bank na ginamit nila ay galing sa PISA assessment. At iyong PISA assessment na data, noong 2019 pa, diniscuss na iyan ng buong Pilipinas, so luma na iyang data nila, dahil since 2019 ay marami nang nangyayari,” she said.
Briones explained that the new developments in the education system have not been included in the assessment, including that many sectors have been helping improve the state of the Philippine education.
“Pangatlo, hindi isinama iyong mga bagong developments na ang daming tumutulong ngayon dahil concerned ang buong bansa sa estado ng edukasyon.”
The DepEd Chief said they were not informed regarding the report before it was released to the public. She claimed that the country was insulted and they expect a public apology.
“Walang ‘excuse me, ‘di namin alam.’ Ang practice is ipaalam mo sa isang bansa kung magpadala ka ng report ng ganyan sa publiko. Nauna ang media… And since the country was insulted, was shamed and so on, we expect and look forward to a public apology, lalo na iyong hindi pagsabi sa amin na naglabas sila ng ganoong klaseng datos, na lumang-luma na datos.”
She also said the World Bank is a long-term partner of the country in education reform. – jlo
