‘Education poverty’ haunts Muslim areas, Angara says

Published by rudy Date posted on April 22, 2010

KABACAN, Cotabato , Philippines  — There is “education poverty” in underdeveloped areas of the country for which the government must allocate more funds, according to Sen. Edgardo Angara.             

Angara, in the graduation rites of the University of Southern Mindanao here last April 10, said a recent study showed that “majority of the bottom scorers in educational attainment belong to the poorest 20 percent of the population.”

The former University of the Philippines (UP) president said many children suffering from education poverty are in Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and its surrounding islands.

“In ARMM and the Zamboanga Peninsula, over 10 percent of the population aged 17 to 22 has received less than four years of education,” he said. “In contrast, education poverty ranges from one to two percent of population in Manila.” This is the reason why he has been fighting for bigger budget for education, resulting in P185.48 billion allocated for education out of the total P1.54-trillion national budget this year.

He disclosed that “targeted spending” is now the working principle in the use of the education budget because “spending for spending sake is not the objective” and “fiscal resources are forever finite.”
Angara cited the funding for a public elementary and high school database project, which will gather information on school leadership, enrolment, participation, and retention rates over the past three years. This will provide a valuable planning tool to decision makers in finding proper solutions to the declining quality of education and will enable continuous monitoring of the academic performance of public schools.

“In short, it will make every peso spent in education count,” Angara, the chairman of the Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education (FUSE) said. He added there is also urgent need to focus on curriculum reforms to make the curriculum simplified, attuned to the times and concentrated on the basics like reading, proficiency, numerical literacy, communication arts, the natural world, and the wonders of technology. –(The Philippine Star)

July 2025

Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”

Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.

Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar.  Reject Military!

#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos

Time to support & empower survivors. Time to spark a global conversation. Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!

July


3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 Ju
ly – International Plastic Bag Free Day
 
5 July –
World Youth Skills Day 
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day 
17 July – World Day for
International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons 


Monthly Observances:

Schools Safety Month

Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month

Weekly Observances:

Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week

 

Daily Observances:

First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines

Categories

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.