MORE than six million young Filipinos are out of school because of the high cost of education, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO).
Based on the NSO’s 2010 annual poverty indicators surveys, 16 percent of the estimated 39 million Filipinos aged six to 24 either could not enroll or dropped out of school because of poverty.
Out of school youth are those aged six to 17 who are not attending formal school and those aged 18 to 24 who are currently out of school, not gainfully employed and have not finished college or post-secondary course.
The high cost of education was the leading reason for not attending school (28.9 percent), followed by lack of personal interest, (27.5 percent); marriage, (14 percent) and job hunting (11.2 percent).
Majority of those not studying were women.
The NSO said that one-fifth of the total out of school youth, or OSY, belong to the bottom 10 percent per capita income stratum.
Among the regions, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has the highest percentage of OSY with about 24 percent of its young population not in school, followed by Davao, 19 percent, and Caraga and Central Luzon, with 18 percent each.
Cordillera Administrative Region has the lowest percentage of OSY at 10 percent. –Darwin G. Amojelar, Manila Times
March –
IT’S WOMEN’S MONTH!
“Respect and support women
every day of the year/s!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands
#Report Corruption #SearchPosts #TakePicturesVideos
Monthly Observances:
Women’s Role in History Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Environmental Week;
Women’s Week
Week 3: Philippine Industry and “
Made-in-the-Philippines Products Week
Last Week: Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment
of the Girl Child Week
Daily Observances:
March 8: Women’s Rights and
International Peace Day;
National Women’s Day
March 4: Employee Appreciation Day
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day
March 18: Global Recycling Day
March 21: International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination
March 23: International Day for the Right to the Truth
Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations
and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25: International Day of Remembrance of the
Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 27: Earth Hour
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
