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Report Mindanao Provinces Lead in Low Literacy Rates, Urgent Educational Intervention Needed
File photo for reference only Recent data from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (Flemms) underscores a concerning reality: Eight out of the ten provinces with the lowest literacy rates are in Mindanao. This finding highlights an urgent need for targeted educational interventions in the region. According to Flemms data presented to the Senate, Tawi-Tawi holds the highest basic illiteracy rate, with 36% of its population unable to read, write, or compute. This is followed by provinces such as Davao Occidental and Basilan, each with 23%, and several others in Mindanao facing severe literacy challenges. The term "functional illiterate" applies to those who can read, write, and compute but lack comprehension skills. Tawi-Tawi also ranks highest in this category, with 67% of its population struggling with comprehension, showcasing significant barriers to progress in education and livelihood opportunities. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chair of the Senate basic education committee, expressed alarm over these figures, emphasizing the difficulty of breaking the poverty cycle without basic literacy skills. He advocates for increased funding and attention to provinces with critical literacy issues, reinforcing the need for comprehensive intervention programs. Education Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara highlighted the necessity of refocusing teaching methodologies and the importance of training students to be critical thinkers with 21st-century skills. Remedial and literacy programs are among the strategies planned to address these gaps, supported by the effective use of collected data. PSA Assistant National Statistician Adrian Cerezo noted that Angara had reviewed and acknowledged the literacy challenges during discussions, indicating a coordinated response is forthcoming. Flemms also indicates that the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has the highest regional basic illiteracy rates at 16%. Such numbers present significant obstacles to development, particularly in regions already grappling with economic challenges. For provinces with the highest literacy scores, Apayao leads with a 95.2% basic literacy rate, followed closely by Benguet and Romblon. High-functioning literacy rates were recorded in urban areas such as San Juan and Baguio, demonstrating stark contrasts between top-performing and struggling regions. Senator Gatchalian emphasized the need to allocate more resources to provinces with poor Flemms scores, suggesting this data should guide national and local government policies to foster educational improvements. This step is critical to addressing not only literacy but also the broader socioeconomic issues tied to education. Adapted by ASEAN Now from Inquirer 2025-05-02 -
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Accident Foreign Man Dies After Falling from Third-Floor Staircase in Patong
She might have been just as drunk as he was if they'd both been out together matching each other drink for drink (Which is not unusual, by the way - especially some Aussies!) And where does it say they'd been arguing? Suicide? Assisted suicide? Pure conjecture. -
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MSM-Purveyors of Misinformation/Disinformation
Lame made up misinformation claim! It was clearly mentioned 8n the MSM, for example. In the'lefty' one you linked (CNN). Of course you intentionally skipped the second paragraph of the article in order to mislead other BMs! 🤣 Three children who are US citizens, including a 4-year-old receiving treatment for metastatic cancer, were taken to Honduras with their mothers, who were deported last week, according to the families’ attorneys and civil rights and immigration advocacy organizations. In one case, a mother was deported and took her 2-year-old child with her, while the other involves another mother deported and her 4- and 7-year-old children went with her, the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Immigration Project, among other organizations, said in a news release Friday. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/27/us/children-us-citizens-deported-honduras/index.html -
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Tourism Thailand Vows to End Dual Pricing Amid Growing Tourist Backlash
You're simply deflecting, and rather ludicrously, with your emphasis on 'local residency'. How many American tourists on a one-week jaunt to Paris are going to be able to qualify as local residents? Or Asian tourists on their short visits? Slim to none, I should think--I'm an American and I know I'm not a 'local resident', and neither is my Thai spouse. If I show up at the Louvre in 2026, with my non-EU nationality and, of course, no local residency, I will be charged a higher price than a citizen of the EU, as will my Thai nationality spouse. That's dual pricing by nationality--EU nationality, or local resident, one price, any other nationality, and not a local resident, a higher price. Can't get much simpler. Are you 'X' nationality? You get this price. If you're not 'X' nationality, you get a different price. Dual pricing by whether you do, or don't have the nationality, as a visitor, to obtain the lower price. Ditto for the Canadian ski resort example. Canadian nationals are charged one price, USA nationals living in the US and visiting the resort, a higher price. That's also dual pricing based on nationality--you're either Canadian nationality or you're not. And, dual pricing by nationality is certainly not 'very rare'--in the west or anywhere else. In one of my posts I mentioned higher prices for foreign students at the college where I worked--quite common in the US, especially with state universities. Again, leaving aside the 'local residency' deflection, you again have dual pricing based on whether you have a qualifying nationality. If you're not of American nationality, you pay a higher price. I don't have a problem with most dual pricing, though, for the reason I gave in my earlier post. -
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Report Thailand Ranked 7th Happiest Country in New Global Survey
Is breathing polluted air one of them ?
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