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According to [Phil Star], Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday pressed the government to declare an education crisis and respond to a learning experience in the country which she said was worsened by the coronavirus pandemic.
Her comment came days after the World Bank took down its report that 80% of Filipino students do not meet the learning standards for their grade level.
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"We should declare an education crisis because our problems only grow worse when we are slow to react," Robredo told dZXL in Filipino. "Rather than being defensive, we should be looking for solutions."
"Let's do everything we can to subvert this crisis," Robredo added. "It's the children who would really suffer if we don't do this."
According to [Phil Star], Robredo urged education officials to provide an update using their latest data to give a clearer picture on the situation in the Philippines.
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She added many things can still be done based on doing the rounds from her office's Community Learning Hubs across the country.
According to [Phil Star], the first year of distance learning in the Philippines officially ended on July 10. It would be the same setup for a new school year, as President Rodrigo Duterte continued to reject calls for limited in-person classes in areas with low COVID-19 transmission.
