Philippines underscores importance of education in alleviating poverty
| 
Subscribe: WB Poverty Measures for Philippines Unreliable: Ibon
US-Philippines partnership produces new TV series on peace education
Philippines: 3 Million Filipinos Rise from Poverty — Palace
International observers see poverty as major election issue
MANILA — Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesperson Ignacio R. Bunye underscored today the importance of providing Filipino students with quality but affordable education as a way of alleviating poverty in the country.
“Access to quality education holds the key to poverty’s defeat. This administration shall continue to build more classrooms, hire more teachers, and improve our basic curriculum as part of the President’s social payback,” Bunye said in a statement.
He said that the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has given priority to the provision of quality and affordable education as an integral part of the fight against poverty.
“Let this be our nonpartisan agenda to keep more Filipino children in school rather that out in the streets or in factories, illegal establishments and other risky workplaces where they do not belong,” he stressed.
Bunye’s statement came on the heels of the Department of Education (DepEd) assessment that the opening of the new school year yesterday was generally “smooth and peaceful.”
Education Secretary Jesli Lapus reported that there was a great improvement in classrooms and other school facilities in Metro Manila and other key areas of the country. (OPS) (davaotoday.com)
MOA on ancestral domain: It’s not over yet
