Bearing the Brunt

Pupils in a Davao public school. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylkan)As classes open, teachers contend with poor school facilities while parents are confronted with the sheer economics of educating their children. And the kids? The education department inSouthern Mindanao has found a novel, if exploitative, way to make them pay for the government?s negligence and shortcomings.

By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com

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