Total population (in thousands) | 100,699 (2015) |
Population aged 14 years and younger (in thousands) | 32,172 (2015) |
Out-of-school children | 402,182 (2013) |
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Access

Getting boats to children who have to swim to school in the Philippines
Story Source: BBC News (UK - World News) ~ Go to Original Article Imagine if going to school meant swimming ...
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Filipino children remain deprived of fundamental rights to life — UN study
Photo: (From Author Site URL) Date: 9 Oct 2018 | by: Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz | Story Source: Manila Bulletin ~ ...
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Philippines: DepEd to ensure full implementation of inclusive literacy
Photo: (From Author Site URL) Date: 10 Sep 2018 | by: Merlina Hernando-Malipot | Story Source: Manila Bulletin ~ Go to ...
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Children with Disabilities
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Emergency

Philippines: More than a Million Children Missing out on Education as Thousands of Schools Remain Shut Following Typhoon Mangkhut
Photo: (From Author Site URL) Date: 12 Sep 2018 | by: Save the Children, US | Story Source: Save the ...
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Marawi conflict one year on: More than 300,000 Filipinos still displaced, 30,000 children yet to return to school
Published on 22 May 2018 | ReliefWeb — View Original Seven months after the southern Philippines city of Marawi was ...
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Rebuilding education and peace in Mindanao
Written by Imelda Deinla Ella, not her real name, was allegedly caught as an ‘amazon’ or woman fighter for the ...
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Gender

Advocating for the rights of girls around the world
I am one of the many young girls who grew up in a place where there is always conflict. In ...
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Floating schools bring hope to sea gypsies in the Philippines
Standing in a semi-circle, a group of 30 children sing a song as their classroom sways with the waves. "It's ...
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ICT in Education

Online course to equip teachers of new General Education curriculum
Story Source: Open Gov Asia ~ Go to Original Article A fully online training for teachers of the new General ...
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Philippines: How is education being disrupted by technology?
By Krista Garcia January 14, 2018 Digital tools are making it easier, faster, and cheaper to learn MANILA, Philippines – In ...
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Philippines: E-library seen to provide free books, educational materials
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — A three-storey electronic library that offers “rich multimedia content and is accessible to the public” is ...
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Innovative Financing
China, Japan to aid Philippines in education, agri
PRESIDENT-ELECT Rodrigo Duterte bared on Thursday night that China and Japan signified to provide aid to the Philippines in education ...
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29 edtech startups across Southeast Asia with some funding and traction
Startups that tackle problems in Southeast Asia’s education system aren’t exactly writing big headlines with multi-million dollar funding rounds, but ...
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Conditional grants kept poor children in school, World Bank says
Study shows programme also helped improve and maintain health standards. Conditional cash assistance to the poorest of the poor had ...
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Learning Outcomes

The Philippines Wants More STEM-Educated People
Photo: (From Author Site URL) Date: 19 Oct 2018 | by: Sintia Radu | Story Source: US News ~ Go ...
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Philippine Education System in 2018: Are We Moving Forward?
Photo: (From Author Site URL) Date: 4 Sep 2018 | by: Marane A. Plaza | Story Source: Business Mirror ~ ...
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Philippines: ALS completers under old basic education curriculum who passed A&E Test-High School Level are eligible for high education
By Merlina Hernando-Malipot from the Manila Bulletin, Published June 11, 2018, 7:58 PM ^ DepEd Sec. Leonor Briones (MB PHOTO/FEDERICO ...
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Mother Tongue
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Partnership

Filipino charity makes education accessible for island children
Photo: (From Author Site URL) Date: 25 Aug 2018 by: Banarby Lo | Story Source: CGTN (Philippines) ~ Go to ...
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Philippines: Unesco partners with PSC to improve Children’s Games
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has formed a partnership with the Philippine Sports Commission and the ...
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Japan gov’t gives $6M to support children’s education in Mindanao
The Government of Japan has given US$6.2 million to UN children’s agency UNICEF to support peacebuilding and education efforts for conflict-affected ...
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Policy and Curriculum

Online course to equip teachers of new General Education curriculum
Story Source: Open Gov Asia ~ Go to Original Article A fully online training for teachers of the new General ...
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Philippines: Teacher education must be learner-centered: DepEd
Photo: ©UNESCO / S.Chaiyasook Date: 9 Nov 2018 | by: Teresa Montemayor | Story Source: Philippines News Agency ~ Go to ...
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The Philippines Wants More STEM-Educated People
Photo: (From Author Site URL) Date: 19 Oct 2018 | by: Sintia Radu | Story Source: US News ~ Go ...
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Private Sector

Bringing the Joy of Learning to Children in Asia: Fuji Xerox Project Leveraging its Strengths to Provide Learning Materials
Fuji Xerox Co., a major office equipment and solution service provider based in Japan, launched in 2015 a project to ...
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Fuji Xerox: Helping to Educate Children with Limited Access to Primary Education
Primary education is critical to breaking the chain of poverty and boosting community development. In the Asia-Pacific region, there are ...
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Dell increases tech access to underserved PH youth
Through a combination of charitable giving, technology and expertise, Dell has helped 12,000 underserved Philippines youth gain access to technology ...
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Teacher

Online course to equip teachers of new General Education curriculum
Story Source: Open Gov Asia ~ Go to Original Article A fully online training for teachers of the new General ...
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Philippines: Teacher education must be learner-centered: DepEd
Photo: ©UNESCO / S.Chaiyasook Date: 9 Nov 2018 | by: Teresa Montemayor | Story Source: Philippines News Agency ~ Go to ...
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Teaching students, their parents and teachers, too
Cynthia Lim, mother of three, did not think it is necessary to attend meetings called by Malanday Elementary School (MES) ...
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