Palace Spox comes out of contact with pH education realities

“Outside the law” means lacking knowledge or information or lack of awareness or sympathy. This is what the Malacañang press under -secretary and the subsequent communications Claire Castro on his press briefing on March 6.

Here are some fragments from the press conference, which would make a single squat:

“Angukulang ng isang tao hindi naman agad-ito-lugre-reflect ng kakulangan ng ginagawa ng pamahalaan para maiangat angl ng touch edukasyon. Kanyang Sarili, Lalong-Lalo Na Marami na Po Tayong Mapag-Aaralan using Google Search and Lahat NG Anting Maling and Search by using the computer system.

“Hindi Po Nababahala Ang touching Pangulo Dahil to reach Po, Panahon po ngayon, lahat po ng paraan ay ginagawa po Natin Para Maiangat po Angl Elel Ng reach edukasyon.”

“Meron Tayong Record Na Medyo Mahina SA mathematics at reading Kaya nga Po and suggestion Dito … Ay Maiangat Muna Natin ‘Yung fundamental years ng mga Bata. Kaya po naglaan ng pondo ng Pangulo Po Po Magkaroon Ng (Unintelligible Word, Event Kabata.”

PH has a large digital division

Castro quickly said that students/students can rise to the level themselves learning through the Internet and looking for the computer system.

Is it really familiar with the “Digital Divid” problem?

More simply, the digital gap is the gap between people who have access to the modern technology of information and communications and those who do not.

According to Dătareportal Digital 2024: Philippines, the country has a significant digital division, about 26.4 percent of the population that does not access the Internet, which means that about 31.24 million were offline in early 2024, despite a general penetration rate of 73.6 percent. This gap is particularly pronounced in rural areas where the Internet infrastructure is limited compared to urban centers.

The data from the Education Department have shown that about 21 million students were registered in 2024. 26.4 percent who do not have access to the Internet translates to about 5.5 million students. What do we do with these over 5 million students, undersecretary Castro? How could they level themselves using the internet (which is inaccessible to them)?

Pisa rankings are real

Castro covers the failure of our education system with sugar. She said: “Meron Tayong Record na Medyo Mahina …” What “Medyo Mahina”? Our students are truly “mahina” – this is the truth.

Based on the ranking of the program for the evaluation of international students (PISA), in 2022, the Philippines ranked 77th out of 81 countries included in the PISA study. Philippines ranked sixth to last reading and mathematics, and the third to last in science.

Worse, Philippines ranked at the bottom in creative thinking. Is this “Medyo Mahina?”

Given these alarming PISA rankings, the Philippine Education (PBED) business said that the country’s education system is its worst state. PBB also said that the weak performance of the students is a problem for the country as a whole.

Is the president not disturbed?

Castro insists that the president is not disturbed or says he is disturbed by the current state of education in this country. She actually said: “Hindi Po Nababahala Ang touching Pangulo …”

If the president is not even disturbed by the deficiencies and flaws of our educational system, then he has no president – if we have to believe the undersecretary Castro.

With everything that was said, Castro revealed that she was doing things. She showed that she does not speak in the name of the president, but only based on her own opinion.

Please do appropriate research work, study the facts and use the appropriate statistics to make you credible, under -under -secretaries Claire Castro.

Government responsibility

The crisis of education in the Philippines requires sincere recognition, not repulsive answers. When officials minimize systemic problems as just “Medyo Mahina” or suggest disadvantaged students simply “level” through inaccessible Internet resources, they reveal a disturbing disconnection from reality.

The PISA rankings represent real Philippine students who are fighting in a failure system. Until our officials speak sincerely about these challenges, rather than their reduction, our broken educational system will remain the same.

It is time for the administration to face the crisis of education, honesty, emergency and seriousness it deserves.

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