On December 31, 2025, EDCOM 2 released its latest findings on the state of education in the Philippines, exposing serious gaps in literacy, inclusion, nutrition, and the delivery of basic services.
• Over 24 million Filipinos aged 10–64 are functionally illiterate, struggling with reading comprehension and practical use of information
• Around 5.8 million Filipinos are basically illiterate, with very limited reading and writing skills
• An estimated 5.1 million children with disabilities are not being served by the education system
• Only about 391,000 children with disabilities are enrolled in public schools, or roughly 8% coverage
• Government supplementary feeding programs reach only 43% of malnourished children aged 2–4
• Structural and coordination problems limit the reach of education and health programs
• Some national programs failed to reach BARMM due to funding and coordination issues
• Lawmakers are calling for a system reset to address these long-standing gaps
• Congress plans to apply the EDCOM review model to other sectors, including agriculture
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