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.
β’ Over 24 million Filipinos aged 10β64 are functionally illiterate, struggling with reading comprehension and practical use of information
β’ Around 5.8 million Filipinos are basically illiterate, with very limited reading and writing skills
β’ An estimated 5.1 million children with disabilities are not being served by the education system
β’ Only about 391,000 children with disabilities are enrolled in public schools, or roughly 8% coverage
β’ Government supplementary feeding programs reach only 43% of malnourished children aged 2β4
β’ Structural and coordination problems limit the reach of education and health programs
β’ Some national programs failed to reach BARMM due to funding and coordination issues
β’ Lawmakers are calling for a system reset to address these long-standing gaps
β’ Congress plans to apply the EDCOM review model to other sectors, including agriculture
β¨ α΄ΚΈα΅β±βΏα΅ α΄α΅α΅ α΅αΆ α΅Κ°α΅ ΚΛ‘α΅α΅ α΅α΅Κ³α΅α΅ α΅α΅Λ’β±αΆ α΅Λ‘α΅α΅
