1. Education in the Philippines BIRTHRATES AND EDUCATION

2.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBqjVGBolXo ​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBqjVGBolXo

3. Filipino Education Issue  Overpopulation  High fertility rate  Philippines: 80% Catholic  http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=wb- wdi&ctype=l&strail=false&nselm=h&met_y=sp_pop_grow&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdi m=country&idim=country:PHL&tdim=true&hl=en&dl=en+name%3DI9 http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=wb- wdi&ctype=l&strail=false&nselm=h&met_y=sp_pop_grow&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdi m=country&idim=country:PHL&tdim=true&hl=en&dl=en+name%3DI9  Overcrowded schools  Low government investment in education  30-50% less than the Philippines’ neighbors  Government teacher/student ratio GOALS :  Kindergarten 1:25  Elementary 1:45  High School 1: 50-55  Multiple shifts of classes daily

4.  Filipino families struggle to pay for private education  Turn to public schooling  Government policy of not turning away students who enroll by first day of classes  Family-focused society  Children are expected to care for their own parents, as well as siblings  Children leaving school for work  Education gender gap  Boys drop out, expected to work

5.  Poor governmental taxation system  Burden placed upon poorer families, small businesses  Despite reallocation of GDP towards health and education, World Bank estimates a need of an additional 5% allocated to education, on top of doubling resources towards infrastructure  Government media programs deterring “coercion”  Filipino parents willing to pay bribes to ensure their children are fit into overcrowded classrooms  Sanitation issues  High school – 1 toilet for 143 students  Elementary – 1 toilet for 114 students  Only about 10% of students receive a “quality” education

6. Proposed Solutions  Vouchers  Allow students to receive vouchers for private education  Catholic Church  Pope Francis’ most recent statements on family size  World Bank recommendations for tax system  Simplify tax system  Create easier compliance for small businesses  Serious effort made toward curbing growth rate  Dedicate appropriate amount of resources toward education  Expansion of alternative learning programs  University students proof-reading textbooks

7. Sources  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/world/asia/25iht-phils.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/world/asia/25iht-phils.html  http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/philippines/philippine-schools-race- to-deal-with-overcrowding-1.1192083 http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/philippines/philippine-schools-race- to-deal-with-overcrowding-1.1192083  http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press- release/2014/08/07/philippines-accelerating-investments-in- infrastructure-health-education-to-sustain-growth-that-benefits-the- poor http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press- release/2014/08/07/philippines-accelerating-investments-in- infrastructure-health-education-to-sustain-growth-that-benefits-the- poor  http://www.philstar.com/business/2014/12/19/1404183/sin-tax- collection-40 http://www.philstar.com/business/2014/12/19/1404183/sin-tax- collection-40  http://theobservers.net/is-public-education-in-the-philippines-a- hopeless-cause/ ​ http://theobservers.net/is-public-education-in-the-philippines-a- hopeless-cause/

8. Sources Continued  http://www.consciencelaws.org/law/commentary/legal055- 002.aspx http://www.consciencelaws.org/law/commentary/legal055- 002.aspx  http://www.interaksyon.com/article/108594/education-for-all- global-movement-ending-philippines-fails-to-meet-targets http://www.interaksyon.com/article/108594/education-for-all- global-movement-ending-philippines-fails-to-meet-targets  http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=wb- wdi&ctype=l&strail=false&nselm=h&met_y=sp_pop_grow&scale_y=lin&ind_y =false&rdim=country&idim=country:PHL&tdim=true&hl=en&dl=en+name%3 DI9 http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=wb- wdi&ctype=l&strail=false&nselm=h&met_y=sp_pop_grow&scale_y=lin&ind_y =false&rdim=country&idim=country:PHL&tdim=true&hl=en&dl=en+name%3 DI9