Wake-up call: Philippines’ declining literacy risks outsourcing business
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“A three-year review of the country’s education system shows that nine in 10 children cannot read and understand a simple text by age 10”
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— Carlo Biado (born October 31, 1983) is a Filipino professional pool player known as "The Black Tiger". Biado is a multiple world champion, becoming the first-ever Filipino player to win World Nine-bal…
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— Filipino (English: FIL-ih-PEE-noh; Wikang Filipino [ˈwikɐŋ filiˈpino]), also known as Standard Tagalog, is the national language of the Philippines, the main lingua franca, and one of the two offic…
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— The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands, with a total area o…
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“According to a three-year review... the Second Congressional Commission on Education report, nine in 10 Filipino children cannot read and understand a simple text by age 10.”
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While the Wikipedia entry confirms the existence of the Second Congressional Commission on Education, it does not mention any findings about literacy rates or the specific statistic cited in the claim. No other sources corroborate the report's content.
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— Judy May Chu (born July 7, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 28th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she has held a seat in Con…
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— Linda Teresa Sánchez (born January 28, 1969) is an American politician and former labor lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for California's 38th congressional district since 2013. A member of t…
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— The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) is a Philippine Congressional entity created by the 18th Congress of the Philippines.
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“The failure persists throughout high school, leaving millions of students effectively functionally illiterate by the time they graduate.”
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No evidence was found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to support or refute the claim about functional illiteracy in high school graduates.
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