This is one of the last countries in the world to restart full -time and face -to -face courses. The prolonged closure of the classrooms raises fears of an aggravation of the situation of education in the country, already in crisis.
Le Monde with AFP
On the occasion of the start of the school year, Philippine establishments reopened, Monday, August 22, to welcome millions of children in full time. After more than two years of closure due to the Pandemic of Covid-19, the Philippines are one of the last countries of the world to find traditional school conditions.
After the closure of the Philippin establishments, a “hybrid learning” program, based on printed media as well as on courses broadcast on television and on social networks, had been implemented. Upstream of the reopening, the government has intensified its vaccination campaign, and has announced free public transport for all students until the end of the calendar year.
The problems reappear
On Saturday, the government allocated cash to students and parents to help them in their expenses, which gave rise to disorder scenes before the distribution centers.
With the reopening of schools, the problems before the health crisis reappear, whether it is the large number of students, the dated education methods or the lack of essential infrastructure.
Even before the pandemic, nine in ten Philippin children were unable to “read a simple text and understand it” after reaching the age of 10, explained the World Bank and other agencies in a recent report.
Only ten countries knew a more serious situation, including Afghanistan, Laos, Chad and Yemen.