Edukasyon sa 'Pinas, iniulat na kulelat, World Bank, nag-sorry

ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | July 9, 2021

Humingi ng paumanhin ang World Bank sa naiulat na mababang kalidad ng edukasyon sa Pilipinas sa kanilang website kamakailan.

Saad ng World Bank, "We deeply regret that the report on education was inadvertently published earlier than scheduled and before the Department of Education (DepEd) had enough chance to provide inputs. This was an oversight on our part, and we conveyed our personal apologies in our communication with the government."

Ayon sa World Bank, binura na nila ang naturang educational report sa kanilang website at nakipag-ugnayan na rin sila kay DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones.

Ang naturang ulat ng World Bank ay may pamagat na: “Improving Student Learning Outcomes and Well-Being in the Philippines: What Are International Assessments Telling Us? (Vol.2): Synthesis Report Presentation.”

Ayon dito, 80 porsiyento ng mga estudyanteng Pinoy ang hindi man lang nakapasok sa minimum level ng expected proficiency o kulelat sa pag-aaral.

Samantala, una nang umapela ang DepEd hinggil dito at ayon kay Briones, luma ang pinagbasehang datos sa report ng World Bank at humingi rin siya ng public apology mula sa institusyon.

Saad pa ni Briones, “We would like the public to be aware of this and since the country was insulted [and] was shamed, we expect and look forward to a public apology.”

DA, umutang ng P14 bilyon sa World Bank

ni Mary Gutierrez Almirañez | May 30, 2021

Inaasahang maaaprubahan ang second additional financing (AF2) loan ng Department of Agriculture (DA) sa World Bank, kung saan nagkakahalagang $280 million o P14 billion ang ilalaang pondo para sa Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP).

Ayon pa kay DA Secretary William Dar, "We look forward to more enable communities and expanded opportunities under the new normal with the approval of the AF2-EU."

Dagdag nito, “The loan will finance agriculture enterprise and rural infrastructure subprojects under the PRDP as part of the second tranche of the $450-million funding from the World Bank approved by the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) in 2016.”

Ang proyektong PRDP ay aabutin ng 6 years, kung saan layunin nitong mapaunlad ang makabagong sistema sa agrikultura at pangingisda.

"We must continue to improve our services and processes as the world is ever-changing, and as we gradually move towards a new way of living. It is also our responsibility to keep up with the times and offer innovative solutions on how to provide for a modern, climate-smart, and market-oriented agri-fishery sector," sabi pa ni Dar.

Matatandaan namang mahigit 1,091 proyekto ang isinagawa ng DA mula sa 78 na probinsiya, kung saan halos 766,200 households ang nag-benefit nitong nakaraang Abril.