FUNCTIONAL illiteracy in the Philippines is a pressing issue that demands urgent attention. The 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey showed that 18.9 million Filipinos aged 10 to ...

MANILA, Philippines — A higher basic and functional literacy rate was recorded among individuals who reached at least a high school level of education, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

'This functional literacy crisis is arguably the challenge of our generation. It is a challenge to our national survival.' The recently released results from the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, ...

Functional literacy is the ability to read, write, and comprehend written information in a way that allows individuals to effectively participate in various activities and functions in their daily ...

EDUCATION Secretary Sonny Angara vowed to strengthen interventions among students after a survey found that 18 million Filipino graduates were "functionally illiterate." Based on the Philippine ...

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna (PIA) – The Calabarzon region recorded the third-highest functional literacy rate nationwide according to the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) ...

RESULTS of the latest “Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey [FLEMMS, 2024]” by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) have sparked controversy not only among education-related ...

Education Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Thursday said that the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) results on functional literacy highlight what the agency ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has the highest functional literacy rate in the country with 81.2 percent, beating the National Capital Region’s 79.9 percent, ...