The document discusses how Philippine society and education have changed over the past 50 years. It notes that the country is now politically independent, has a growing middle class and more professionals. Curriculum developers must account for these societal changes and ensure education addresses problems in society and supports industry needs. While the number of students and classrooms has increased, overcrowding and declining student aptitude pose issues for education quality and progress in the Philippines.

1. JOHANNA MANZO
Reporter

2. The Philippine society today is different in many respects
from what it was fifty years ago.
Politically independent
Population
Growing middle class
Increasing number of
professionals
Different means of
communication and
transportation
Public and private schools,
colleges and universities
Various industries have grown
Medical science

3. Curriculum developers must
have in mind that the problems
of society is the problem of
education.
Industry needs to indicate the
direction and dimension of
educational progress for
manpower development.
Education must enrich society,
improve the living conditions of
its people and make possible its
optimum development.

4. •The curriculum must keep up
with the changing political,
economic and social conditions of
the country.
•Philippines is
basically an
agricultural
country.

5. • Education is the best social leveler.
They say that it is the very answer
to poverty, corruption, hate, and
ignorance.
• The literacy
rate in the
Philippines has
regressed a lot
over the last ten
years.
(IBON Facts and Figures)

6. Despite the good things that Department of Education has
reported such as the increased number of classrooms and
students, the fact remains that the crowding 1:70
classroom ratio, the decreasing aptitude of students and
the decadence of the values of the young, among
hundreds others, hamper the progress of the state of
education of the country.
Education in the Philippines may be
summarized into the following issues:
1. Quality of education
2. Affordability of Education
3. Government budget for education
4. Education mismatch.