World Bank says sorry for their ‘outdated’ report on Filipino students
The World Bank has released a statement directed to the Philippine government. It contains an apology for their “oversight” about a report on the poor performance of Filipino students.
‘We deeply regret that the report on education was inadvertently published earlier than scheduled and before the Department of Education had enough chance to provide inputs,’ World Bank said in a statement.
The international financial institution released their statement after Education Secretary Leonor Briones pointed out that the report on the country’s education quality was “outdated” and “insulting”.
The World Bank claimed that over 80 percent of Filipino students fall below the minimum proficiency levels. However, Briones explained that the conclusions were based on old data, and it didn’t give the PH administration a heads-up about the report.
‘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,’ Briones said on Monday.
The World Bank explained in the statement that they reached out to Briones to have a dialogue on “opportunities and challenges” in the education sector.
‘We are aware of the Department’s various efforts and programs to address the challenge of education quality,’ it reads. ‘We agree with the Department that the issue of quality has a long historical context, and support its demonstrated commitment to resolve it decisively.’
The statement affirmed that the education report was already “temporarily” removed from World Bank’s website.
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