Aired (January 21, 2024): Marami man ang pagsubok na kinahaharap ng mga estudyante sa bansa, nagsusumikap pa rin silang matuto araw-araw. Ngunit sa kabila ng kanilang determinasyon, tila nahuhuli pa rin ang mga Pilipinong mag-aaral kumpara sa mga kabataan sa iba’t ibang sulok ng mundo. Samahan si Atom Araullo na tuklasin ang kuwento ng mga estudyanteng nagsusumikap at nagsasakripisyo para sa ngalan ng edukasyon. Panoorin ang video na ito.
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06:58 Nice to meet you.
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07:29 Hello.
07:31 How was your lesson?
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07:38 Why are you putting a number?
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07:45 J.D. Lin's lesson is spelled in Filipino today.
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08:07 Why did you decide to teach them?
08:11 I want to teach them.
08:15 Did they request you or did you tell them that you will teach them?
08:21 I told them that I will teach them more in reading.
08:26 [speaking in Tagalog]
08:36 Are your students naughty?
08:38 Yes.
08:40 Who is the most naughty student?
08:44 Who?
08:46 These four.
08:48 Who are these four?
08:50 These four?
08:51 Who is the nicest?
08:54 These two.
08:56 Oh, the two at the end.
08:58 Hardship has a big effect on the children's studies.
09:07 One of the things J.D. Lin teaches is his neighbor, Rodel, who is 13 years old.
09:18 He is the oldest in the class.
09:23 Rodel was not able to enroll in this school year.
09:32 Why did you stop?
09:34 My father got sick.
09:37 My mother took him home.
09:42 We were about to finish school when my mother told us that we should buy medicine for them but they couldn't.
09:48 That's why I didn't enroll.
09:50 What went through your mind when your parents told you that you shouldn't enroll?
09:56 I was also sad because I was the only one who didn't get to enroll in this school.
10:02 Why did you want to enroll in this school?
10:06 I wanted to learn and help my parents when the time comes.
10:12 There's someone living here.
10:16 Even though he's not enrolled this year, Rodel continues his studies.
10:23 These are the books. Let me see.
10:26 Elementary Mathematics, Grade 1.
10:29 English Expressways.
10:35 Grade 1.
10:36 Matapat na Pilipino.
10:38 This is also Grade 1.
10:40 Where did you get these books?
10:43 I'm still learning Elementary Mathematics.
10:47 This is English. I'm having a hard time with English.
10:50 Let's read it.
10:52 This is Grade 1.
10:55 It is a new day.
11:03 What does that mean?
11:04 It's a new day.
11:08 It's almost a new day.
11:11 It's a new day.
11:14 It's a new day.
11:16 It's really hard to learn English.
11:18 It's hard to learn English if you don't practice.
11:21 If you don't speak English, you'll forget it easily.
11:24 So, these books are very important to you?
11:30 Yes.
11:32 They are very important.
11:33 What if you get sick and you have to put them back?
11:36 My mom would wrap them in plastic and we would put them here.
11:41 I'll just put them here.
11:42 Meanwhile, Jeydeline is checking the scores that she gave to her students earlier.
12:10 Did their scores go up?
12:11 Yes, it did.
12:13 All of them got 10.
12:16 One of them got a fat score.
12:18 Jeydeline's father, Jose, is also a tribal leader of the community.
12:27 How is life here?
12:30 We are really experiencing a lot of hardship.
12:38 We are really struggling.
12:42 Sometimes, we are already two generations old and we still can't get along.
12:47 My children are very understanding.
12:50 They don't notice that we are struggling.
12:53 They are still studying.
12:58 Number 8, Metal.
13:03 It looks like it's just a game.
13:05 But for Jeydeline, her tutor is doing something serious.
13:10 She says that it's tiring.
13:14 You can stop it.
13:16 Just say, "I'm tired. I don't want to teach anymore."
13:19 I won't do it.
13:22 If I stop teaching, I will be sad.
13:28 By Monday, the children are ready to go to their formal school.
13:42 The children are busy and busy studying.
13:51 But it's not just determination and sacrifice that is needed to improve the quality of education in the country.
13:58 In the last data of the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA,
14:06 in 81 countries, the Philippines was ranked 6th in terms of math and reading.
14:15 And 3rd in the last in terms of science.
14:20 Meanwhile, in the study of the World Bank,
14:26 the Shams were placed in every 10 Filipino children aged 10
14:30 who have difficulty reading and understanding when reading in their age group.
14:35 This is called learning poverty.
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14:42 At 5.30 in the morning, the Grade 6 student, Jamboy, and his cousin, Judel, are getting ready to go to school.
15:04 Since there is no school in their area, they have to walk for a long time every day to get to school.
15:11 But sometimes, they use a shortcut.
15:23 The barangay's tram line.
15:31 It's just for their agricultural goods and products.
15:35 But other residents also use it to travel fast across the mountains.
15:45 Including Jamboy and Judel.
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15:51 Since it was destroyed, the barangay's tram line was just a reason.
16:17 [music]
16:19 It's almost 140 feet high.
16:27 There is no door anymore.
16:29 And since it's not really for people, there is no seat or harness for those who ride here.
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16:42 We are not afraid.
17:08 It's easier to walk here.
17:10 [bell rings]
17:12 The student population of Patidong Elementary School is small.
17:20 Grade 6 is just one section, which is made up of 32 students.
17:28 Do you enjoy your class?
17:31 Yes.
17:33 What is your favorite subject?
17:35 Math.
17:37 Why math?
17:38 It's easier for me.
17:41 Compared to?
17:43 Science.
17:45 Do you read books, Jamboy? Do you understand what's written?
17:49 Just a little.
17:51 Just a little.
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17:56 Their teacher, Patidong Elementary School, finds it difficult for many of his students to study English.
18:03 He has to teach them in local languages so that the students can understand.
18:09 When they read, they can read but they don't understand what they're reading.
18:14 That's what happens.
18:16 So they can speak the words, but they don't understand the meaning.
18:22 The meaning, yes.
18:24 What's the use of reading and reading if they don't understand?
18:31 They keep on speaking in English and Filipino and they didn't understand.
18:35 That's why we translate in our own dialect.
18:38 Joy in learning English.
18:41 Jamboy and I read their English lesson.
18:44 Go ahead, read it.
18:47 Are you in the habit of throwing trash anywhere during the rainy season?
18:57 I know how to read English.
19:00 You just have words that you don't know.
19:04 But did you understand what we read?
19:07 No.
19:09 What does throwing trash mean?
19:12 You don't know what throwing trash means.
19:17 Fidgety shrimp did all kinds of jumps and sprints.
19:21 What are jumps and sprints?
19:24 Running and jumping.
19:28 Good! Good job.
19:30 To be honest, kids should be good at reading when they reach grade 6.
19:39 But it's still hard for many of them.
19:43 Are you worried?
19:48 No.
19:51 Do you worry?
19:54 I'm really worried about how they will cope up with our lessons if they are like that.
20:02 When they go to high school, they will drop out.
20:07 Teacher Elizabeth also has students who are good at reading.
20:18 Like Isabel.
20:21 [Students reciting]
20:23 What subject are you good at?
20:26 English.
20:28 What is your grade in English?
20:32 Ninety.
20:34 Ninety?
20:36 Yes.
20:38 Wow! Are you the best in your class in English?
20:40 Yes.
20:41 Good job!
20:48 But Isabel has a secret weapon.
20:51 A treasure of knowledge that she cannot find in school.
20:56 Her grandmother.
21:03 Where did you learn English? Why are you better than your classmates?
21:11 From my grandmother.
21:13 Are you close with your grandmother?
21:15 Yes.
21:18 I have a little brother.
21:20 He is from Tuchuan.
21:23 He is a historian.
21:26 Her 78-year-old grandmother is learning English from missionaries who have traveled to their place when they were young.
21:38 I continued to fight for my English.
21:42 So you're very close with Isabel?
21:45 Yes. Because she is the one who loves me very much.
21:49 Really?
21:51 She is very much happy while I'm teaching her to read and write.
21:55 I heard that she does very well in school.
21:58 Yes.
22:00 Is that right?
22:01 Yes. She is obedient and honest.
22:05 Grandma Ginamay says that she is also worried about the other youths in their community.
22:14 Some of them are not going to school anymore, especially if they cannot attend their lessons.
22:20 Why do you think young people here in your community should go to school?
22:27 Because they know our life is more harder than before.
22:31 So they hate to go to school.
22:36 But the problem with reading and writing is that it does not mean that the Filipino youths are not smart enough.
22:44 Even though Jamboy is poor in English, he is one of the best math teachers in his class.
22:52 He is very strict with Isabel.
22:56 Tell me about Jamboy. What does he mean to you?
22:59 Describe him to me.
23:03 He is very strict and noisy.
23:06 But is he also good?
23:08 Yes.
23:10 What is his strength?
23:11 In math.
23:12 Are you friends with Isabel?
23:13 Yes.
23:15 But sometimes we fight.
23:18 Really?
23:20 Yes.
23:21 Where do you fight?
23:22 In math.
23:24 You fight?
23:28 Yes.
23:31 How do you fight in math?
23:32 With a pen.
23:34 What kind of pen? The one that you use to increase your grades?
23:40 Yes.
23:41 What do you use to write?
23:43 A ball pen.
23:44 A ball pen?
23:45 Yes.
23:46 Who wins?
23:47 I do.
23:49 Wow.
23:50 Sometimes me, sometimes him.
23:51 But you need to be smart and supportive so that the youths will be smart.
24:00 The barangay's captain clarified that it is prohibited for people to ride the tram because it is dangerous.
24:08 We really cannot allow people to ride the tram.
24:12 The DA advised us before giving this project that people cannot ride the tram.
24:17 We cannot monitor the tram every hour.
24:22 The barangay is now studying a solution so that the youths will not ride the tram.
24:29 I see that it is a good project to build their multi-grade school, their building,
24:37 so that they will not cross the river.
24:40 That is where they will study.
24:44 In studying for the PISA, half of the Filipino students in the school said that there is a lack of infrastructure.
24:53 But aside from the houses and classrooms, there is also a big lack of equipment.
25:00 Half of them said that they lack educational material in school, just like the books.
25:08 What is the problem with the material from the equipment?
25:12 It is not enough.
25:13 The volume is not enough for the children to study.
25:16 That is our problem.
25:18 The ratio of 1 is to 1 is not met.
25:22 In Pangasinan, we met some students who are trying to pass their diploma exams.
25:40 14-year-old Guian, known as Embo,
25:51 walks to the river everyday with his friends when there is a class.
26:02 Here, the youths are lining up to ride the tram.
26:10 This is a shortcut for the children.
26:18 There is a 2-kilometer-long ropeway from here.
26:31 But aside from the distance, they still have to pay for the fare.
26:37 You have to pay P20 for the fare every morning and afternoon.
26:44 Is P20 a big amount?
26:47 Yes, especially during recess.
26:51 They are strong-willed and good at balancing.
26:55 They need to ride the tram when they are a bit old.
27:00 But Embo is not just a simple passenger.
27:03 He is the one who helps the students cross the river.
27:08 Why did you decide to help with the rafting?
27:13 Because some of us are in elementary school, we might fall or get hurt.
27:20 Embo has been to many places to help the children and many neighbors.
27:27 But he never gets tired.
27:29 It's fun because we get to see our cousins and friends.
27:36 It seems like it's easy when Embo does it.
27:39 So I tried it too.
27:42 [Birds chirping]
28:11 Good thing I didn't get embarrassed in front of the children.
28:15 [Cheering]
28:21 I'm cold there.
28:35 From the other side of the river, it's just a 10-minute walk to school.
28:41 Embo is now in Grade 9.
28:48 According to his teachers, he learns fast and is always with the class.
28:54 But many are also having a hard time reading and understanding.
29:03 This is one of the biggest challenges in school.
29:06 It's very important. We have to raise the comprehension level of the children 100%.
29:11 Because that's where you can see if you have a good reading.
29:14 One of the ones who is caught off guard is Daniel.
29:18 The child admitted that he went to Grade 8 and it was hard to read.
29:24 I'm not good at English.
29:27 When you read English, do you understand what you're reading?
29:31 No, I don't know how to read. I just read it.
29:36 To help the children who are having a hard time in school,
29:41 the body system was implemented last year.
29:45 They encouraged the students who are caught off guard to learn more.
29:51 We first employ the body system in non-readers.
29:57 You put him next to a child who knows how to read. He will teach him.
30:02 Embo and Daniel were assigned to be the body system.
30:09 When you started to be the body system, did it help you?
30:13 Yes.
30:15 How?
30:17 Because when I'm having a hard time, he helps me.
30:21 Even though the program is still new,
30:25 the results are promising.
30:27 When the child's reading ability is developed,
30:31 he will have confidence.
30:33 He can now read and answer to activities in school.
30:38 In Ifugao, a recognition was prepared by the principal and teachers for the students.
30:46 I would like to congratulate in advance the IOU and the EXERC effort.
30:54 [Applause]
30:59 Isabel received two awards.
31:02 A recognition given to Isabel Duqueza for best in mathematics.
31:09 [Applause]
31:11 Perfect attendance and best in math.
31:15 Miguel Aluyao.
31:18 But Jamboy did not make it.
31:21 He is also absent from class.
31:24 What award did you get earlier?
31:27 Perfect attendance.
31:29 Wow! You are not absent yet?
31:32 Yes.
31:34 Why are you not absent?
31:36 I want to learn. I don't want to waste my time.
31:50 But Isabel does not hide her knowledge.
31:53 When she is not in class, she goes to her classmates
31:58 to serve as a tutor to them.
32:02 One of them is her rival in math, Jamboy.
32:10 Come here.
32:12 [Music]
32:19 Hello.
32:21 Study.
32:23 Is it important that you help each other in class?
32:27 Yes.
32:29 Why?
32:31 Because we are four.
32:34 We are not four.
32:38 What is your dream for your fellow students?
32:42 I hope that they will be able to study.
32:47 I want them to be able to study.
32:50 I want them to be able to study.
32:53 There is a theme that is becoming clear in our visits to different schools in the country.
33:03 Children are helping their fellow students in their studies
33:07 amidst the challenges that education is facing.
33:13 Jeydeline, a student tutor from Quezon, has become an inspiration to others.
33:30 [Music]
33:33 Through her participation in Jeydeline's classes,
33:37 Rodel has also become an inspiration in teaching children.
33:41 Sometimes, I help my brother in teaching.
33:48 Sometimes, I help him in teaching reading and spelling.
33:52 Sometimes, I teach him or he teaches me.
33:58 [Teaching]
34:12 Why is it important to teach your fellow students here, especially the younger ones?
34:19 Because sometimes, they are having a hard time.
34:22 When I ask them something, sometimes they cannot answer me.
34:27 That is why I am trying to teach them so that they can learn.
34:32 [Teaching]
34:42 The simple desire to help others is what is being hidden.
34:47 What can you say to Jeydeline?
34:52 I can say that she is always taking care of her cousins.
34:59 [Music]
35:06 Did you know that you are her idol?
35:09 Did she tell you that?
35:14 No.
35:16 She said that you are her idol because you are good at teaching.
35:21 Did you know that?
35:22 It seems like you were surprised.
35:25 [Laughs]
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35:30 It is heart-warming to see the children helping their fellow students.
35:35 But, the reforms in the education system still need to be prolonged.
35:41 For Dr. Bustos of UP College of Education,
35:47 the problem is the wide-ranging poverty in the Philippines
35:51 which has a big effect on the experience, health, and capacity of the children to learn.
35:58 The Philippines is not the only country that is poor.
36:01 And yet, we are one of the last.
36:04 So, what is the difference?
36:06 In terms of resources, we spend really less.
36:11 Our education budget is really small in comparison to other countries.
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36:17 Although the Department of Education is one of the highest budgets for 2023,
36:23 the Philippines spends less for education compared to the average spending of other countries.
36:33 We need to spend first.
36:36 Let each child have a textbook.
36:41 I think that we are hoping that the children will be able to read,
36:46 but there is no textbook.
36:48 So, what miracle are we waiting for?
36:51 The DepEd admitted that the agency is facing a big challenge.
36:57 Why are we falling behind that much compared to our neighbors?
37:01 There are chances that we are not spending our funds in critical areas.
37:10 That is where we are getting the biggest cuts in our budget.
37:13 Much of it goes to our salaries for our employees because we are more than 1 million in the Department of Education.
37:20 And of course, our remaining funds are divided into critical components or PPAs or programs, projects, and activities
37:30 that would address in a systemic manner our issues in education.
37:36 To address the weaknesses in the current K-12 program,
37:40 DepEd launched what is called a "Stable Curriculum."
37:44 They hope that this will be a means of gradually improving the lives of Filipino students.
37:51 Some people say that this is a crisis time in terms of our education system. Would you agree?
37:57 Well, yes. We would say that there is crisis.
38:01 It worries us and it also prompted us and necessitated the revision of our curriculum,
38:08 including the implementation of the Senior High School.
38:11 And that is the direction that we are looking at now.
38:14 There are a lot of efforts being made to accelerate the reading.
38:23 But I hope that it is not just my wish.
38:29 One of the reasons why it is not sustained is that every administration changes its direction.
38:36 That is why education is so heavily affected by politics.
38:41 Even though Basic Education in the country is said to be free,
38:47 it is clear that it is not enough for the children to learn.
38:52 They cannot rely on the determination of the students to finish or on the dedication of the teachers.
38:59 In the end, the wider support and leadership in the education sector is the key to its success.
39:08 But there are things that cannot be bought.
39:16 And that is the hope of the children's dreams.
39:22 What do you want to be when you grow up?
39:24 I want to be a teacher.
39:27 Are you going to teach? Are you going to teach here?
39:30 Yes.
39:32 Life is hard here.
39:34 Will you persevere even if you can go to other places?
39:38 Yes, because that is also my dream. I want to help my friends and them.
39:46 We have witnessed the care and support of the children in their childhood.
39:52 Even in their small way, they are doing their best to pass their studies.
40:00 And no one can be left behind.
40:03 I am Atom Arawlyo.
40:06 Good afternoon.
40:08 Good afternoon.
40:09 (upbeat music)
40:11 (gentle music)