3. Why pursue decentralization in the
Philippines?
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•
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Poor quality of education
Shortfalls in classrooms
Shortfalls in textbooks and teachers
Low achievement in science, math and
language
• Disparity in rural and urban areas in terms
of
achievement
• Declining participation of the private
sectoral
5. • The reforms were implemented
after project preparation was
undertaken.
• Focused on the elementary levels,
respectively.
• The PRODED was funded with a
loan from the International Bank
for Reconstruction and
Development (IBRD).
14. The ongoing basic education
curriculum review has provided
for more in depth
indigenization/localization of
the curriculum and integration
of information technology or
multimedia resources in the
teaching-learning process.