Province of Romblon - UNDP in the Philippines

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Table 14: Literacy Rate of 15-24 Year-Olds, by Sex, by Urbanity, by Municipality, 2007 Source: CBMS Database 2007 areas (90.86%) compared to the 87.93 percent in the rural areas. Accessibility to school is a factor causing the disparity of enrollment. The town of Banton has the highest percentage (94.51%) of 6-16 years old schooling children. This is an island municipality with gently rolling terrain. The municipality with the least proportion is San Fernando with 84.54 percent, a mountainous municipality south of Sibuyan Island. An indigenous community is present in the island. Literacy Rate of 15-24 Year-Olds For ages 15-24 years old, the province recorded a 97.71 percent literacy rate, a bit higher than the national baseline and Figure 11. Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds Status Report on the Millennium Development Goals Using CBMS Data Province of Romblon 45
46 2003 figure of 96.6 percent. There is no pronounced disparity for the urban and rural areas when it comes to the literacy indicator. The municipality of Alcantara registered the highest proportion for 15-24 years literacy rate with 98.73 percent. A trade school, Alcantara National Trade School (ANTS) is present in the municipality. Meanwhile, Concepcion hit the lowest proportion with 93.36 percent. B. Current Policies and Programs The education program in the country is national based. However, with the implementation of the Local Government Code of 1991 (RA 7160) the Local Government Units were given authority to implement education related programs by giving them authority to levy funds in the form of the Special Education Fund (SEF) which is taken from real property taxes. With the national policy for free education for both elementary and high school and the augmentation of funds from SEF for the local government units, the national and local government units are empowered to provide the necessary intervention to achieve universal primary education. To achieve this goal, numerous national and local initiatives were implemented. There was the Third Elementary Education Program (TEEP) which includes construction of new classroom, renovation of dilapidated elementary school buildings, procurement of tables and chairs including provision of textbooks. There was also the Secondary Education Development and Improvement Program (SEDIP) which likewise provided for construction and improvement of secondary schools with counterpart from the LGU. Province of Romblon On education services, the Department of Education also provides specialized programs that cater for those with special needs, such as Special Education (SPED) for children with disabilities. However, SPED classes are only given in major urban areas and not all special children can avail of the service. Another program of the DepEd Division of Romblon is the Alternative Learning System (ALS) which cater to those children that cannot really go to school for some reasons. C. Challenges The major challenge in achieving universal education is poverty. Parents who cannot buy the necessary needs of the children such as bags, notebooks, papers and pencils, are more prone to defer sending their children to school. More likely, the children themselves would not like to go to school if their parents themselves do not encourage them to enroll. With this kind of environment, the children are discouraged to study and if they skip school for a year, most likely, they would not go to school anymore. There is also the problem of great distance from school. Some parents are reluctant to send their small children to school because they have to walk great distances and have to wake up by dawn to prepare so that they will not be late. There are instances that they have to climb mountains and cross rivers in order to reach school. This is usually the case for secondary education where one institution caters to around 4 to 5 remote barangays. These aggravating circumstances sometimes led to negative attitude towards going to school and eventually led to school dropouts. Status Report on the Millennium Development Goals Using CBMS Data
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Page 41 and 42: 40 Mrs. Gloria Elizabeth Madali Mer
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Page 49 and 50: 48 Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality
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