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Missing Targets: An alternative MDG midterm report on basic education is increased to more respectable levels, the country will surely miss its MDG targets on education. Issues and Challenges In summary, education indicators consistently point to the low and deteriorating performance of the education sector in terms of access, quality, literacy and equity. Dropout rates remain alarmingly high and access is not equitable; quality is poor and declining; resources are too little; and the system is badly managed. Key Issues 1) ACCESS – The dramatic rise in school dropouts, the low survival and completion rates and the alarming increase of out-of-school children highlights the deteriorating state of education in the country today. This trend indicates a clear reversal in the increasing access to basic education achieved over the past two decades (1980s and 1990s). 2) QUALITY – The poor quality of education and its outcome are reflected in the low achievement levels of students, the poor quality of teaching and the perennial shortages in key inputs, specifically teachers, infrastructure and instructional materials. 3) EQUITY – The poor, malnourished and disadvantaged children are being bypassed and deprived of quality education. They are constantly at risk of falling out of the school system. 4) EFFICIENCY- Poorly-designed programs, poor targeting and misplaced priorities are creating a lot of inefficiencies and wastage in the educational system. Years of neglect, underinvestment and mismanagement have set back the education sector by at least a generation. Successive governments have failed to decisively address these problems and reverse the historic decline of education in the Philippines. The current administration under President Arroyo fares no better and has, in fact, d<strong>one</strong> worse things which pushed the educational system deeper into crisis. It is apparent that the current administration has neither the competence nor the political will to carry out meaningful reforms in education. Basically, it operates on expediency, preferring quick-fix solutions, and is preoccupied with survival and legacy concerns. Immediate action must be d<strong>one</strong> to improve access, reach out to the unserved and improve the quality of education. Substantive reforms must be undertaken to decisively address the financing gap and to improve the governance of basic education. Institutions must be reformed to ensure transparency, participation and accountability. Finally, a clear and coherent framework for education must be set—a framework that is premised on education not simply as a development target, but as a fundamental right of all Filipinos. • 28 S O C I A L W A T C H P H I L I P P I N E S
Missing Targets: An alternative MDG midterm report Health insecurity: a GMA legacy By Merci L. FABROS* AMONG the MDG targets, those directly related to health are the least likely to be met. Progress has been either slow or stagnating, while gains run the risk of reversal. No mother or infant deserves to die at childbirth. This is a matter of right that the state is duty-bound to honor by any means possible. But government has been failing to deliver even only on its most basic MDG commitment to save mothers and infants. Poverty and inequity are at the core of health insecurity. Filipino mothers who have less in life have less chances of surviving childbirth. And if they do survive, they are likely to be consigned to a life of health insecurity. * Merci L. Fabros is the Advocacy and Campaign Coordinator of WomanHealth S O C I A L W A T C H P H I L I P P I N E S 29
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