No One Left Behind

📣✨ Sector Spotlight ✨📣

📖 Children and Literacy Crisis 📖

Ang krisis sa kakayahang bumasa Pilipino ay itinuturing na national emergency.

Alamin natin ano nga ba ang estado ng literacy sa Pilipinas, ano ang mga suliranin, ano ang umiiral na mga polisiya, at iba pa!



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Sources:

Department of Education (DepEd). (2019). Strengthening the Every Child a Reader Program (ECARP) (DepEd Memorandum No. 173, s. 2019). Department of Education.https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/DM_s2019_173-1.pdf

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (2023). PISA 2022 results (Volume I): The state of learning and equity in education. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/53f23881-en

Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). (2022). 2021 Household survey on information and communications technology. https://psa.gov.ph/surveys/sict

Republic Act No. 7743. (1994). An act establishing public libraries and reading centers throughout the Philippines. https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1994/ra_7743_1994.html

Republic Act No. 10556. (2013). An act declaring November 27 of every year as “Araw ng Pagbasa”. https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10556_2013.html

Save the Children. (2024, October 28). Philippines: Education disrupted for more than 90% of school children in wake of Storm Trami. https://www.savethechildren.org/us/about-us/media-and-news/2024-press-releases/philippines-storm-trami-disrupts-education

Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) & Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). (2024, June 26). 53 teaching days lost in SY 2023–2024. EDCOM 2. https://edcom2.gov.ph/53-teaching-days-lost-in-sy-2023-2024-edcom-2-pids/

UNICEF. (2022, January 26). Learning loss must be recovered to avoid long-term damage to children's wellbeing and productivity.
https://www.unicef.org/philippines/press-releases/learning-loss-must-be-recovered-avoid-long-term-damage-childrens-wellbeing-and

World Bank. (2022). Philippines: Learning poverty brief. World Bank. https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099000207152223103/idu002b5536c0db4104ec3087d809906ec2eae56

📣✨ Sector Spotlight ✨📣

Ang prinsipyo ng "No One Left Behind" ang pangunahing inaangklahan ng adbokasiya ng grupo – na may mga taong maaring “maiwan”, kung hindi nila nararanasan ang kaparehong advantages ng development o pag-unlad tulad ng ibang tao sa ating lipunan o kaya naman kung nakakaranas sila nang mas maraming disadvantages kaysa ibang tao.

Sa series na ito, abangan natin ang pag-highlight natin sa ilang kategorya ng mga bata na bahagi ng tinatawag na "at risk of being left behind" sa harap ng pag-unlad.

Para sa iba pang detalye at impormasyon, maaring sumangguni rin sa iba pang mga resources tulad ng mga sumusunod:
-https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/pdf/cpms_ra10821_training_manual_final_ncpwg.pdf
-https://dreamb.dswd.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Comprehensive-Emergency-Program-for-Children-CEPC.pdf
- https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/inclusive-child-centered-disaster-risk-reduction-and-management-module
-https://www.unicef.org/philippines/media/4621/file/CCDRR%20Compendium.pdf
-https://philippines.un.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/%5BFINAL%5D%20UN%20POLICY%20NOTES_LNOB_web.pdf

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Sources:

Bulatlat. (2022). Residents of a flood-prone community seek aid, long-term solutions. Bulatlat. https://www.bulatlat.com/2022/07/23/residents-of-a-flood-prone-community-seek-aid-long-term-solutions/?tztc=1

Manila Today. (2024). IN PHOTOS: Brgy. Tatalon in Quezon City. https://www.facebook.com/manilatodaydotnet/posts/in-photos-brgy-tatalon-in-quezon-city-remains-one-of-the-most-flood-prone-areas-/1134632168668272/

Rabino, A.H. (2025 January 24). Keeping heads above water: Pocket communities in Tatalon grapple with teetering futures as flooding problems exacerbate. https://manilatoday.net/keeping-heads-above-water-pocket-communities-in-tatalon-grapple-with-teetering-futures-as-flooding-problems-exacerbate/

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. (2018). Flood impact: Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City.https://sendaicommitments.undrr.org/system/files/sfvc/7482b95a-3d7c-4436-8557-4e1ea215a165.pdf

UN Philippines. (2023). Leaving no one behind in the Philippines: Policy note to implement the Philippines 2024-2028 United Nations sustainable development cooperation framework in the context of the United Nations commitment to leave no one behind.https://philippines.un.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/%5BFINAL%5D%20UN%20POLICY%20NOTES_LNOB_web.pdf

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Children’s rights and welfare are often put aside in national and local governance. Despite existing policies, many children continue to face exclusion, neglect, and vulnerability due to political inaction, insufficient child-focused programs, and lack of public awareness. This advocacy addresses the disconnect between children’s needs and legislative priorities.

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