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Growing old and transitioning to retirement
Senior citizens present their documents at Baseco covered court in Manila for social pension whose distribution was transferred to the National Senior Citizen Commission from the Department of Social Welfare and Development. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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December 12, 2022September 5, 2023Life

Growing old and transitioning to retirement

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“Tanda,” a Filipino term for “old,” can also mean “sign.” So one can easily ask: What is the sign of getting old (Ano ang tanda ng tumatanda)? The song “Kahit maputi na ang buhok ko” speaks of love that persists even as one’s hair turns grey—just one sign of ageing.  Of course, the birthdate is...

Is it true that 90% of Filipino 10-year-olds can’t read?
School teachers have the closest and perhaps the most accurate understanding of the reading levels of their pupils. —PHOTO FROM pna.gov.ph
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September 7, 2022September 19, 2023Education

Is it true that 90% of Filipino 10-year-olds can’t read?

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In 2019, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) and the World Bank introduced the notion of a “learning poverty rate,” or the share of children who cannot read or comprehend a simple text at the age of 10.  Figures that emerged before the coronavirus pandemic indicated that the average learning poverty rate...