No crisis modePre-COVID, a class size of 50 was typical at a large public high school near my home. Our education system is in a serious crisis, inflicting grievous harm on a country’s most precious resource, its people. Yet until last year, we could see that the crisis seemed nearly invisible both to the executive and legislative branches. But the education system is plagued by more than just a shortage of classrooms. The crisis in education is also driven by the crisis in politics.

Source: Philippine Star February 11, 2026 03:29 UTC