In the 19th century, universities started enrolling native Filipinos.

But only
wealthy Filipino’s or educated Filipino’s were only allowed to accommodate in the
schools. The main goal of Spain in the Philippines under their regime was to make
the native Filipinos obedient and God-fearing Christians. Religion was made a
required topic at all levels, from elementary schools to colleges. In the time of
Americans ,free primary education was provided , a school for Filipino teachers
was founded. It demanded the hiring of qualified teachers in America. It did away
with mandated religious education. Education under the commonwealth,
vocational and adult education were given emphasis.In the time of Japanese
colonization ,Filipino youth did not embrace the ideas that the Japanese
occupation taught them Instead, most Filipinos maintained American ideas.
"Filipinos were too pro-American and their [the Japanese] efforts to 'filipinize' us
more did not go very well," Leonor Gavino, a child during the occupation, said in a
personal account. At the beginning of the occupation, some parents forbade their
children from attending the Japanese-controlled schools, while other youth did
not even have the option to even go to school as most rural schools remained
closed.

The Philippines has long been proud of its educational accomplishments,

especially its high adult literacy rate and high enrollment rate. Ironically, despite
having achieved such high academic standards, people do not progress to high
levels of development. The inequality is caused by the Philippines' basic education
system's unequal access, poor standards, and low relevance. Government policy
initiatives have historically prioritized enhancing access to education over other
issues. The country's school-age population is expanding quickly, and public
elementary and secondary enrolment rates are high, making it difficult for the
government to keep up. Before the pandemic hit and caused issues for millions of
families, one of the main factors contributing to the developing education
challenges in the Philippines is the financial situation. However, because of unfair
access to education, more kids, teenagers, and adults are unable to catch up and fall
behind. In 2019 and 2020, the pandemic led to serious problems with government
spending. Even though there are other macroeconomic policy considerations,
government spending will have the biggest and clearest impacts on how money is
spent on education. The baseline prediction indicates that the percentage of overall
spending on education remains unchanged. Forecasts for 2021 are based on the
assumption that there won't be any more changes to the overall budget's
composition. The fact that there is a great deal of uncertainty in the underlying
assumptions means that even if these estimates are useful for understanding the
COVID-19 pandemic's potential effects, they should be used with caution.