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When the World Bank presented a report on the poor state of education in the Philippines, the

current president of the Department of Education (DepEd) demanded a public apology, contradicting the
World Bank report. This prompted a public discussion regarding what changes should be made to
Philippine education and what our nation can expect from the next leader, who will assume office in
2022. With this, the world has envisioned the emergence of Society 5.0, which would require a variety of
talents, including the ability to be future-proof, disruption-ready, and innovation-oriented. However,
when the World Bank's Human Capital Index (HCI) measured different countries' economic and
professional potential in 2020, the Philippines was ranked 103 out of 173, indicating that the country's
education, which included the number of stunted children, had a significant impact on the country's
economic and professional potential. Moreover, according to statistics gathered from our Gross
Domestic Product (GDP), the average length of schooling is 12.9 years, but Filipino students have
completed 7.5 years of schooling. In addition, the Philippines invests 2.7% of its GDP in education, which
is regarded as inadequate with the standard.

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