A Roadmap to the Philippines

Future Towards A
Knowledge-Based Economy*

TEAM PHILIPPINES
Based

on the Introductory Chapter by Hon. Mona Dumlao-Valisno

from the book Philippine Main Education Highway:Towards a Knowledge-Based Economy
published by the Presidential Task Force for Education, 2008

The Filipino
nation should
take advantage
of the flatness of
the world and
move into the
first world in 20
years .
Her Excellency
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Country Profile
Second largest
archipelago composed of
7,107 islands
Three main island groups:
Luzon, Visayas and
Mindanao
Government: Republic
Capital City - Manila
Land Area - 300,000 sq.
km.

 Population (2006) 89.4 M

80.9% of Filipinos are
Catholics, 5% Muslims, the
rest are other
denominations
Two official languages:
Filipino and English; eighty
seven other dialects
Climate: June to October wet and rainy; November
to February - dry and cool;
March to May - hot or dry
season (summer)
Basic Literacy Rate 93.4%

Our Challenges
Higher educational institutions, even industry
and government, have to reinvent themselves
to deal with the challenges in the knowledge
economy
New policy and regulatory measures have to
be adopted
We have to contend with rising unemployment
and underemployment

PUTTING PRIMACY TO EDUCATION

TERTIARY
SECONDARY
PRIMARY
PRE-SCHOOL

Four Years

6-7 Years

One Year

Post-Secondary
Technical
Vocational
Education and
Training (Nondegree / below
4 yrs.)

Baccalaureate
(4, 5, 6 year
degree
programs),
Masters and
Doctorate

Harmonizing and synchronizing Philippine Education

The Presidential Task Force for Education (PTFE)

Investment in Education
Department Budget Allocation for 2008
(in billion pesos)

DOST , 5.5 , (1%)

Other governm ent
agencies and
program s, projects,
and activities , 85.7,
(14%)

Spending for the Philippine

Science High School, Science
and Technology Projects of
the University of the
Philippines, among others

Education , 200, (34%)

LGUs , 21, (3%)

Congress , 6.04 , (1%)

200 BILLION PESOS

FOR EDUCATION

DFA , 10.19, (2%)

Judiciary , 10.28 , (2%)
DOH, 19.77 , (3%)

(34% of the National

Budget)

DOTC , 20.82, (3%)

DA, 24.71 , (4%)

DND, 50.93 , (8%)

DPWH , 94.75, (16%)
DILG , 53.24, (9%)

Note: Figures do not include automatic appropriations for debt services

The Presidential Task Force

for Education
On August 21, 2007, Executive Order
652 was issued creating the
Presidential Task Force on Education
(PTFE) to assess, plan, and monitor the
entire education system

The Presidential Task Force

for Education Its Objective

A Harmonized Trifocalized Education System

The Presidential Task Force

for Education Its Vision

Every Filipino child is assured of

the opportunity to get high
quality education that will make
him or her a whole person and
lead him or her to a productive,
well-paying job or become a
successful entrepreneur and a
responsible citizen.

The Presidential Task Force

for Education Its Guiding Framework

The Philippine Main Education Highway

Current Initiatives

As the country positions itself

towards becoming a full-fledged
knowledge-based society, we are
currently pursuing the following
initiatives

Current Initiatives
At
the
basic
education
level

implementation of the World Bank

assisted Basic Education Sector Reform
Agenda (BESRA)
In technical vocational education and
training implementation of the Second
Cycle of the National Technical Education
and Skills Development Plan

Current Initiatives
At the higher education level, we are reengineering our academic curricula to
make these IT-enabled, market responsive
and globally competitive.
Industry champions in the following
sectors Business Process Outsourcing,
Tourism
and
Hospitality
Services,
Electronics, Engineering, Construction,
Maritime, Ship Building, Health Care,
Wholesale and Retail have made it
possible to establish industry-academe
working linkages.

Current Initiatives
The Department of Educations inroads to
ICT-based education in partnership with
Microsoft,
Intel,
other
government
agencies, the Knowledge Channel and a
private foundation.
A total of 4,712 or 66% of all high schools
have access to computer services; 1,149
have Internet connectivity

Current Initiatives
We have recently established the National
Science Complex and Technology Incubation
Park, with support from government and
private sectors
The Accelerated Human Resource
Development Program and the Engineering
Research and Development for Technology
program have been launched to provide for
more MS and PhD scholarships
A National Innovation Strategy called
Filipinnovation has been launched
Enhancing the lead role of the Commission on
Information and Communications Technology

The Road Ahead

The vision for a knowledge-based Philippines
sees education as the overarching theme of this
roadmap - the moving force towards its
realization
As the country positions itself towards
becoming a full-fledged knowledge-based
society and capable of achieving peace,
social well-being and becoming globally
competitive in the next decades, the
following are our imperatives

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Education-for-All

Basic Education
Ensure 100% participation rate
in basic education
Guarantee the achievement of
zero drop-out rate
Expand alternative modes of
learning

KBE Pillar #1
AN
EDUCATED
AND
SKILLED
LABOR
FORCE

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Education-for-All

Technical Vocational
Education
Ensure continuing competencybased training programs for the
upgrading of workforce skills
and knowledge attuned to fastchanging technology

KBE Pillar #1
AN
EDUCATED
AND
SKILLED
LABOR
FORCE

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Education-for-All
Higher Education
Upscale research and development
and innovations in higher education
institutions
Strengthen university research and
development
Increase participation rate in higher
education through the Expanded
Tertiary Education Equivalency and
Accreditation Program (ETEEAP)

KBE Pillar #1
AN
EDUCATED
AND
SKILLED
LABOR
FORCE

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Knowledge-Creation and
Competitiveness
Strengthen human capital for
science, technology and innovation
! Improving access to good quality
science education
! Stimulating interest of young
people to pursue STI careers
! Providing opportunities for
lifelong learning and upgrading

KBE Pillar #1
AN
EDUCATED
AND
SKILLED
LABOR
FORCE

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Upgrading competencies and
capacities to meet the
challenge of the 21st Century
Improve the quality of
graduate education
Develop strategies for
contextual learning in
science, mathematics and
English

KBE Pillar #1
AN
EDUCATED
AND
SKILLED
LABOR
FORCE

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Participation of Industry
Heightening the participation of
industry as lead in industryacademe partnerships
Strengthen the interfacing of
industry and the academe in
establishing SMEs

KBE Pillar #1
AN
EDUCATED
AND
SKILLED
LABOR
FORCE

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Foreign Language
Design a Foreign Language
Learning programme in
collaboration with other
countries

KBE Pillar #1
AN
EDUCATED
AND
SKILLED
LABOR
FORCE

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Science, Technology and
Innovation
Pour in more investment in science
and technology and engineering
research in the Centers of
Excellence and Centers of
Development
Operationalize the National Science
Complex and Technology Incubation
Park

KBE Pillar#2
AN
EFFECTIVE
INNOVATION
SYSTEM

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Quality Assurance
Strengthen quality
assurance mechanisms in
the education sector
Institutionalize a culture of
continuous improvement

KBE Pillar#2
AN
EFFECTIVE
INNOVATION
SYSTEM

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Bilateral/Multilateral
Agreements

Expand bilateral/multilateral
agreements with other countries for
continuing professional development
and training and benchmarking

KBE Pillar#2
AN
EFFECTIVE
INNOVATION
SYSTEM

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Monitoring & Evaluation

Institutionalize a standardized
monitoring, assessment and
evaluation mechanism to
measure the impact of
reforms

KBE Pillar#2
AN
EFFECTIVE
INNOVATION
SYSTEM

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Information and
Communication Technology
(ICT)
Provide policy and funding support
for broad application of ICT in the
classroom
Create an attractive policy
environment for more investment in
ICT infrastructure

KBE Pillar #3
A MODERN
AND
ADEQUATE
INFORMATION
INFRASTRUCTURE

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Knowledge Networking for

Critical Capabilities

Encourage exchange of
information and learning in
critical and specialized areas

KBE Pillar #3
A MODERN
AND
ADEQUATE
INFORMATION
INFRASTRUCTURE

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Higher Education Network

Firm up collaboration of research

and development initiatives and
sharing of resources among
higher education institutions
Develop five universities to worldclass status

KBE Pillar #3
A MODERN
AND
ADEQUATE
INFORMATION
INFRASTRUCTURE

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Investment in Education
Maintain or increase investment
in education
Institutionalize a normative
financing scheme for state
colleges and universities with
greater accountability
Provide more scholarships and
improve student loan schemes

KBE Pillar #4
THE COUNTRYS
OVERALL
BUSINESS AND
GOVERNANCE
FRAMEWORK
WHICH DETERMINE
THE FLOW OF
INVESTMENT
IN THE FIRST
THREE FACTORS

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Mega-Region or Super-Region
Development in the Philippines

Promote the new development

planning strategy in strong
partnership with local
government units and the
private sector

KBE Pillar #4
THE COUNTRYS
OVERALL
BUSINESS AND
GOVERNANCE
FRAMEWORK
WHICH DETERMINE
THE FLOW OF
INVESTMENT
IN THE FIRST
THREE FACTORS

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Government Productivity
Improvement

Development of ISO aligned

standards for all government
agencies
Providing for Right
Competition Policy

KBE Pillar #4
THE COUNTRYS
OVERALL
BUSINESS AND
GOVERNANCE
FRAMEWORK
WHICH DETERMINE
THE FLOW OF
INVESTMENT
IN THE FIRST
THREE FACTORS

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Peace & Security

Education being the key to the
social well-being, put stress
on values education towards
a peaceful society

KBE Pillar #4
THE COUNTRYS
OVERALL
BUSINESS AND
GOVERNANCE
FRAMEWORK
WHICH DETERMINE
THE FLOW OF
INVESTMENT
IN THE FIRST
THREE FACTORS

Imperatives for the Road Ahead

Sustain Fiscal Gains to

Provide Additional
Resources for KE
Programs
Increasing revenue
collections
Efficient public expenditure
management
Improve debt management

KBE Pillar #4
THE COUNTRYS
OVERALL
BUSINESS AND
GOVERNANCE
FRAMEWORK
WHICH DETERMINE
THE FLOW OF
INVESTMENT
IN THE FIRST
THREE FACTORS

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