INTRODUCTION

According to the Article XVI of the 1987 constitution, each Filipino has the right to quality
education and it is the state’s responsibility to ensure it is accessible for all (GOVPH, 2021).
However, for some, being able to go to school is a deadly journey in between mountains and
rivers. Villages and places far from the city strives every path just to learn in schools. And as the
cities continue to develop and acquire the use of technology in their lesson plans, those who are
behind will be pushed farther behind. Almost four decades after the constitution was written,
education in the Philippines continue to be a privilege not all can have.

Rizal firmly believes that education is something that can help the country break free from
its conquerors (Jose Rizal University, 2004). Education is meant to educate the people and
develop their ability to think and decide. This rooted Rizal’s famous quote saying that the youth
is the hope of the future, thinking that with enough provision of support in the youth’s education
will be beneficial for the country. On the other hand, Nelson Mandela beautifully defined
education as the key to world change (Yadav, 2019). He emphasized how important education is
in order to be successful. He states that with education, the people have power to fight poverty,
solve problems, resolve conflicts and injustices, and change someone’s perspective entirely.

Unfortunately, in a 2018 report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), there are six
out of 10 families that are deprived of education in 2016 and there are five out of 10 during 2017
(Rivas, 2018). Both years, more than 50% percent of the population considers education as
something not accessible enough. Some of the factors causing the lack of access to education are
the lack of schools, even the unlikely geographical position of some villages, or poverty in
general (Allison Academy, 2021).
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