The survey – commissioned by Senate basic education committee chair Sherwin Gatchalian – shows Filipino as the most preferred language of instruction.
MANILA, Philippines – Only a small percentage of Filipino adults prefer the use of local language as a medium of instruction for grades 1-3, according to a Pulse Asia survey commissioned by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian.
In a statement on Saturday, February 4, Gatchalian said 1,200 respondents participated in the survey. The respondents were adult Filipinos, with a sampling error at national level of +/- 3%.Across major island groups and the National Capital Region, Filipino received the highest percentage: 97% in Metro Manila, 84% in Balanced Luzon, 89% in Visayas, and 87% in Mindanao. Meanwhile, local language received the lowest percentage across the island groups.
, mandates making “education learner-oriented and responsive to the needs, cognitive and cultural capacity, the circumstances and diversity of learners, schools and communities through the appropriate languages of teaching and learning, including mother tongue as a learning resource.” “The Department of Education shall formulate a mother language transition program from Grade 4 to Grade 6 so that Filipino and English shall be gradually introduced as languages of instruction until such time when these two languages can become the primary languages of instruction at the secondary level,” that section of the law read.
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