MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines ranked lowest in reading comprehension and second lowest in science and mathematics out of 79 countries that participated in an international assessment of the ...

Thank God, De La Salle professor Elfren Cruz and his wife Neni, who heads the Book Development Council, had several Filipino books on their Christmas gift list. Otherwise, if those celebrities and ...

The problem in Bicol is not about literacy but about reading comprehension, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said on Monday, as she sought to correct and clarify an Inquirer report saying that some ...

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Reading comprehension is a complex endeavor. It’s heavily dependent on learning new ...

Microsoft recently expanded capabilities in its Reading Progress tool to include Filipino. This is now available to the 27 million students and 950,000 teachers within the Department of Education’s ...

Filipino bookworms, this is your month. November is National Reading Month in the country, and the final week of this month is also annually celebrated as National Book Week. We’re getting more ...