President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the apology of the World Bank.
On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte had accepted the apology of the World Bank after its premature publication of a report on the academic abilities of Filipino students.
However, President Duterte said that he wanted to see the latest and actual assessment of the students’ performance.
In his weekly address to the nation, President Duterte said that he didn’t hold a grudge against the World Bank for their report but hoped that the body would be more careful next time.
“I do not want to begrudge [the] World Bank but [these] international bodies working on the problems of the world should be very careful in their statistics. It is not good to commit a wrong, internationally. But good as any, we welcome their apology,” President Duterte said.
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President Duterte’s statement came after the World Bank apologized for publishing a report that showed that 80% of Filipino students don’t possess the basic math and reading skills they should have based on their academic level.
In its apology, the World Bank expressed its deep regret for the said report which they published even before the Department of Education was given the chance to provide inputs on students’ performance.
Meanwhile, President Duterte commended Education Secretary Leonor Briones for calling out the World Bank on the said issue, expressing confidence that the Department of Education was already working on a new set of data to be submitted to the World Bank so that they can correct their data inputs and figures.
“I have no doubt the Department of Education will do everything it can to correct the misconception. I’m sure that the things we will provide to them (World Bank) will be the true and accurate situation in the Philippines,” President Duterte said.
Likewise, President Duterte expressed interest in the actual assessment of Filipino students’ performance, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
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