Essay On Indigenous People Education

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INDIGENOUS PEOPLES EDUCATION FOR THE AYTA MAGBUKUN OF BATAAN by: Christine Chelo P. Gabriel
EVA Aeta Elementary School

Based on the data of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), the estimated population of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) is between 12-15 million. It roughly constitutes 10-15 percent of the total population of the Philippines. Less than 50% of the IP population finished elementary education. Only 19% graduated from secondary schools and 2% from college. 82% of the total IP population in the Philippines reached elementary level and only 70% are literate. “Indigenous peoples are among the poorest and most marginalized sectors of Philippine society. They experience neglect and discrimination in the provision of basic social services by the Government.” (Cariño, 2012) One of these basic social services is the provision of quality and relevant education which should be both inclusive and culture-sensitive based on Republic Act 10533 of 2013 or the K to 12 Program.

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62, s. 2011 (D.O. 62, s. 2011). This framework adopts the indigenous peoples’ learning system and uses culturally appropriate learning resources and environments which is anchored on the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) Article 14 statement that Indigenous Peoples have the right to establish and control their educational systems and institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning and that indigenous individuals, particularly children, have the right to all levels and forms of education without discrimination in their own culture and provided in their own

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