EDUCATION Nation, a coalition of 35 organizations and 21 education experts, gave Vice President Leni Robredo a perfect score (10 out of 10) for her plans in education.

The coalition presented its assessment of how the plans and initiatives of Robredo and other presidential bets Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Panfilo Lacson, Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso, Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Pacquiao and Leody de Guzman suit the needs of the education sector based on the 10-point education reform agenda.

Each candidate earned a point for every initiative, stance, and platform that aligns with the coalition’s goal of ensuring good education governance, conducive learning environment and facilitating the empowerment of teachers and schools, and high standards of learning for all.

“Leni Robredo is the only candidate with a detailed strategy to take us out of this mess. One of the first things she would do if elected president is to declare an education crisis to ensure an all-hands on deck response,” said Marco de los Reyes, Philippine Business for Education Policy and Advocacy Manager who took the lead in the research for the voter’s guide to electing the Education President.

“In our analysis of the candidates’ platforms, only the vice president has presented a clear plan to stem the crisis outlined in her Kalayaan sa Kakulangan sa Edukasyon platform. She gets a perfect score for this. Her strategies, clear goals and consultative and evidence-based solutions is the kind of response we need to stem the learning crisis,” added de los Reyes.

Lacson placed second, followed by Domagoso and Marcos.

“This May 9, we call on everyone to choose a leader who understands the problem of education and who listens to all the sectors. We need someone who has the competence, experience, and character required and necessary to address the education crisis. We all need an Education President,” PBEd President Chito Salazar said.