Manila Times-Mar 24, 2026
Last week, we analyzed the reading crisis that afflicts
our students. But the thought that this only happens in
the rural areas has been debunked by the
Comprehensive Rapid Literacy Assessment, or CRLA,
for the school year 2025–2026. CRLA data from the
Second Congressional Commission on Education
(EdCom 2) showed Pasay City as having the highest
number of struggling readers among early grade
students, at 47.50 percent. Following within the 40-
percent range, from highest to lowest, were
Muntinlupa, Manila, Las Piñas, Parañaque, Navotas,
Malabon, Mandaluyong and Pateros. Read more at:
https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/24/opinion/edi
torial/alleviating-the-reading-crisis/2305634
First published in The Manila Times
