Alarms were raised by the Second Congressional Commission on Education after the national stunting rate among under-five children reached 25.3%, a worsening nutritional status that is officially classified as a high public health concern.
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The survey findings were released by the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute through its 2025 updating survey. Unless immediate government interventions are implemented to cope up with the crisis, the commission warned that the severe malnutrition of children aged zero to 59mo would result to devastating long-term impacts on the learning capabilities of the youth.
In its early childhood care studies, the commission emphasized that malnutrition in the earliest years of life severely impairs cognitive development, language acquisition and readiness to learn. It was noted that the education crisis in the country begins long before children enter the classrooms, as stunting remains one of the strongest predictors of poor educational outcomes later in life.
The national survey, which is conducted every two to three years, was carried out from April 23, 2025 to March 31, 2026. Official data were gathered from 91.5% of targeted households across one hundred eighteen provinces and highly urbanized cities.
Stark disparities were exposed by the latest researches, e.g., the heavy burden borne by the most vulnerable populations across the archipelago. Consequently, the commission announced that comprehensive policy reviews would be initiated to hold the responsible health and nutrition agencies accountable for the systemic failures. It was firmly stated that if the state fails to address these fundamental health challenges, poor academic performance would continuously plague the public school system.
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