PH still behind in basic education based on intl assessment testbr br Vice President Sara Duterte, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairmen of the Senate basic education committee, and Pasig City District Rep. Roman Romulo, chairman of the House of Representatives' basic education and culture committee, deliver their messages as the Department of Education releases the 2022 report on the Philippines' Participation in the Program for International Student Assessment by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (PISA). Results showed that Philippines is still behind but had improved in its standing from the 2018 test. Duterte said that the results showed an 'uncomfortable truth' in the country's education system.