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MANILA, Philippines – Teacher education is one of the most popular courses in the country, and yet most schools in the Philippines that offer the program are not performing well in the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET).
A recent study by non-governmental organization Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) revealed that, for the last 5 years, most teacher education institutions (TEIs) have not reached the national test-taker passing rates.
PBEd said the national passing rate of TEIs for the elementary and secondary exams are 52% and 56%, respectively. These numbers reflect LET takers who passed the exam on their first try. (READ: Know the best schools for teachers in PH)
However, out of 1,025 TEIs for elementary, 601 or 59% did not reach the national passing rate. The same is true for 63% (795 out of 1,259) of TEIs for secondary. Most (68%) of these are private schools.
What’s worse is that 17 of these schools had no LET passers for both exams from 2009-2013:
- Universidad de Zamboanga (Ipil)
- Unda Memorial National Agricultural School
- Southern Capital College
- Dr. P. Ocampo Colleges
- Asian College of Science and Technology-Dumaguete
- La Consolacion College (Biñan)
- St. Joseph College Inc. (Amaya)
- South Upi College
- Sultan Kudarat Educational Institution
- Camarines Norte State College (Labo)
- Camarines Sur Community College
- Datu Mala Muslim Mindanao Islamic College Foundation Incorporated
- Southwestern Mindanao Islamic Institute
- Southern Bukidnon Foundation Academy
- Wesleyan College of Manila
- Dansalan Polytechnic College
- Southway College of Technology
Of these 17 institutions, only the Asian College of Science and Technology-Dumaguete and La Consolacion College-Biñan have had their education programs closed, while most of the schools could not be reached by PBEd.
The first 4 schools continue to offer their teacher education programs despite their dismal LET results.
Worse and worst performing schools
These 17 schools are included in what PBEd identified as the worse and worst performing schools in the country. These are TEIs which had less than 20% of their students pass the LET.
The study identified 129 worse and worst performing TEIs in elementary. Schools with zero takers had no first-time LET takers for the duration of the study.
ELEMENTARY | |
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COLEGIO DE STA. CATALINA DE ALEJANDRIA | 20.00% |
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-MANILA | 20.00% |
NORTHERN CAGAYAN COLLEGES | 20.00% |
OUR LADY OF MERCY COLLEGE-BORONGAN | 20.00% |
REGIONAL MADRASAH GRADUATE ACADEMY | 20.00% |
SOUTHERN BICOL COLLEGES | 20.00% |
QUEZON COLLEGES OF SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES | 19.80% |
HOLY CHILD COLLEGE OF BUTUAN | 19.51% |
AGRO-INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION COLLEGES OF THE PHILIPPINES | 19.23% |
REGIS MARIE COLLEGE | 19.23% |
VALENCIA COLLEGES | 19.23% |
SAINT COLUMBAN’S COLLEGE-LINGAYEN | 18.99% |
COTABATO CITY STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE | 18.75% |
EDNOR COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | 18.75% |
MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-TAWI-TAWI | 18.29% |
CALI PARAMEDICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION | 18.18% |
EASTERN LAGUNA COLLEGES | 18.18% |
NORTH DAVAO COLLEGE-TAGUM FOUNDATION | 18.18% |
WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY – OLUTANGA, ZAMBOANGA CITY | 18.09% |
CALAUAG CENTRAL COLLEGE | 18.00% |
APAYAO STATE COLLEGE-CONNER | 17.78% |
SOUTHERN MINDANAO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 17.78% |
CAMILING COLLEGES | 17.59% |
DIPOLOG CITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 17.39% |
EASTERN VISAYAS CENTRAL COLLEGE | 16.67% |
ROMBLON STATE COLLEGE-STA. FE | 16.67% |
ST. JUDE COLLEGE-DASMARIÑAS, CAVITE, INC | 16.67% |
PAMPANGA COLLEGES | 16.43% |
SULTAN KUDARAT ISLAMIC ACADEMY | 16.22% |
WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY – MABUHAY | 16.22% |
SOUTHERN MASBATE ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE | 16.18% |
SOUTHERN LUZON INSTITUTE | 16.00% |
SAN ILDEFONSO COLLEGE | 15.00% |
ANTONIO R. PACHECO COLLEGE, INC | 14.97% |
JOSEFINA H. CERILLES STATE COLLEGE-JOSEFINA | 14.29% |
KUTAWATO DARUSSALAM COLLEGE | 14.29% |
LEMERY COLLEGES | 14.29% |
MANTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION COLLEGE | 14.29% |
MEDINA COLLEGE – IPIL | 14.29% |
SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 14.29% |
SAINT LOUIS ANNE COLLEGES OF SAN PEDRO, LAGUNA, INC | 14.29% |
PARTIDO COLLEGE | 14.00% |
WESTERN MINDANAO COOPERATIVE COLLEGE – ZAMBOANGA CITY | 14.00% |
EULOGIO R. DIZON COLLEGE OF NUEVA ECIJA (CORREGIDOR COLL) | 13.64% |
ST. CLAIRE COLLEGE | 13.56% |
ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY-PALANAN | 13.33% |
ROMBLON STATE COLLEGE-CALATRAVA | 13.04% |
SAN JOSE CHRISTIAN COLLEGES | 12.90% |
BUTUAN CITY COLLEGES | 12.50% |
CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY-MALOLOS | 12.50% |
ROMBLON STATE COLLEGE-SAN AGUSTIN | 12.50% |
MINDANAO CAPITOL COLLEGE | 11.88% |
PAGADIAN CAPITOL COLLEGE | 11.83% |
DANSALAN POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE | 11.11% |
DOÑA JACINTA L. ESTEVES MEMORIAL COLLEGE-BAGANGA, DAVAO OR. | 11.11% |
JOSEFINA H. CERILLEÑS STATE COLLEGE-R. MAGSAYSAY | 11.11% |
ROMBLON STATE COLLEGE-STA. MARIA | 11.11% |
SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE | 11.11% |
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES – VISAYAS – CEBU CITY (offers Masters in Education) | 11.11% |
SULU STATE COLLEGE | 10.56% |
JOSEFINA H. CERILLES STATE COLLEGE-KUMALARANG | 10.53% |
MAHARDIKA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 10.53% |
POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE OF LA UNION | 10.53% |
MOUNT MORIAH COLLEGE-CAMOTES | 10.00% |
JAMIATU MARAWI AL-ISLAMIA FOUNDATION | 9.28% |
DE LA VIDA COLLEGE | 9.09% |
ROMBLON COLLEGE OF FISHERIES AND FORESTRY- SAN ANDRES | 9.09% |
SULTAN KUDARAT STATE UNIVERSITY-KALAMANSIG | 9.09% |
HARVARDIAN COLLEGE-PAMPANGA | 8.57% |
LANAO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE | 8.33% |
LICEO DE DAVAO | 8.33% |
SENATOR NINOY AQUINO COLLEGE FOUNDATION | 8.14% |
JAMIATUL PHILIPPINE AL-ISLAMIC | 8.05% |
CAVITE WEST POINT COLLEGE | 8.00% |
MARAWI ISLAMIC COLLEGE | 7.91% |
LAKE LANAO COLLEGE, INC | 7.85% |
EAST COAST COLLEGE, INC | 7.69% |
LANAO NATIONAL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TRADES | 7.41% |
PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY-ARACELI | 7.14% |
PARANG FOUNDATION COLLEGE | 6.76% |
GANI L. ABPI COLLEGES, INC. | 6.67% |
LUNA COLLEGES | 6.59% |
PACASUM COLLEGE | 6.18% |
MINDANAO ISLAMIC COMPUTER COLLEGE | 5.39% |
JAMIATU MUSLIM MINDANAO | 5.26% |
DATU IBRAHIM PAGLAS MEMORIAL COLLEGE | 4.76% |
SOUTHERN CAPITAL COLLEGE | 4.76% |
MAPANDI MEMORIAL COLLEGE | 4.62% |
TAWI-TAWI REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE | 4.62% |
MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-SDTC-JOLO | 4.38% |
ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY-ANGADANAN | 4.00% |
MARAWI CAPITOL FOUNDATION COLLEGE | 2.69% |
LAPAK AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE-SIASI | 2.06% |
CENTRAL SULU COLLEGE | 2.05% |
JOSEFINA H. CERILLES STATE COLLEGE-TABINA | 0% |
OVILLA TECHNICAL COLLEGE | 0% |
MEDINA COLLEGE-OZAMIS CITY | 0% |
SOUTH UPI COLLEGE | 0% |
DAGUPAN COLLEGES FOUNDATION | 0% |
DR. GLORIA D. LACSON COLLEGES | 0% |
LANAO ISLAMIC PARAMEDICAL COLLEGE-MARAWI CITY | 0% |
SOUTHERN NEGROS COLLEGE | 0% |
ALEJANDRO COLLEGE | 0% |
CAMARINES NORTE STATE COLLEGE-LABO | 0% |
GREENVILLE COLLEGE | 0% |
LA CONSOLACION COLLEGE-DAET | 0% |
BICOL UNIVERSITY-TABACO | 0% |
CAMARINES SUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 0% |
PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY-BINMALEY | 0% |
PILI CAPITAL COLLEGE | 0% |
SULTAN KUDARAT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION | 0% |
WEST MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-MOLAVE, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR | 0% |
ASIAN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-DUMAGUETE | 0% |
LYCEUM OF ILIGAN FOUNDATION | 0% |
NORTHERN LEYTE COLLEGE | 0% |
ROOSEVELT COLLEGE-MARIKINA | 0% |
TANGUB AGRO-INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL | 0% |
ZERO TAKERS |
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BALANGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE |
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSOTY-COLLEGE OF SAINT BENILDE |
DMMA COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE |
ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARIANO |
LA CONSOLACION COLLEGE-BIÑAN |
LUZON NAZARENE BIBLE COLLEGE |
NORTHERN COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC-DAGUPAN CITY |
PEDRO REBADILLA MEMORIAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE |
SORSOGON STATE COLLEGE-MAGALLANES |
ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE-AMAYA, INC |
UNDA MEMORIAL NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL |
UNIVERSIDAD DE ZAMBOANGA-IPIL |
Meanwhile, there are 146 worse and worst performing schools in secondary:
SECONDARY | |
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BATAAN POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE-ORANI | 20.00% |
HARVARDIAN COLLEGE-PAMPANGA | 20.00% |
NEGROS COLLEGE | 20.00% |
OSIAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 20.00% |
PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY-NARRA | 20.00% |
REGIONAL MADRASAH GRADUATE ACADEMY | 20.00% |
RIZAL COLLEGE OF LAGUNA | 20.00% |
ROMBLON STATE COLLEGE-STA. FE | 20.00% |
SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA INSTITUTE | 20.00% |
STI COLLEGE- BACOLOD CITY | 20.00% |
STI e-COLLEGE SOUTHWOODS-CARMONA | 20.00% |
SULTAN KUDARAT STATE UNIVERSITY – PALIMBANG | 20.00% |
ILIGAN CAPITOL COLLEGE | 19.70% |
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-UNISAN | 19.64% |
QUEZON COLLEGES OF SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES | 19.44% |
CLARET COLLEGE OF ISABELA | 19.15% |
ZAMBOANGA CITY STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE | 19.12% |
COLLEGE OF SAINT LAWRENCE | 18.75% |
PARTIDO COLLEGE | 18.64% |
MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY – TAWI-TAWI | 18.31% |
CALAUAG CENTRAL COLLEGE | 18.18% |
VIRGEN DELOS REMEDIOS COLLEGE – OLONGAPO CITY | 18.18% |
MINDANAO AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE, FOUNDATION | 17.95% |
BERNARDO COLLEGE | 17.65% |
NORTHEASTERN MINDANAO COLLEGE | 17.24% |
ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY-ANGADANAN | 17.81% |
AMA COMPUTER COLLEGE-LEGAZPI CAMPUS | 16.67% |
ASIA CAREER COLLEGE FOUNDATION | 16.67% |
H.G. BAQUIRAN COLLEGE | 16.67% |
HOLY INFANT JESUS COLLEGE | 16.67% |
LYCEUM NORTHWESTERN-F.T. DUQUE COLLEGE-URDANETA | 16.67% |
SAINT PATRICK COLLEGE | 16.67% |
SEA AND SKY COLLEGE | 16.67% |
SULTAN KUDARAT ISLAMIC ACADEMY | 16.67% |
ILOCOS SUR POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE-NARVACAN | 15.79% |
ROXAS COLLEGE-ROXAS | 15.79% |
COTABATO CITY STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE | 15.45% |
NORTHERN ILOILO POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE-SARA | 15.38% |
SOUTHERN MASBATE ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE | 14.81% |
UNITED SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 14.71% |
MARAWI ISLAMIC COLLEGE | 14.58% |
CAGAYAN VALLEY COLLEGES OF TUGUEGARAO | 14.29% |
CENTRAL NEGROS COLLEGE | 14.29% |
COLEGIO DE SAN SABASTIAN-MINDORO | 14.29% |
GREENVILLE COLLEGE | 14.29% |
ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY-PALANAN | 14.29% |
SANTA CRUZ INSTITUTE | 14.29% |
SANTA MONICA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 14.29% |
SOUTH ILOCANDIA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY | 14.29% |
SOUTHERN DE ORO PHILIPPINE COLLEGE | 14.29% |
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | 14.29% |
SURIGAO DEL SUR POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE-SAN MIGUEL | 13.89% |
SAMAR REGIONAL SCHOOL OF FISHERIES | 13.64% |
CAPALONGA COLLEGE | 13.33% |
JOSE RIZAL MEMORIAL STATE COLLEGE-SIOCON | 12.50% |
LA FORTUNA COLLEGE | 12.50% |
SOUTHERN NEGROS COLLEGE | 12.50% |
UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO-BANSALAN | 12.50% |
MINDANAO ISLAMIC COMPUTER COLLEGE | 11.54% |
SERAPION C. BASALO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION COLLEGE | 11.54% |
GUZMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 11.11% |
RAMON MAGSAYSAY TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY-BOTOLAN CAMPUS | 11.11% |
SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 11.11% |
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR MARITIME INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 11.11% |
MAPANDI MEMORIAL COLLEGE | 10.71% |
LICEO DE DAVAO | 10.00% |
NOTRE DAME OF JOLO COLLEGE | 10.00% |
WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-TAMPILISAN | 10.00% |
MINDANAO CAPITOL COLLEGE | 9.76% |
SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ACADEMY COLLEGE, INC. | 9.52% |
JAMIATU MAAWI AL-ISLAMIA FOUNDATION | 9.38% |
AGRO-INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION COLLEGES OF THE PHILIPPINES | 9.09% |
LUNA COLLEGES | 8.89% |
FERNANDEZ COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY | 8.33% |
SENATOR NINOY AQUINO COLLEGE FOUNDATION | 8.16% |
MARAWI CAPITOL FOUNDATION COLLEGE | 7.50% |
SULU STATE COLLEGE | 7.50% |
COLLEGE OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY | 7.14% |
NORTHERN ILOILO POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE-LEMERY | 6.67% |
REPUBLICAN COLLEGE | 6.67% |
UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO-COTABATO COLLEGE | 6.67% |
DE LA VIDA COLLEGE | 6.45% |
SANTA CRUZ MISSION SCHOOL INC. LAKE SEBU, SOUTH COTABATO | 6.06% |
MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-SDTC-JOLO | 5.65% |
LAKE LANAO COLLEGE, INC. | 5.56% |
SOUTH UPI COLLEGE | 5.26% |
JAMIATU MUSLIM MINDANAO | 5.13% |
ADIONG MEMORIAL POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE | 4.44% |
LANAO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE | 4.17% |
LIBACAO COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 4.00% |
GANI L. ABPI COLLEGES, INC. | 3.70% |
PACASUM COLLEGE | 3.52% |
JAMIATUL PHILIPPINE AL-ISLAMIC | 3.08% |
TAWI-TAWI REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE | 2.94% |
SOUTHERN CITY COLLEGES | 2.56% |
AMA COMPUTER COLLEGE CABANATUAN CITY | 0% |
AMA COMPUTER COLLEGE-NAGA CITY | 0% |
AMA COMPUTER COLLEGE SANTIAGO CITY | 0% |
BANTAYAN SOUTHERN INSTITUTE | 0% |
BALABAGAN TRADE SCHOOL | 0% |
BOHOL NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE | 0% |
CAPIZ STATE UNIVERSITY-SAPI-AN | 0% |
CALI PARAMEDICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION | 0% |
COLEGIO DE STA. CATALINA DE ALEJANDRIA | 0% |
DANSALAN POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE | 0% |
DATU MALA MUSLIM MINDANAO ISLAMIC COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC. | 0% |
DAVAO BIBLE SEMINARY | 0% |
DR. P. OCAMPO COLLEGES | 0% |
EAST PACIFIC COMPUTER COLLEGE | 0% |
FATIMA COLLEGE OF CAMIGUIN | 0% |
GRACE MISSION COLLEGE-SCHOOL OF MIDWIFERY | 0% |
HADJI BUTU SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES | 0% |
HMIJ-FOUNDATION PHILIPPINES ISLAMIC COLLEGE | 0% |
ILOCOS SUR POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE-CERVANTES | 0% |
INFANT JESUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL | 0% |
INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST COLLEGE | 0% |
KING’S COLLEGE OF ISULAN INC. | 0% |
LA CONSOLACION COLLEGE-BIÑAN | 0% |
LANAO NATIONAL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TRADES | 0% |
LAPAK AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE-SIASI | 0% |
LOURDES COLLEGE OF BULACAN | 0% |
MINDANAO REGIONAL SCHOOL OF FISHERIES | 0% |
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF TABACO | 0% |
ROMBLON STATE COLLEGE-STA. MARIA | 0% |
SAINT FRANCIS COLLEGE-GUIHULINGAN | 0% |
SAL FOUNDATION COLLEGE | 0% |
SHARIFF KABUNSUAN COLLEGE | 0% |
SHEPHERD’S COLLEGE | 0% |
SOLIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 0% |
SOUTHERN BUKIDNON FOUNDATION ACADEMY | 0% |
SOUTHERN CAPITAL COLLEGE | 0% |
SOUTHWAY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | 0% |
SOUTHWESTERN MINDANAO ISLAMIC INSTITUTE | 0% |
STI COLLEGE-ILOILO | 0% |
STI COLLEGE-MAKATI CITY | 0% |
UNDA MEMORIAL NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL | 0% |
WESLEYAN COLLEGE OF MANILA | 0% |
WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-IMELDA | 0% |
WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERISTY-OLUTANGA | 0% |
ZERO TAKERS |
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ADIONG MEMORIAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION |
JOSEFINA H. CERILLES STATE COLLEGE-MIDSALIP |
JOSEFINA H. CERILLES STATE COLLEGE-PAGADIAN |
MANILA ADVENTIST CENTER AND SCH. OF MEDICAL ARTS, INC |
POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE OF ANTIQUE-HAMTIC, ANTIQUE |
SAN FRANCISCO COLLEGE |
UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PANGASINAN-BINALONAN |
On Monday, March 17, PBEd director for research Miguel Borromeo said only 16% of LET retakers – those who did not pass the exam the first time – passed both the elementary and secondary exams. He called this the failure trap.
“Odds are, if you failed the LET, when you take it again, you’ll fail it again,” he added.
PBEd president Chito Salazar said unlike the bar exam and the nursing licensure exam, there’s no limit to the number of times a LET test-taker can fail.
“On one hand, it is true, when you look at this data, it is partly due to the low quality coming out of our basic education. But on the other hand, there is some accountability of the schools to provide better education,” Salazar said.
The data for the study came from the Professional Regulation Commission. Overall, PBEd analyzed 9 instances of LET results from 2009 to 2013.
The number of TEIs covered by the study varies from the number of existing TEIs, PBEd said, because:
- LET examinees used different names/codes of schools
- The information is based on the undergraduate degree of applicants rather than the Certificate in Teaching Program
- Some TEIs were recently closed down by the Commission on Higher Education.
Based on the results of the study, PBEd made the following recommendations:
- closure of programs that have consistently performed poorly for 5 years
- a review of LET questions and the teacher education curriculum of TEIs
- possible pre-college screening instruments or standards, such as a national entrace exam for teachers
- availability of each TEI’s LET results to parents and prospective students
- information on LET application forms should differentiate undergraduate degrees from the Certificate in Teaching Program for better performance monitoring
- information from the Department of Education and private school associations on needed majors or specializations of teachers to better balance supply and demand
“The teachers are really the single most important profession for the development of the future because of all the youth they will mold in their hands, and therefore there is an even greater responsibility on us to make sure that the institutions that produce them are the best of the best,” Salazar said. – Rappler.com
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