The government is exerting effort to improve the access of ethnic groups to education, especially those who are in Mindanao, according to Philippine Institute for Development Studies President Celia Reyes.

Reyes said there is a need to reexamine the inequality of education among indigenous peoples (IPs) across the country, especially those in Mindanao, to identify their needs and help the government come up with appropriate interventions that would equip them with the skill set required in the era of new globalization.