Humiliating statistics that should move us to action

WHEN the Philippines accounts for 36 percent of plastics inputs to the ocean and tops the list of countries that pollute the oceans with nonbiodegradable waste, we should act. When our Filipino learners are lagging five to six years behind in competencies based on the 2022 Program for International Students Assessment (PISA), we should act fast. When the country ranks second among viewers of Pornhub with a phenomenal top-ranking record for longest average viewing time that Pornhub analytics ever tracked, we should act now. And of course, the Philippines remains a major contender as the social media capital of the world.

Top producer of ocean plastic wastes