Dingdong Dantes, Mike Enriquez to host 'Report Card' docu July 31

With dried leaves as paper, charcoal as chalk students in a far-flung school in Surigao del Sur make do with the little they have just to learn how to read and to write. Education is a basic human right but in the Philippines it remains a privilege of a few. This Sunday, GMA News and Public Affairs examines why the country’s educational system still struggles to make the grade. REPORT CARD: Ang Antas ng Edukasyon sa Pilipinas brings together, for the first time, veteran newscaster Mike Enriquez and actor Dingdong Dantes both of whom share a passion for education. Enriquez was a former university professor and is current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of De La Salle Greenhills. Dantes spent his formative years at the Ateneo and has recently put up a foundation that provides education opportunities for disadvantaged students. Mike Enriquez, Dingdong Dantes and their team scour the country and discover the many ingenious - and often heart wrenching - ways Filipinos try to educate themselves. In Manila three siblings, all in first grade, go to class at different times of the day because they share only one pair of shoes. In Babuyan Islands, a single pencil is cut in pieces so more students can write. In Mindanao, they stumble upon Barangay No Read, No Write. Despite the difficulties, reforms are possible. Enriquez and Dantes also witness how the desire for knowledge can still trump over ignorance. Don’t fail to watch REPORT CARD: Ang Antas ng Edukasyon sa Pilipinas this Sunday, July 31, 10.15 pm on GMA 7.