MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines ranked lowest in reading comprehension and second lowest in science and mathematics out of 79 countries that participated in an international assessment of the ...

Microsoft Corp. has included the Filipino language in an artificial intelligence–powered tool that tracks the reading fluency of students. “Inclusive skills development and learning are at the core of ...

MANILA, Philippines - It can be safely said that reading is the true backbone of most learning. After all, everything starts with the written word — whether it’s math, science or even home economics.

Microsoft recently expanded capabilities in its Reading Progress tool to include Filipino. This is now available to the 27 million students and 950,000 teachers within the Department of Education’s ...