“With the signing of the ARAL law, we embark on a definitive journey to champion the right of every Filipino child to quality education — ensuring as well that it is accessible to all,” President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. stated when he officially signed the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act at the Ceremonial Hall in Malacañan Palace. In his speech, the President noted the alarming rate of learning crisis the country confronts today, saying that the 2018 Programme for In