Philippines, April 6 -- More than 21 million K-10 students and approximately 770,000 teachers are expected to benefit from a new Philippine government project aimed at improving learning outcomes in primary and lower secondary education nationwide.The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved US$600 million for the Project for Learning Upgrade Support and Decentralization (PLUS-D) to help the Philippines improve foundational literacy, numeracy and mathematics outcomes for students in public primary and lower secondary schools nationwide, implemented through the Department of Education (DepEd). The Philippines has made significant progress in expanding access to basic education, particularly at the primary and lower secondary le...