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The boys aren’t in school and they can’t find jobs either

by Yvonne T. Chua

Official statistics show that fewer boys are finishing secondary school, with the problem most acute in the country’s 5,000 public high schools. [Photo by Jose Enrique Soriano]WHENEVER perennial job applicant Edwin de Asis hears the words, “We’ll call you,” he knows he has just been turned down. He also thinks he knows why: “They saw […]

Read more… | Posted Tuesday, June 7th, 2005