Pertinent
Covenant
on
provisions
Economic,
of
Social
Article
and
13
Cultural
of
the
Rights,
International
which
Philippines has ratified, read:
"1.
T h e State Parties to the present
Covenant
recognize the right of everyone to education. T h e y agree
t h a t education shall be directed to the full development
of t h e h u m a n p e r s o n a l i t y a n d t h e sense of its dignity,
and shall s t r e n g t h e n the respect for h u m a n rights a n d
fundamental
freedoms.
They
further agree
that
education
shall enable
all persons
to
participate
effectively i n a free society, p r o m o t e u n d e r s t a n d i n g ,
tolerance a n d friendship a m o n g all nations and all
racial, ethnic or religious groups,
and further the
activities of the U n i t e d Nations for the m a i n t e n a n c e of
peace.
2.
T h e State Parties to the present
Covenant
recognize
that, with
a view
to achieving
the
full
realization of this right.
(a)
(b)
P r i m a r y e d u c a t i o n shall be c o m p u l s o r y a n d
available free to all;
Secondary education i n its different forms,
including
technical
and
vocational
and
secondary
education,
shall
be
made
generally available a n d accessible to all by
every appropriate means, a n d i n particular
by
the
progressive
introduction of
free
education;"
Article 14 of said C o v e n a n t also
reads:
" E a c h State Party to the present Covenant w h i c h ,
at t h e t i m e of b e c o m i n g a Party, h a s n o t been able to
secure i n its metropolitan territory or other territories
u n d e r its jurisdiction compulsory primary education,
free o f c h a r g e , u n d e r t a k e s , w i t h i n t w o yeai^s, t o w o r k o u t
and adopt a detailed p l a n of action for t h e progressive
implementation, within a reasonable n u m b e r of years,
to be fixed i n t h e p l a n , of t h e p r i n c i p l e of c o m p u l s o r y
e d u c a t i o n free of charge for all."
the