ISSN: 2782-893X
eISSN: 2799-0664
ISSN: 2782- 893X
Education in the Philippines has undergone various phases of development from the past and up to the present. This paper describes the evolution of the Philippines’ educational system as influenced by the different periods of colonization. This study was conducted to identify factors that contribute to the educational system and presents features and historical aspects of the stages of evolution. The descriptive research method and the documentary analysis were carried out to obtain the conceptual basis for records of this study. The paper recognized the advantages and disadvantages in the system accumulated from every colonization period and the current setting. There were inequalities in wealth, income and power, prestige, and opportunities in society during the Spanish period. No state intends to establish schools that subvert its purpose, values, and ideas in the American era. Japanese enabled awareness of materialism to raise the morality of the Filipinos. The study reveals that the government only spends 12% of the national budget allocated on education, far from the suggested 20% cut-offs of the World Bank. The people concerned must examine the Philippines’ education systems’ practices and customs to point out errors in its implementation. Therefore, there is a need to change and reform the system to uplift an efficient standard of education in the country, if necessary. This paper may provide insights to educators, school administrators, and the Department of Education in assessing factors concerning developmental issues in education.