Listed below are references used in the compilation of this profile. Please note that linked footnotes will be made available shortly.

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• AsianInfo.org. n.d. "Summary of Geography of the Philippines." http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/philippines/pro-geography.htm   (Accessed 22 December 2011).  
• Department of Education. n.d. "History." (Accessed 22 December 2011). www.deped.gov.ph/about_deped/history.asp. 
• Government of the Philippines. 2001. Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9155 (2001). 
• Government of the Philippines. 1987. The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of The Philippines.
• Government of the Philippines. 2008. The Republic Act No. 9500 (2008).  
• Lapus, Jesli A. 2008. "The Education System Facing the Challenges of the 21st Century - Country: Republic of the Philippines." http://www.ibe.unesco.org/National_Reports/ICE_2008/ philippines_NR08.pdf. 
• Ministry of Education. 2008. "The Philippines Education for All 2015 – Implementation and Challenges."
• SCRIBD. 2010. "Philippine Demographic Profile 2010." http://www.scribd.com/doc/33815525/Philippine-Demographic-Profile-2010  (Accessed 22 December 2011). 
• Syjuco, Augusto Boboy. n.d."The Philippine Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) System."  http://www.tesda.gov.ph/uploads/file/Phil%20TVET%20system%20-%20syjuco.pdf (Accessed 22 December 2011). 
• UNESCAP. n.d. "Country Reports on Local Government Systems: Philippines."  http://www.unescap.org/huset/lgstudy/new-countrypaper/Philippines/Philippines.pdf  (Accessed 22 December 2011). 
• UNESCO Institute for Statistics. n.d. Data Centre. http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/document.aspx?ReportId=143   (Accessed 22 December 2011).
• UNESCO. 2007 "Philippines Non-formal Education." Country Profile Prepared for the Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2008. unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001555/155532e.pdf.  
• UNESCO. 2004 "EFA and Lifelong Learning." http://www2.unescobkk.org/elib/publications/066/EFA_Lifelong.pdf  (Accessed 22 December 2011).
• UNESCO IBE. 2007. "Philippines Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programmes." Country Profile Prepared for the Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2007. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001472/147225e.pdf  
• UNESCO IBE. 2011. "World Data on Education 7th Ed. 2010/11."  http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001931/193188e.pdf
• UNESCO, IIEP. 2003. "Student Loans from the Philippines: Lessons from the Past."  http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001336/133623e.pdf
• UNESCO. 2009a. UNESCO National Education Support Strategy (UNESS) – The Philippines.
• UNESCO. 2009b. The Philippines- UNESCO Country Programming Document 2009-2011. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001852/185237e.pdf
• UNICEF. n.d.(a) "UNICEF Philippines - Education - Action." UNICEF - Philippines. http://www.unicef.org/philippines/8900_9230.html  (Accessed 22 December 2011).
• UNICEF. n.d.(b) "UNICEF Philippines - Education - Issue." UNICEF - Philippines. http://www.unicef.org/philippines/8900.html  (Accessed 22 December 2011).
• USAID. n.d. "USAID - Philippines."  http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/countries/philippines/  (Accessed 22 December 2011).
• World Bank. n.d.(a) Data: GDP Growth http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG  (Accessed 22 December 2011).
• World Bank. n.d.(b). Data: GDP per Capita. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD  (Accessed 22 December 2011).
• World Bank. n.d.(c). Data: Philippines. http://data.worldbank.org/country/philippines  (Accessed 22 December 2011).
• World Bank. n.d.(d). Data: Public Spending on Education. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GB.ZS/countries  (Accessed 22 December 2011).