MTB-MLE refers to education that begins in a student's mother tongue and transitions to additional languages like Filipino and English. It aims to address high functional illiteracy in the Philippines by allowing students to easily express themselves in their first language without fear of mistakes. Twelve major languages will be used for instruction, including Tagalog, Cebuano, and others. Capitol University plans to develop a MTB-MLE teacher training program focused on teaching reading in the mother tongue and producing reading materials in local languages and dialects to better educate students in their native tongues.