In a remarkable turnaround that defies national trends, the town of Norzagaray in Bulacan has emerged as a national model in the fight against illiteracy. Cited by both the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), Norzagaray’s targeted...
The Department of Education’s (DepEd) 2025 summer Literacy Remediation Program (LRP) significantly improved reading proficiency among Grade 3 students previously classified as “Low Emergent Readers,” according to the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2). Citing DepEd’s...
A decade after the passage of Republic Act No. 10687—which established the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST)—most of its key responsibilities remain unfulfilled. This was revealed during a recent review of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)...
Three decades after its creation, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is still falling short of its mandate to guide the nation’s higher education system, according to a recent report from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), which recommends a sweeping evaluation of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed the measure seeking to shorten the years of college education to three, citing the need to fulfill this promise to parents after the enactment into law of the K to 12 program. Gatchalian filed the Three-year College Education (3CE) Act, which seeks to authorize...
false>false> Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he will file a bill that would shorten college education and rationalizing the senior high school (SHS) program. false>false> Gatchalian said it is high-time Congress pushes through with its promise of reducing the number of college years after passing...
This year’s school opening was once again marred by one of the perennial problems of the public school system: student overcrowding due to a shortage of classrooms. According to data from the Department of Education (DepEd), the nationwide classroom shortage currently stands at 165,000. In a May...
With Philippine college programs weighed down by an excessive number of general education (GE) courses and lacking sufficient hands-on training and internships, education agencies such as the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) are pushing for the...
Amid growing concerns over declining literacy rates and post-pandemic learning recovery, education advocates on Friday, May 30, called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to expand its reading intervention programs to better support struggling and transitioning readers across all grade levels....
According to FLEMMS 2024, over 18 million Filipino high school graduates struggle with functional illiteracy. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE) The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, May 1, vowed to intensify literacy reforms following alarming survey results showing...
In a landmark move to enhance the quality of education in the Philippines, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) signed an agreement on Thursday, April 10, to align licensure examinations for teachers with their specific fields of specialization....
The government says its decision to establish Child Development Centers (CDCs) in low-income areas proof of the Marcos administration's resolute commitment to address the learning crisis and ensure that no Filipino learner is left behind. The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II)...
