The Philippines’ worsening shortage of healthcare workers is rooted not only in migration but also in a failing education and training pipeline, with an estimated 290,000 additional professionals needed nationwide, according to the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II). In its...
The Department of Education (DepEd) faces delays in delivering textbooks to millions of students due to regional gaps in the Philippines’ publishing industry, prompting experts to call for expanded local publishing. In a statement released on Friday, February 13, the Second Congressional...
The country’s classroom shortage is expected to worsen as around 51,000 public school buildings are projected to age out by 2028, with the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) warning that the Department of Education (DepEd) could face a major “replacement challenge” unless...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has renewed its call for colleges and universities to take an active role in addressing functional illiteracy, urging Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to integrate literacy programs into their community extension services. CHED issued a memorandum that...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has set its sights on accelerating system-wide reforms and delivering on key program commitments by anchoring its 2026 strategic plans on the recommendations of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II). During the National Planning Conference...
Following the recommendation of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) to stop “mass promotion” practices, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Sunday, Feb. 1, said it has no policy on the automatic promotion of learners, but acknowledged that a perception of mass...
A new ten-year national education roadmap has been formally presented to President Marcos, outlining an ambitious strategy to address the Philippines’ deepening learning crisis. In a statement issued Friday, January 30, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) said it formally...
The Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) have pledged unified action to address the country’s learning crisis. In a statement issued Friday, January 30, the Second Congressional Commission on...
Addressing the country 's educational crisis would require unity, determination, and consistency, President Marcos said. The President, who personally delivered his speech for the first time in a week, received the final report detailing the three-year findings on the current state of...
The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to immediately end what it described as “mass promotion” practices, warning that the policy has contributed to steep declines in learner proficiency across key grade levels. In its...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has officially opened the Schools Division Office (SDO) of Carmona City in Cavite—marking a major step toward improving access to education services in the province. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara on October 30 led the inauguration of the newly established SDO of...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Tuesday, October 28, emphasized the need for long-term and systemic reforms in the country’s education sector as the agency appeared before the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) during a public hearing held at the...
