Recognizing the urgent need to strengthen the implementation plans on early childhood nutrition programs, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) on Thursday, July 4, said that its members will meet with concerned agencies to ensure that their respective mandates to aligned with...
To ensure efficient use of resources, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) and the Department of Education (DepEd) will begin mapping all private schools across the country. (Courtesy of EDCOM 2) In a statement issued Monday, July 1, EDCOM 2 explained that the initiative...
The high incidence of bullying in Philippine public schools is increasingly alarming, according to several studies released on Thursday, June 13, focusing on bullying in the Philippines. (Photo from Unsplash) During an EDCOM 2 Sub-committee Meeting on Basic Education on Bullying and Home &...
To identify potential areas for research or policy interventions to enhance teacher educator quality, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) together with the Research Institute for Teacher Quality (RITQ) launched a profiling study of teacher education institutions (TEIs)...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution seeking to conduct an inquiry that will assess the Department of Education’s (DepEd) procurement of textbooks and other learning materials. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, filed Senate Resolution No. 972 following...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, March 17 urged the country’s education officials to learn from Vietnam’s experience when it comes to their best practices in education, including their efficient education spending. Gatchalian noted that while increasing resources can help...
Senator Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to integrate digitalization as part of its efforts to alleviate teachers’ workload and relieve them of non-teaching tasks. Gatchalian made this call during a meeting with the Second Congressional Commission on Education...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is prodding the Department of Education (DepEd) to streamline its processes for textbook procurement in a bid to ensure that all learners get...
The Department of Education (DepEd) should be “decentralized” to help ensure that reforms in the education system will push through. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group Fr. Bienvenido “Ben” Nebres, a member of the Second Congressional Commission (EDCOM 2) Advisory Council said in a recent...
The Senate Committee on Finance has agreed to channel more funds for the implementation of the Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS). FLEMMS is a nationwide household-based survey that gathers information on basic and functional literacy rates, and educational skills...
(JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) For education reforms to be successful, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) underscored the need for strong collaboration and stakeholder participation. “It is very important that there is a roadmap and that there is a coherent...
Recognizing the need to address concerns on the implementation of Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the country, members of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) conducted the first round of site visits for the TVET and Lifelong Learning priority areas....
