EDCOM 2 Communications

The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), together with DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, Undersecretary Gloria J. Balboa, National Nutrition Council Executive Director Azucena Dayanghirang, and DILG Bureau of Local Government Director Anna Liza Bonagua, gathered to discuss pressing challenges in early childhood care and development (ECCD) programs, particularly on the issue on nutrition. A…

The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), along with the World Bank Philippine Country office and the Philippine Institute for Development Studies organized the International Large-Scale Assessments (ILSAs) Online Symposium on September 9, 2024 to discuss how International Large Scale Assessments can be used in driving education reforms that would respond to the needs…

Commissioners of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) raised issues in digitalization and electrification of classrooms during the budget hearing of the Department of Education yesterday, September 10.  EDCOM 2 data showed that there are 1,755 sites that still need electricity. Based on the 2024 General Appropriations Act, 273 sites were targeted for…

On August 29, 2024, the House Committee on Basic Education adopted House Resolution 1805, calling on the Department of Education (DepEd) to suspend its regular academic program in favor of an eight to twelve-week literacy and numeracy recovery initiative.  DepEd Undersecretary for Curriculum and Teaching Gina Gonong presented the department’s plan, which includes a special science program…

Reiterating its commitment to improving the state of teacher education in the country, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) cemented a partnership with the Philippine Normal University (PNU) in a signing ceremony held on August 27, 2024.  “We need to see our teachers as our collaborators in reforming our education system. The reforms…

EDCOM 2 Commissioner Representative Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez of Negros Occidental has officially been sworn in as the new Director General of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Benitez, who served as a Commissioner of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), and Co-Chaired the Standing Committee on Early Childhood Care and…

The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), in partnership with the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS), held a conference on Thursday for the final presentation of findings and recommendations from the UP President Edgardo J. Angara (UPPEJA) Fellows. In September 2023, the UPPEJA Fellowship named 23 distinguished…

During the cabinet sectoral meeting held earlier today, August 13, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.  approved in principle the creation of a cabinet cluster for education aimed at providing strong oversight on all education agencies, recognizing the urgent need to address the learning crisis that the country is currently facing.  “Sa bandang dulo ng meeting,…

Senate Bill No. 2587, also known as the Enterprise-Based Education and Training (EBET) Framework Bill successfully passed on third reading today, August 12, 2024. The bill is championed by Senator Joel Villanueva, Chair of Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development, and Commissioner of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2).  “Senate…

EDCOM 2 (The Second Congressional Commission on Education) Co-Chairperson Representative Mark Go implored the Commission on Higher Education to fast-track the reconstitution of Technical Panels to address issues in higher education programs.  CHED Technical Panels are individuals recognized in their fields of expertise tasked with the formulation of a roadmap for the development of disciplinal…