EDCOM 2 Communications

The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) Commissioners (EDCOM 2) Commissioners Senators Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian, Alan Peter Cayetano, Koko Pimentel III, and Joel Villanueva filed Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 21 today, urging President Marcos to create a cabinet cluster for education.  “This concurrent resolution filed with my fellow EDCOM 2 commissioners echoes the immediate…

During the House of Representatives’ Committee on Basic Education and Culture deliberation held on July 29, 2024, regarding House Resolution No. 1805 on suspending the regular academic program for 8 to 12 weeks to implement an effective learning recovery program, the Department of Education (DepEd) says it welcomes the proposed resolution which targets to improve…

The Senate of the Philippines on Tuesday approved on final reading Senate Bill No. 2457 which seeks to discontinue the use of the mother tongue as medium of instruction from Kindergarten to Grade 3. The bill also provides for its optional implementation in monolingual classes, reverting the medium of instruction to Filipino and English.  “This…

Commissioners of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) at the House of Representatives today filed House Resolution No. 1805, urging the Department of Education to suspend the regular academic program for 8-12 weeks and implement an effective learning recovery program for K to 12 learners to ensure that they attain functional literacy and numeracy. …

During a field visit to a public high school in Metro Manila, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) expressed its concerns over the implementation of the National Learning Camp (NLC) of the Department of Education (DepEd),  as it seems to fail to achieve its intended outcomes.  EDCOM 2 led by its Co-Chairperson Senator Sherwin…

The Second Congressional Committee on Education (EDCOM 2) Co-Chairperson Senator Sherwin Gatchalian and Commissioner Senator Joel Villanueva filed Senate Bill No. 2733 yesterday, An Act Amending Section 5 (3) of Republic Act No. 9225, Otherwise Known as the “Citizens Retention and Re-acquisition Act of 2003”.  SBN 2733 intends to increase the global competitiveness and promote…

Commissioners of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) at the House of Representatives filed yesterday, July 16,  House Concurrent Resolution No. 28 urging President Marcos to create a cabinet cluster for education.  Introduced by EDCOM 2 Commissioners Rep. Roman T. Romulo, Rep. Mark O. Go, Rep. Jose Francisco B. Benitez, Rep Khalid Q. Dimaporo and Rep Pablo…

The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) has sent a letter to President Marcos urging him to create a Cabinet Cluster for Education to provide strong oversight on all the education agencies under the Executive Department.  This is among the efforts of EDCOM 2  to strengthen the governance structure of the education system, and to urgently address…

“Ang pag unlad ng isang bansa, hindi magiging kumpleto kung mayroon tayong isang rehiyon, isang probinsya, isang LGU, na maiiwanan,” says Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) Co-Chairperson Senator Win Gatchalian during the Commission’s 2-day consultative visit in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).  To fulfill its mandate to study, analyze, and make…

In a signing ceremony held yesterday, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) cemented a partnership with Ateneo de Manila University for an education research fellowship through the Ateneo School of Government and the Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning. The EDCOM 2 – Ateneo Research Fellowship will generate the final set of…