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The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) lauds the signing into law of RA 12199, titled “The ECCD System Act” by the President last May 8, 2025. This significant legislative development marks a crucial step in prioritizing the foundational years of Filipino children, further strengthening the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) System in…

As the Department of Education (DepEd) prepares to pilot the Strengthened Senior High School curriculum next school year, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, EDCOM Co-Chairperson, called for a comprehensive review of proposed SHS electives and college general education subjects to ensure a seamless transition between basic and higher education. The new SHS curriculum, which will be tested…

Provinces and highly urbanized cities with high stunting rates among children below five years old also suffer from low literacy rates, Senator Win Gatchalian flagged. He raised this concern during a hearing on the results of the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS), which also revealed that 18.96 million Filipinos remain functionally…

EDCOM 2 Co-Chairs Rep. Roman Romulo and Sen. Win Gatchalian urged the government to decongest the curriculum and implement targeted interventions to address the country’s dismal literacy rates. “The solution is to go directly to the problem, and that is to reduce the subjects [in order to focus on] foundational skills…We must reduce the number…

Approximately 18 million Filipinos who are graduates from the country’s basic education system could be functionally illiterate, according to data from the Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS). This was found by the Senate Committee on Basic Education during its April 30, 2025 hearing on the initial results of the latest FLEMMS, conducted…

The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) commends the recent initiative of the Department of Finance (DOF) to consolidate and streamline tax incentive availments for the education sector through Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 13-2025, signed by Secretary Ralph Recto on March 17, 2025.  The new regulations aim to simplify processes and enhance access to…

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) signed a Joint Memorandum Circular today in Malacañang, agreeing to align the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) with the teacher education curriculum beginning September 2025.  The signing was witnessed by the President, following his instructions during the Sectoral Meeting on the Second…

The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) lauds the signing of the Joint Circular (JC) between the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to establish Child Development Centers (CDCs) in low-income local government units (LGUs). The ceremonial signing, witnessed by His Excellency President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., marks…

With the full support of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to streamline school forms and reports to significantly ease the administrative burden on public school teachers, allowing them to focus on improving student learning outcomes. The new DepEd policy will mark an approximately 57% reduction from the total…

The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to collaborate on the upcoming revision of the Senior High School (SHS) Curriculum to produce graduates that are college-ready.  In a hearing held on March 13, 2025 on the SHS program, EDCOM 2 Co-Chairpersons…