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Read more about the latest discussions, proceedings, and developments at the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II).

  • โ€œSen Sonny as DepEd Secretary – a win for educationโ€ – Gatchalian

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    Senator Juan Edgardo โ€œSonnyโ€ Angara was feted by colleagues from the Second Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), as he buckles down to take on the position of Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), following the announcement by Malacaรฑang last July 02, 2024. The fete was joined by EDCOM 2 Standing Committee and…

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  • EDCOMย 2ย calls for unified agency action to fix nutrition programs in early years

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    โ€œNNC, DOH, and ECCD should really coordinate and talk. Policies and programs are not coordinated. Once the child is stunted at pumasok siya,  the game is over. It is important for agencies to communicate, and that is the mandate of the law,โ€ says Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) Co-Chairperson Senator Win Gatchalian, during the…

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  • EDCOM 2 convenes Technical Working Group to review Anti-Bullying IRR

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    The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) convened the Technical Working Group (TWG) on July 3rd, tasked to review the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 10627  or the Anti-Bullying Law of 2013, issued through DepEd Order No. 55 s. 2013.  EDCOM 2 Technical Secretariat, Standing Committee Focal for Home and School Environment…

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  • EDCOM 2 and DepEd partner up to conduct nationwide mapping of private schools this July 2024

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    In a milestone partnership, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2)  and the Department of Education (DepEd) have joined hands to map all private schools all over the country. This initiative is meant to inform government policies and programs related to the complementarity of public and private education institutions.  โ€œAs Congress deliberates on measures…

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  • Agencies told to coordinate labor market information system, invest more on enterprise-based training – EDCOM 2

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    The Second Congressional Committee on Education (EDCOM 2) emphasized the need for a harmonized labor market information system (LMIS) to address job-skills mismatch.  โ€œThe labor force and the market demand is very dynamic. In fact, it changes very rapidly with the onset of technology and new skills. In our country we have free tuition fees…

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  • CHED to close down poor performing and non-compliant teacher education programs

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    Teacher education institutions (TEIs) that are consistently found to be non-performing in the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) and non-compliant with the minimum standards prescribed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) will now be issued a notice of immediate closure of the program, among the other interventions in the proposed quality assurance (QA)ย mechanism for…

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