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

  • EDCOM 2 partners with UNFPA, seeks data-driven reform through landmark youth study

    EDCOM 2 partners with UNFPA, seeks data-driven reform through landmark youth study

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    The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on November 5, 2024, formalized a collaborative partnership aimed at driving data-driven reforms in the Philippine education sector. UNFPA, an agency attached to the United Nations, provides an opportunity to explore the complex relationship between adolescent health and education for…

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  • For two Gapan schools, low funding not a hindrance to improved learning outcomes

    For two Gapan schools, low funding not a hindrance to improved learning outcomes

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    The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), together with UNICEF Philippines, conducted a field visit to Gapan City School Division Office and Gapan East Integrated School on October 29, 2024 to learn about good practices on financing public school operations.  The division was selected because, despite the resource limitations of a fourth income class…

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  • EDCOM 2 pushes for institutionalization of the Teacher Career Progression System

    EDCOM 2 pushes for institutionalization of the Teacher Career Progression System

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    โ€œWe want to clearly identify the paths for our teachers. Improving morale not only comes in the form of remuneration and salary, but it also comes in the form of career progression, improvement in skills, improvement in their mobility in their careers. And hopefully we can also see teachers as leaders in the education systemโ€.…

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  • EDCOM 2: Govโ€™t programs support only 1% of our โ€œbest and brightestโ€ students

    EDCOM 2: Govโ€™t programs support only 1% of our โ€œbest and brightestโ€ students

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    โ€œI think we really need to think through a national strategy for developing the best and the brightest. Even if we need to just add one percent, or point-five percent per year, I think we need to act. Itโ€™s high time for us to begin that discussionโ€, Executive Director Dr. Karol Mark Yee said during…

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  • EDCOM 2 urges DepEd: Fix delays, explore PPP to ramp up classroom construction

    EDCOM 2 urges DepEd: Fix delays, explore PPP to ramp up classroom construction

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    โ€œThe way I see it, the problem right now is the red tape, the bureaucracy. Napakaraming paperwork, delays and miscoordination within DepEd and DPWH,โ€ EDCOM 2 Co-Chairperson Senator Gatchalian said during an October 10 hearing on school infrastructure.  The discussion, led by the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), and between the Department of…

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  • EDCOM urges CHED: Be more proactive in raising higher education participation in BARMM

    EDCOM urges CHED: Be more proactive in raising higher education participation in BARMM

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    During the CHED 2025 budget hearing in the Senate, EDCOM 2 Co-Chairperson Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, raised the issue of the alarming disparity in higher education participation rates between NCR  and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), pointing out that while the NCR has a 72% participation rate, BARMM lags far behind.  “We need…

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