EDCOM 2 work extended Philstar.com PBBM approves 2-year extension of EDCOM 2 Philippine News Agency As Edcom 2 gets extended, Legarda vows to address gaps, drive reforms Inquirer.net Marcos OKs extension of EDCOM 2 to oversee education reforms GMA Network EDCOM II mandate extended under new law Daily Tribune Source link
EDUCATION Secretary Sonny Angara acknowledged that the report of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom2) is a “bitter pill to swallow” to improve the education system in the country. The report, titled “Turning Point: A Decade of Necessary Reform,” noted several problems that plagued the education system, including decreasing proficiency of students due to … Read more
FOLLOWING the release of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2) final report, which contains the National Education and Workforce Development Plan for the next 10 years, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian pressed the need to efficiently spend the country’s historic 2026 education budget. The P1.35 trillion budget for the education sector, the equivalent of … Read more
The Department of Education committed to lead the next decade of education reform following the launch of the Second Congressional Commission on Education Final Report, “Turning Point: A Decade of Necessary Reforms (2026–2035),” as Education Secretary Sonny Angara moves to translate long-standing recommendations into concrete, time-bound actions for schools, teachers and learners. Angara said … Read more
(MB FILE PHOTO) Following the launch of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) Final Report, “Turning Point: A Decade of Necessary Reforms (2026–2035),” the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Jan. 27, committed to lead the next decade of education reform. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara said the focus is now on turning long-standing … Read more
Published Jan 27, 2026 09:04 am (MB FILE PHOTO) The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to immediately end what it described as “mass promotion” practices, warning that the policy has contributed to steep declines in learner proficiency across key grade levels. In its final report on … Read more
A STUDY by the Second Congressional Commission on Education noted that proficiency rates among Filipino learners decline sharply as they advance through the education system. Edcom 2 noted that under DepEd order 55 series of 2016, the department conducts system-level assessments by key stage to monitor the basic education system, and assess the effectiveness of … Read more