MANILA, Philippines — The Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2) is calling for the phaseout of a system that has encouraged what it calls the “de facto mass promotion” of public ...

Only 200,000 of the 24 million learners nationwide are being retained in their grade levels despite plummeting proficiency rates, according to the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2 ...

The Second Congressional Commission on Education calls for an immediate end to the practice of mass promotion in schools ...

Students who cannot read or do basic math may soon be held back from advancing to the next grade level, according to a ...

Senator Loren Legarda pressed for an urgent and sustained education reform to confront the country’s education crisis. Legarda made the call as the ...

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Loren Legarda called for urgent and sustained education reforms as the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) formally submitted its Final Report, ...

The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to distribute bamboo-made school furniture in public schools starting next month. This is in line with Executive Order (EO) No. 879, series of 2010, which ...

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Sunday warned the public against social media posts falsely claiming that classes in public schools will resume next week and not on Monday, January 5, 2026. In ...

THE Department of Education (DepEd) will start distributing bamboo desks in selected schools next month. Executive Order 879, ...

Public school classrooms will begin receiving bamboo-made desks and chairs starting February as the Department of Education ...