MORE than 31,600 young students in Cebu Province finished School Year 2025-2026 without the reading skills expected for their age.The Second Congressional Commi ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) is pushing for the passage of a Comprehensive School Safety Act after the recent school violence in South Cotabato, ...

For several years now, the Second Congressional Commission on Education or EDCOM 2 has been raising the need for more guidance counselors in public schools. As of August 2024, public elementary and ...

More than 31,600 Grades 1 to 3 learners in Cebu Province are not reading at grade level, placing the province among those ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) is struggling to meet its original mandate, its new leadership told the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2). Newly ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2) has called on youth-serving organizations to ...

Edcom 2's Year One Report identified significant challenges in teacher education, including many teachers, who were not adequately prepared to handle the specific content and skills required in their ...

Two House of Representatives panels have approved proposals to extend the life of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), instead of suggestions to create a new commission.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nearly 25,000 children under age 5 across Cebu were classified as stunted in 2025, with four local ...

We owe the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2) our thanks for its third and final report and, more broadly, for the work it has done in the last four years. During a distressing ...