为应对国家的学习危机，教育部长Sonny Angara已任命EDCOM 2执行董事Karol Mark Yee为教育部特别技术顾问。Yee将就教育改革和劳动力发展提供技术建议。该备忘录发布于2026年4月8日。
教育部长Sonny Angara于4月8日发布了2026年第025号教育部备忘录，指定Karol Mark Yee博士担任教育部学习系统特别技术顾问。作为第二届国会教育委员会（EDCOM 2）的执行董事，Yee将协助实施教育部的学习系统分支工作。
他的职责包括就教育改革和劳动力发展提供技术建议和战略政策意见。他将参加各机构间的会议和研讨会，并协助审查政策方向、路线图和项目。
Angara表示：“赋予Yee博士的权力……不应包括任何涉及教育部内部运营决策、采购、财务管理或行政监督的角色。”Yee本人无权从教育部获得酬金或报酬。
EDCOM 2一直倡导进行改革以应对国家的教育危机。3月4日，Marcos总统签署了第12315号共和国法案，将该委员会的任期延长了两年。
The Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2) has backed the repeal of the charters of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), stating reforms are long overdue more than three decades after their establishment. Edcom 2 executive director Karol Mark Yee noted that many issues identified in the 1990s persist, including gaps in quality, mismatches between education and employment, and uneven regional access.
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The Economy and Development Council has approved a trimester school calendar to improve learning outcomes. The new system divides the 201-day school year into three terms, according to the Department of Economy, Planning and Development. However, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers opposes it for lacking teacher input.
President Marcos appointed former senator Francis Tolentino as acting secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment, replacing Bienvenido Laguesma who stepped down for health reasons.
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Private schools are free to adopt their own calendar structures, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said, following statements from the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations that private schools need not follow the three-term school calendar.
Rappler interviews Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine, founder and CEO of Khan Academy Philippines, and COO Myrish Cadapan-Antonio on Tuesday, March 24, to discuss their mission for free education. From a 2023 pilot in 34 schools, they have reached over 2,700 schools nationwide.