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。
Rappler is organizing an Ask Me Anything session with EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee to discuss the Philippines' education crisis, including the literacy crisis and classroom shortages. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, February 11, at 5 pm.
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Officials from the Department of Education gathered with leaders from the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines to discuss basic education reforms. The agenda included the implementation of the K-10 curriculum for the 2026-2027 school year. The focus was on improving the grading system and other educational aspects.
The Department of Education has allowed school-based personnel to work from home every Friday during the end-of-school-year break. DepEd Undersecretary Fatima Lipp Panontongan issued the memorandum on April 9, amending an earlier policy. The move supports energy conservation efforts.
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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.