The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) on Tuesday voiced full support for the recommendations of the Second Congressional Commission on Education, urging the government to act decisively on proposed reforms.
PBEd said the challenges cited in the EDCOM2 report are long-standing and systemic, noting that weaknesses in the education sector had worsened even before the pandemic.
The group warned of a deepening learning crisis marked by declining outcomes, mass promotion, misaligned policies, and weak accountability that undermine education quality and workforce readiness.
As Congress reviews the mandates of DepEd, CHED, and TESDA, PBEd stressed the need for genuine system transformation beyond policy changes on paper.
It called for stronger decentralization, data-driven education financing, and sustained political will to place learning, equity, and accountability at the center of education governance.
