The Senate today passed a resolution urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to create a cabinet cluster for education.

The cabinet cluster aims to strengthen the coordination of the three education agencies – DepEd, CHED, and TESDA –  under the executive branch.

It was the EDCOM 2 report that recommended the President create a special cabinet cluster, following its finding that there is no clear coordination between these agencies, which contribute to the learning crisis. 

In August 2024, Marcos already approved this in principle. What the Senate resolution does is to remind him to formalize its creation. 

What do you think of creating this special cabinet cluster? Let’s discuss!

Maybe it's not needed if they are pragmatic.

The heads of DepED, CHED and TESDA can just have a monthly meeting of at least three hours.

Then each head can have an integrating officer that will work full time for this integration. The integrating officer must have management and education experience, with relevant experience in DepEd, CHED and TESDA.

They can work together at least three days a week individually in DepEd, CHED and TESDA. Then two days per week in person or in zoom for integration.

Then their heads can have a top management collaboration at least three hours per month, using the work output of the three integrating officers working full time.

Proposed ban of all news or articles related to the top 10 richest Filipinos in the country, most especially those who are former politicians or public servants.

He sets an example to other politicians or public servants by being a billionaire. Some may develop a false sense of perception that, in order to become successful, one must be a billionaire.

Instead, we should institutionalize the creation of articles or news about the top 100 Filipinos who built classrooms using their own money, and another top 100 Filipinos who provided a four to five year scholarship.

This will have a profound impact on those Filipinos who want to go to school but can't, due to extreme poverty and distant school locations.

I am sorry to disagree. It is because if we ban all news and articles related to the top 10 richest Filipinos, then how would we know what they have done? Yes, it would develop a false sense of perception that, to become successful, one must be a billionaire. However, it would also depend on how they are written, the focus of such writings, the media used, and so on. But for the second type, I agree. Again, I apologize for disagreeing.

Hi, it's good to disagree with an idea.

The focus will be shifted not on billions, but on the classrooms built and scholarship provided.

If they are truly rich, their work and legacy will be determined not on billions but on the number of lives they changed because of these schools and scholarships.

So in the future, if billionaires want to be known, they will race on building as many classrooms as possible, and providing as many scholarships as possible.

The focus will be shifted on the greater good.

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Every time the top 10 richest Filipinos are announced in the news, one can ask "What good can it be done to me?".

If there's news of the top 100 Filipinos who built schools for a year, "Their name will be known, good on paper. And at the same time, many Filipinos will have a chance to finish their education."

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Bagong school year na, pero pare-pareho pa rin ang problema. 🥲

Pasukan na naman para sa mga estudyanteng nag-aaral sa mga public school ngayong Lunes, Hunyo 16. Alin sa mga karanasan mo ang ayaw mong maranasan pa ng mga kabataan ngayon? @here

Welcome back to school, students! 📚📝👧🧒

Rappler is at Epifanio Delos Santos Elementary School in Manila for the opening of classes for School Year 2025–2026. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Education Secretary Sonny Angara are expected to arrive shortly.

This school year marks the pilot implementation of the revised K to 12 program, following years of calls for reform.

PASUKAN NA NAMAN!

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'yong CR po, sana malinis at may tubig. Sana concern yong principals at mag-improve ang Prime Water service dito. 🤔

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Estimated around 700,000 public school students from kinder to senior high are coming back to school. | via Dennis Abrina/Rappler

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