# Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2)

The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) is a Philippine Congressional entity created by the 18th Congress of the Philippines.
The body was created by virtue of Republic Act 11899, which lapsed into law on July 23, 2022.
The commission is tasked to conduct a national review of the country's education sector after the COVID-19 pandemic exacted a heavy toll on learning.

## Chairpersons

The Education Commission is headed by four co-chairpersons who lead the Commission jointly - two from the Senate of the Philippines, and two from the House of Representatives.
In total, the commission has ten members, with five members from the Senate and five members from the House of Representatives.

## Members

The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) is composed of the following legislators:

### Co-Chairpersons

* Senator Sherwin Gatchalian
* Senator Alan Peter Cayetano
* Representative Roman Romulo
* Representative Mark Go

### Commissioners

* Senator Koko Pimentel
* Senator Loren Legarda
* Senator Joel Villanueva
* Representative Jude Avorque Acidre
* Representative Khalid Dimaporo
* Representative Pablo John Garcia

### Technical Secretariat

* Dr. Karol Mark Yee, serves as Executive Director.

## Advisory Council

The commission is guided by an Education, Legislation and Policy Advisory Council, selected by the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives from a pool of recognized experts from the following sectors: the academe, the business sector, government education agencies, heads of LGUs, and from civil society organizations and development partners engaged in education.

## Year One Report

On January 23, 2024, the commission published its Year One Report, entitled Miseducation: The Failed System of Philippine Education. The report highlighted the commission's findings in twelve out of its twenty-eight Priority Areas, following its first year of work.
The report also contained 40 recommendations that target specific objectives by the commission.
Under RA 11899, the commission is mandated to report to Congress its accomplishments, findings, and recommendations on a periodic basis.

## Year Two Report

The Commission followed up its first report with its Year Two Report, entitled Fixing the Foundations: A Matter of National Survival, on January 27, 2025. In the report, the Commission advocated for addressing "foundational learning deficits in early childhood and primary education".
Among the findings that EDCOM II highlighted are the shortage of principals in more than half of public schools in the country, that most Grade 3 students were one to two years behind curriculum expectations during the foundational years of learning, government support to only 1.03% of the best and brightest students in the country, the dismal attrition rate in higher education institutions, that 62% of high school teachers teach subjects outside their college major, and that Philippine government spending on education still fails to keep pace with global standards, with basic education receiving the lowest share in the budget, despite its foundational role.