English: The lawmaker added that the alarming results of three large-scale international assessments held before the pandemic--the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the 2019 Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM), and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)---add urgency to addressing what he calls a crisis in the country's education system.
Filipino: Binalikan ni Gatchalian ang mga nakakaalarmang resulta ng tatlong malawakang international assessment na naganap bago pa tumama ang pandemya: ang 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), ang 2019 Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM), at ang Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2019.