The House of Representatives adopted on Wednesday House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 31 supporting the proposal for the creation of a Cabinet Cluster for Education.
This is to ensure the cohesive and coherent implementation of education laws, policies, reforms and regulations among the departments, bureaus, commission and offices in the executive branch of government.
HCR 31 also urges the Cabinet cluster be directed to formulate a long-term integrated national education and workforce development plan, agency-level targets and budgets, and monitoring and evaluation systems to address the learning crisis in the country.
The envisioned Cabinet Cluster for Education shall be headed by a Cabinet member with a direct stake in education or a presidential adviser with the rank of a Secretary.
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has approved in principle the proposed creation of the said Cabinet cluster during his meeting with the Department of Education (DepEd) and its stakeholders in Malacañang last week.
HCR 31 provides that cabinet clusters ensure alignment, coordination and effective implementation of priority programs across specific sectors, including the assurance to serve as venues for the formulation, review and recommendation of policies, rationalize the use of resources within these sectors and facilitate and monitor the implementation of priority programs.
Education Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara said the Cabinet cluster for education would consist of the DepEd, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the Department of Labor and Employment, and the Department of Budget and Management.
President Marcos directed the member agencies of the approved Cabinet cluster to carry out “positive interventions” for Filipino learners
