Last Friday, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) handed President Marcos Jr. a landmark document: Turning Point: A Decade of Necessary Reform — the National Education and Workforce Development Plan (NatPlan) 2026-2035. It is the most comprehensive blueprint yet to address what many experts call a learning crisis that has dogged Philippine education for decades.
At its core are bold ambitions. By 2035, 90 percent of students should reach proficiency in key learning milestones: from early literacy in Grade 3 to mastery at senior high school, and education spending should progressively rise to at least five percent of gross domestic pr
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