The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) advocacy group has thrown its full support behind Education Secretary Sonny Angara’s sweeping public-private partnership strategy, positioning it as a decisive response to the country’s 165,000-classroom deficit and deepening learning crisis.
The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) – Jobs and Education Sector has renewed its call for urgent reforms to build a future-ready Filipino workforce, spotlighting the role of artificial intelligence (AI), workforce upskilling, and education streamlining in a meeting with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
As industries rapidly evolve with technology and globalization, Filipino universities are stepping up to produce graduates who can compete on the world stage.
Newly appointed Education Secretary Sonny Angara faces a daunting challenge of righting the listing ship of the Philippine educational system. One way he can do this is by leveraging the power of technology and digitalization to allow Filipino students to catch up with the rest of the world, says our telecommunications industry veteran.
A champion of the cause since the leadership of its late founder, the taipan Henry Sy, SM Foundation recently highlighted the country’s deficit of classrooms and its ongoing efforts to help fill this gap.