Education reform: From words to a national commitment

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) placed education where it rightfully belongs—at the heart of national development.

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His emphasis on improving the education system was accompanied by a list of concrete programs, ambitious targets, and long-term strategies to sustain action. Significantly, the President cited figures that show the positive results of ongoing education programs.

A day after his SONA, the Department of Education unveiled the Quality Basic Education Development Plan (QBEDP) 2025-2035 - a blueprint for a decade-long transformation of our education system. Its three levers of reformdecentralization, digitalization, and strengthened public private partnerships— aim to overhaul the foundations of basic education and ensure that Filipino learners are not left behind.