LAS Pinas City Rep. Camille Villar is pushing for a measure mandating the inclusion of digital skills and relevant technology courses in the educational curriculum.

Villar’s House Bill 9580 or the proposed Digital Skills and Technology Education Act of 2023, seeks to mandate the Department of Education, the Commission on Higher Education, and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority to revise the existing educational curricula in basic, tertiary and technical-vocational education and training.

Based on the measure, appropriate digital technology courses will be integrated into the educational curriculum.

“The rapid and continuous advancement of digital technology has made it imperative to equip our students and learners with the necessary tools in order for them to cope and adapt to the digital age,” Villar said in her explanatory note.

The solon stressed that the bill will make the students competitive in the job market, both locally and internationally.

It will also address the urgency of digital skills and relevant technology courses which is vital for the Philippine economy.