SENATOR Nancy Binay expressed optimism that the 2nd Congressional Commission on Education or EDCOM II will come up with best solutions and recommendations to solve challenges faced by the education sector.

Binay said there is a really need to tackle challenges faced by new graduates amid the Covid19 pandemic following the report of the Commission on Human Rights stating that fresh Filipino graduates tend to lack soft skills and job readiness and are highly vulnerable to scams.

“Talagang kailangan ng review kaya namin pinasa ang pagtatayo ng Congressional Commission on Education kung saan for three years aaralin nila yung existing curriculum at pagbibigay ng recommendation kung ano ang dapat ayusin sa mga problema na nakita nila during the EDCOM,” Binay said.

Based on the CHR report, top concerns observed among the first two years of K to 12 graduates were related to communication skills, working as a team, and critical thinking.

“Even before the pandemic talagang may malaking problema na tayo tapos nangyari pa ang pandemic, nagpatong patong ang hirap kasi ang laki ng catch-up na kailangan nating gawin,” Binay said.

“Unang una yung limitasyon pa natin sa funding. Every year na tinatalakay natin itong budget yung kakulangan ng classrooms, kakulangan ng teachers, I think isa yan sa major na nakakadagdag dun sa kakulangan ng mga graduates na napoproduce ng education system,” she added.