PASIG City Rep. Roman Romulo urged government agencies implementing programs on education to improve their coordination.

During the discussion with the Early Childhood Care Development Council, Planning Officer Karl Jeffrey Sabalza said the agency convened only once every quarter, rather than once every month as prescribed by the Early Years Act of 2013.

“For this year, we’ve only had one meeting so far,” he said.

Romulo bewailed the lapses in the implementation of the law.

“Hindi ba dapat mayroon na kayong mechanism na nagkikita kayo regularly to be able to report to the council itself kung paano ‘yung progress – naiimplement ba ng DSWD, ng DepEd, ng whoever implements the early childhood program?” he asked, referring to the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Department of Education.

“We’re seeing lapses talaga. Hindi puwedeng ‘nagawa mo na’, then ‘hindi ko na bureau ‘yan,” he continued.

“Baka naman, after this meeting, pwede na kayong bumuo ng some way of communicating with one another on a daily basis? Set up something that will enable you to talk to each other daily,” Romulo said.