India, May 23 -- The Department of Education (DepEd) highlighted ongoing reforms in the Philippines to advance foundational learning at the 2026 Education World Forum (EWF).

This came as a Philippine delegation participated in two high-level sessions with global and Southeast Asian education leaders at the EWF held in London from May 17 to 20. In a statement Friday, DepEd Undersecretary and Chief of Staff Fatima Lipp Panontongan underscored the need for long-term reforms to boost support to teachers and learners, which are advanced under the leadership of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara. "We recognized early on that educational decline cannot be solved through isolated projects or short-term campa...