Senator Sherwin Gatchalian noticed the same concern of the World Bank on education. This led him to propose the ARAL Program Act. This Act is one of the interventions on education in effect of the pandemic

There are policies that supports Philippine teaching-learning long before the pandemic. The changes in needs and intersts of stakeholders led to the creation of frameworks and programs to improve teaching-learning.

• This is the Philippine Qualifications Framework for the educational qualification and sets the standards for qualification outcomes.

• The 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUPLIC OF THE PHILLIPINES states in ARTICLE XIV:

Section 1: The state shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels, and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.

Section 2. (2) Establish and maintain a system of free public education in the elementary and high school levels. Without limiting the natural right of parents to rear their children, elementary education is compulsory for all children of school age;

(3) Establish and maintain a system of scholarship grants, student loan programs, subsidies, and other incentives which shall be available to deserving students in both public and private schools, especially to the underprivileged;

(4) Encourage non-formal, informal, and indigenous learning systems, as well as self-learning, independent, and out-of-school study programs particularly those that respond to community needs; and

(5) Provide adult citizens, the disabled, and out-of-school youth with training in civics, vocational efficiency, and other skills.

• Educational Development Decree of 1972 AUTHORIZING THE UNDERTAKING OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, PROVIDING FOR THE MECHANICS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND FINANCING THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared to be the policy of the government to ensure, within the context of a free and democratic system maximum contribution of the educational system to the attainment of the following national development goals:

(a) To achieve and maintain an accelerating rate of economic development and social progress;

(b) To assure the maximum participation of all the people in the attainment and enjoyment of the benefits of such growth; and

(c) To strengthen national consciousness and promote desirable cultural values in a changing world.

Section 3. Statement of Objectives. - To this end, the educational system aims to:

(a) Provide for a broad general education that will assist each individual, in the peculiar ecology of his own society, to (1) attain his potential as a human being; (2) enhance the range and quality of individual and group participation in the basic functions of society; and (3) acquire the essential educational foundation for his development into a productive and versatile citizen:

(b) Train the nation's manpower in the middle level skill required for national development;

(c) Develop the high-level professions that will provide leadership for the nation, advance knowledge through research, and apply new knowledge for improving the quality of human life; and

(d) Respond effectively to changing needs and conditions of the nation through a system of educational planning and evaluation.

• BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 232 (THE EDUCATION ACT OF 1982) AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF EDUCATION.

All of these policies, framework, and program constitute the Philippine teaching learning and it is not yet at its best. We are to continue our effot on contributing to the betterment of the Philippine teaching-learning.

Sources: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/13524

https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1972/pd_6_a_1972.html

www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines-article-xiv/