RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, REGARDING THE STATUS OF BASIC AND FUNCTIONAL LITERACY OF FILIPINOS

RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONAL LITERACY AND COMPREHENSION IN THE BASIC EDUCATION, IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT RESULTS OF THE PROGRAMME FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT (PISA), IN ORDER TO FORMULATE THE APPROPRIATE LEGISLATIVE ACTION AND DETERMINE BUDGETARY INTERVENTIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE EFFORT TO RAISE THE QUALITY OF BASIC EDUCATION IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO ASSESS THE PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND POLICIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF BASIC EDUCATION IN THE COUNTRY, FOCUSING ON FUNCTIONAL LITERACY SKILLS, WITH THE END-VIEW OF CRAFTING NECESSARY LEGISLATIVE INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES AND GAPS IN THE BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM