RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, REGARDING THE RESULTS OF THE 2018 PROGRAMME FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION ON THE POOR SHOWING OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR READING COMPREHENSION, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE LITERACY AMONG 15-YEAR OLD STUDENTS IN THE 2018 ROUND OF THE PROGRAMME FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT (PISA), WITH THE END-VIEW OF FORMULATING LEGISLATION AND DETERMINING APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE ONGOING EFFORTS OF THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO RAISE THE QUALITY OF BASIC EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

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