THE STATE OF THE TEACHER’S TEACHER | EDCOM 2 conducts Key Informant Interviews with BISU, HNU, UB, and Bohol Wisdom College of Teacher Education deans & faculty

The College of Teacher Education (CTE) deans from various Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Province of Bohol shared their views and experiences on challenges facing teachers in Bohol in a Key Informant Interview (KII) session with the EDCOM 2 – The Second Congressional Commission on Education at Bohol Island State University (BISU), Tagbilaran City.

As universities and colleges are the key producers of teachers in the country, EDCOM 2 visited Bohol to directly ask HEIs to fully diagnose issues affecting the state of Filipino education, now declared by the commission to be in crisis.

EDCOM 2 Standing Committee Member and Philippine Normal University Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Jennie Jocson facilitated the KII session and asked the participants on the profile of students and applicants of education degrees, the effectiveness of existing education programs, the status of the teaching personnel of CTEs, and views on the Licensure Examination for Teachers.

Participants in the KII session included BISU CTE deans Dr. Renario Hinampas (BISU Tagbilaran City), Dr. Mae Evardo (BISU Calape), Dr. Richard Mula (BISU Clarin), Dr. Vilma Bermoy (BISU Candijay), and Dr. Ma. Quimar Gahit (BISU Bilar).

Representing private HEIs were Dr. Maricel Deloso of Bohol Wisdom School, Dr. Janice Aurora Tirol-Namoc of University of Bohol, and Dr. Jean Roy of Holy Name University. Also attending were BISU CTE chairpersons and faculty, and representatives from Bohol Northern Star Colleges.

EDCOM 2 is a congressional commission created by Republic Act 11899 mandated to conduct a “comprehensive national assessment and evaluation of the performance of the Philippine education sector for the purpose of recommending transformative, concrete and targeted reforms in the sector with the end in view of making the Philippines globally competitive in both education and labor markets,” in 2023 to 2025.

The commission has recently published its Year One Report titled, “The Failed System of Philippine Education,” freely accessible online for public reading.