EXTENDING THE DURATION OF SECOND CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON EDUCATION (EDCOM II)
The bill, titled 'An Act Extending the Duration of the Second Congressional Commission on Education,' aims to prolong the existence of EDCOM II and modifies an existing law related to it. It has been approved by the President and is under the committee for Higher, Technical and Vocational Education.
- Nov 11, 2025
AN ACT EXTENDING THE DURATION OF THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON EDUCATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11899, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'SECOND CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON EDUCATION (EDCOM II) ACT'
Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committees on HIGHER, TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, BASIC EDUCATION and FINANCE with Senators ALAN PETER "COMPAÑERO" S. CAYETANO, PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, LOREN B. LEGARDA, RISA HONTIVEROS and BAM AQUINO as authors per Committee Report No. 7, recommending its approval in substitution of S. Nos. 103, 529, and 1418;
Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
Sponsor: Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA;
Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
- Nov 13, 2025
Letter from Senator RAFFY T. TULFO dated November 11, 2025, conveying his intention to be made co-author of SBN-1483, received by LBIS;
- Nov 11, 2025
Sponsorship speech delivered by Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA;
Co-sponsorship speech of Senators FRANCIS "KIKO" N. PANGILINAN, JOEL VILLANUEVA, BAM AQUINO, RISA HONTIVEROS, PIA S. CAYETANO, ROBINHOOD PADILLA and CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE "BONG" T. GO;
- Nov 12, 2025
Period of interpellation closed;
Period of committee amendments closed;
Period of individual amendments;
Period of individual amendments closed;
Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
All members of the Senate were made co-authors;
- Dec 2, 2025
Approved on Third Reading;
In favor: (16) Senators BAM AQUINO, ALAN PETER "COMPAÑERO" S. CAYETANO, PIA S. CAYETANO, JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA, WIN T. GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE "BONG" T. GO, PANFILO M. LACSON, LOREN B. LEGARDA, IMEE R. MARCOS, ROBINHOOD PADILLA, FRANCIS "KIKO" N. PANGILINAN, ERWIN T. TULFO, RAFFY T. TULFO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI and VICENTE C. SOTTO III;
Against: (None) ;
Abstention: (None) ;
- Dec 3, 2025
Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
- Dec 29, 2025
House of Representatives adopted SBN-1483 as an amendment to HBN-6429 on December 22, 2025;
- Jan 22, 2026
Letter from Senate Secretary Renato N. Bantug Jr., transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of SBN-1483 and HBN-6429 for the signature of Speaker Faustino Bojie G. Dy III and Secretary General Atty. Cheloy E. Vilicaria-Garafil;
- Jan 29, 2026
Letter for Senate Secretary Ranato N. Bantug, Jr., returning eight (8) enrolled copies of SBN-1483 and HBN-6429, which were signed by the Speaker Faustino Bojie G. Dy III and Secretary General Atty. Cheloy E. Velicaria-Garafil;
- Feb 2, 2026
Enrolled copies of SBN-1483 and HBN-6429, sent to Malacanang for the signature of the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.;
- Mar 5, 2026
Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. on March 4, 2026 and became
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 12315.