THE Department of Education will launch today, Tuesday, the Quality Basic Education Development Plan (QBEDP) 2025–2035 to help address persistent problems facing the country’s basic education sector.
Education Secretary Sonny Angara said the QBEDP operationalizes DepEd’s 5-Point Reform Agenda and builds on the Basic Education Development Plan (BEDP) adopted in 2022.
“It reflects the Department’s continuing efforts to address persistent education challenges, including learning recovery and system-level reform,” Angara said of the QBEDP.
The launching will be a brief gathering of technical officials and partners involved in education policy, planning, and implementation, according to the DepEd.
Earlier, Angara touted the progress in the basic education sector, including reducing the textbook procurement timeline and providing greater support to teachers and learners, as he marked his first year as DepEd chief.
But there are persistent problems that span several administrations now and up to now waiting to be resolved, including classroom shortages.
Earlier, Angara said the classroom shortage in public schools stood at 165,000 and may take several decades to resolve if the current pace of construction is not addressed.
