MANILA, Philippines — In the incoming 18th Congress, the Senate will have two committees devoted to education, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Tuesday. There will be a committee for basic education and there will be another committee for higher education, the senator said. ADVERTISEMENTGatchalian said he will be the chairman of the basic education committee while Senator Joel Villanueva will chair the higher education committee. “Ang agreement namin ni Joel, i-split ‘yung education, so Basic Education sa akin and Higher Education sa kanya,” Gatchalian told reporters in an interview. At present, there is only one committee for education: the Senate committee on education, arts and culture which is chaired by outgoing Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 04, 2019 05:37 UTC