Jinggoy questions effectiveness of senior high school program: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada raised concerns over the effectiveness of the K to 12 program during the Senate’s budget deliberations for the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday night, November 25, 2025, citing rising costs and the low employability of senior high school (SHS) graduates. Estrada, who has a pending Senate Bill No. 72 or the Rationalized Basic Education Act—which seeks to abolish the additional two years of senior high school—emphasized that the SHS program has only burdened parents and students without fulfilling its promised goals even after 12 years of implementation. (Office of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada/Rey Javelosa)
Jinggoy questions effectiveness of senior high school program: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada raised concerns over the effectiveness of the K to 12 program during the Senate’s budget deliberations for the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday night, November 25, 2025, citing rising costs and the low employability of senior high school (SHS) graduates. Estrada, who has a pending Senate Bill No. 72 or the Rationalized Basic Education Act—which seeks to abolish the additional two years of senior high school—emphasized that the SHS program has only burdened parents and students without fulfilling its promised goals even after 12 years of implementation. (Office of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada/Rey Javelosa)
Jinggoy questions effectiveness of senior high school program: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada raised concerns over the effectiveness of the K to 12 program during the Senate’s budget deliberations for the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday night, November 25, 2025, citing rising costs and the low employability of senior high school (SHS) graduates. Estrada, who has a pending Senate Bill No. 72 or the Rationalized Basic Education Act—which seeks to abolish the additional two years of senior high school—emphasized that the SHS program has only burdened parents and students without fulfilling its promised goals even after 12 years of implementation. (Office of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada/Rey Javelosa)
