00:00The 2nd Congressional Commission on Education, or EDCOM2, says housing projects without planned education facilities add to the severe shortage
00:08of classrooms.
00:09This, in turn, contribute to the poor quality of learning in the country.
00:13EDCOM2 Executive Director Carol Mark Yee reports this during a Senate Basic Education Committee hearing.
00:19He reports, 58 housing projects by the National Housing Authority do not have planned school facilities.
00:25The 58 NHA housing projects are located in Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Pampanga, and Metro Manila.
00:32Only low-cost developments with 1,500 units and above require education facilities.
00:38Policies are silent about the cumulative challenges faced by schools when multiple housing sites are set up but without any
00:46schools to go to.
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