(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday announced its intention to participate in the 2022 cycle of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) an international system assessment meant to provide feedback on education quality. In a statement, DepEd said the country's participation in PISA is aligned with its 'Sulong Edukalidad' program. "System assessments such as PISA and DepEd's National Achievement Test (NAT) provide the necessary feedback to inform policy decisions and reforms," the agency said. According to DepEd Order No. 29, s. 2017 titled "Policy Guidelines on System Assessment in the K to 12 Basic Education Program," these system assessments are implemented to establish baselines for the basic education system and the implementation of the K to 12 curriculum, to monitor its implementation, measure the effectiveness of its instructional reforms, and generate "reliable data" for internation