IMPROVING EDUCATION. Senator Win Gatchalian says in a statement on Sunday (July 14, 2022) that he will focus on resolving some issues in the education sector under the 19th Congress. These concerns, he said, include the low salary of teachers and the the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. (File photo courtesy of DepEd-Region 3) MANILA - Addressing the education "crisis" will be the focus of Senator Win Gatchalian's priority measures under the 19th Congress. Gatchalian, who will retain his chairmanship of the Basic Education, Arts and Culture Committee, has filed a Senate resolution which calls for an inquiry on the implementation of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 or the K to 12 Law (Republic Act 10533). He pointed out that based on the results of international large-scale assessments, learners are failing to master basic competencies and lagging behind their peers abroad. Based on pre-pandemic data, the World Bank estimates that learning poverty in the Philippines