Published May 27, 2021, 10:18 PM An advocacy group on Thursday, May 27 commended the committee approval of House Joint Resolutions which aims to create a Congressional Oversight Committee on Education or EdCom. Before schools were shut down due to COVID-19, students learn their lessons by attending face-to-face classes. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) For the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), the Joint Congressional approval on convening an EdCom will be very crucial in addressing the learning crisis in the country. “We think this is important and timely,” said PBEd Executive Director Love Basillote. “We see increasing risk of our children’s learning outcomes and futures being stunted if we do not do something about this,” she added.