PHNearly 70% of public schools across the Philippines remain on land not officially titled in the name of the Department of Education (DepEd), according to data from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2). This lack of clear land ownership poses a significant barrier to accelerating classroom construction and improving educational infrastructure. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. outlined plans during his State of the Nation Address to expand classroom construction through collaboration with multiple government agencies and private sector partnerships. However, Edcom 2 emphasized that resolving land titling issues is crucial to ensuring these infrastructure projects can move forward without delay. To address this challenge, legislative proposals have been introduced in both the Senate and the House of Representatives aiming to secure permanent ownership of public school lands by DepEd.
Bias read (Center): The article presents factual data regarding the status of public school land titling and outlines proposed legislative solutions without overtly favoring any political side. It includes statements from the President and mentions legislative actions from both major branches of government, providing a
