Executive Director’s Corner
Rhodora Angela F. Ferrer
Complementarity as a Key Education Reform by Ms. Doris Fernandez-Ferrer
In a recent evaluation of the JHS ESC scheme and the SHS Voucher Program (SHS VP) by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), released in August 2020, ADB concluded that the logic of these programs is plausible, and the legal bases are solid. The programs also promote the efficiency of the mixed public-private education system, promote greater choice, empower the parents and the learners, and promote diversity of providers. The ESC and the SHS VP are effective transfer mechanisms. An estimated 9.7 million Filipino students in approximately 8,000 private schools have benefited from these programs for the last 20 years with the Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC) as the co-implementer of DepEd. Read more: https://peac.org.ph/complementarity-as-a-key-education-reform-by-ms-doris-fernandez-ferrer/
Making public-private school partnership work by Ms. Doris Fernandez-Ferrer
The 1987 Philippine Constitution recognizes the complementary roles between public and private institutions in the education system. Much has been said about the concept, but operationalizing complementarity—making it work on the ground—continues to be elusive. Read more: https://opinion.inquirer.net/163058/making-public-private-school-partnership-work
PEAC Executive Director Doris Ferrer receives Founders Day award at Holy Angel University
PEAC Executive Director Doris Fernandez-Ferrer was awarded as one of the recipients of the Holy Angel University’s Founders Day Awards for 2023 yesterday (March 8, 2023) at the University Theatre, Holy Angel University. Read more: https://peac.org.ph/peac-executive-director-doris-ferrer-receives-founders-day-award-at-holy-angel-university/
PEAC Executive Director Doris Ferrer to serve as policy adviser to EDCOM II
PEAC Executive Director Doris F. Ferrer is one of the policy advisers to the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II). The EDCOM II was created by Republic Act 11899 to undertake a three-year comprehensive national assessment and evaluation of the Philippine education sector’s performance. Read more: https://peac.org.ph/policyadvisersedcomii
PEAC Executive Director Doris Ferrer is elected to the PAASCU Board
PEAC Executive Director Doris F. Ferrer is one of the newly elected members of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) Board of Trustees. PAASCU is a service organization that quality assures academic programs of its member schools and does institutional accreditation to support and ensure the continuous development of member schools. Read more: https://peac.org.ph/peac-executive-director-doris-ferrer-is-elected-to-the-paascu-board/
PEAC Executive Director Doris Ferrer receives education award at TOFA
PEAC Executive Director Doris Fernandez-Ferrer received an award in the category of education at The Outstanding Fernandino Awards (TOFA) on February 4, 2019 at the Heroes Hall in the City of San Fernando in Pampanga. Read more: https://peac.org.ph/in-photos-peac-executive-director-receives-education-award-at-tofa-2019/