PH Education Conference 2025 to tackle reforms, public-private collaboration

With education reforms at the center of national policy debates, the 2025 Philippine Education Conference (PhilEd) will convene from December 2 to 4 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.

The event will bring together top government officials, education leaders, and private sector partners to chart the way forward for Philippine education.

Themed “Changing the Narrative of Philippine Education by Making Reforms Work,” the summit will spotlight how public and private institutions can collaborate more effectively to address persistent gaps in quality, access, and governance. 

Organizers said the conference seeks not just to exchange ideas, but to identify concrete strategies to make ongoing reforms more impactful.

Education Secretary Sonny Angara, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director-General Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez, and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson Shirley Agrupis are among the officials expected to outline the government’s priorities for basic, technical-vocational, and higher education. 

This year’s international resource persons include Mr. Suresh Natarajan, Chief Executive Officer of ITE Education Services in Singapore and Ms. Zeina Chalich of Britannica Professional Learning.

Beyond high-level addresses, PhilEd 2025 will hold concurrent sessions on teacher preparation, the strengthened senior high school program, accreditation standards, data-driven learning improvement, and the safe integration of artificial intelligence in classrooms. Local and global experts will lead discussions on accountability, financing, and rethinking pathways for technical and vocational education.

The event is organized by the Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC) with partner institutions such as the De La Salle University, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Ateneo de Manila University, University of Santo Tomas, among others. Organizers described it as the country’s biggest platform for “moving beyond diagnosis and turning education reforms into results.” —Sherylin Untalan/KG, GMA Integrated News