MANILA, Philippines – A new law, Republic Act No. 12199, or the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) System Act, was signed by President Marcos on May 8. I’d like to share the key features with ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Council, the Department of Education (DepED), and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched this February ...

SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for local government units’ (LGUs) stronger involvement in implementing early childhood-care and development (ECCD) programs. Despite the established benefits of ...

As the Early Childhood Care and Development Council (ECCD Council) transitions into the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) as an attached agency in 2026, the Department is focusing ...

Many Filipino children fail to achieve their potential due to inadequate early childhood care and development services, resulting in the failure to meet the goal of universal access for children.

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law Republic Act (RA) No. 12199, which prioritizes early education, proper nutrition, and caring support for children ages zero to ...

The government in cooperation with the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) council has launched a project that aims to improve early education for children in 36 areas affected by armed ...

The 3 new appointees will serve in the National Council for Children's Television and the Early Childhood Care and Development Council, both attached agencies of the Department of Education MANILA, ...

Foreseeing the increasing problem of 1st grade dropouts, then DECS Secretary Lourdes Quisumbing organized CONCEP (Coordinating Council of Early Childhood in the Philippines) in 1987. I just then ...