MANILA—Sen. Bam Aquino has called for a Senate hearing on the Department of Education’s (DepEd) proposal to implement a trimestral system for School Year 2026–2027.

In a statement, Aquino said the proposed reform must undergo broad consultation before it is implemented.

“Bago ipatupad ng DepEd ang trimestral system, mahalagang sumailalim ito sa malawakang konsultasyon. Sisiguraduhin natin na may Senate Hearing tungkol sa repormang ito, para suriin at pag-usapan ito,” he said.

Aquino added that the Committee of Basic Education supports measures that would address the learning gap and help teachers who are currently burdened with non-teaching tasks.

“Suportado ng Committee of Basic Education ang mga panukala’t reporma na tutugon sa learning gap at tutulong sa mga guro, na sa kasalukuyan ay overloaded sa non-teaching tasks. Bagaman kinikilala natin ang pangangailangan para sa malawakang reporma, siguraduhin natin na hindi ito gawin ng padalus-dalos at dumaan nga sa tamang konsultasyon,” he added.

DepEd has proposed implementing a trimestral system beginning School Year 2026–2027.