Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, led the push for reforms that will finally allow the optimization and rationalization of Schools Division Offices, modernization of the Adopt‑a‑School program to draw stronger private sector and community support, establishment of a national K to 3 framework to directly confront the country’s literacy crisis, and creation of a National Coordinating Council for Education to ensure alignment of policies and budgets across the education sector.