MANILA, Philippines — While the number of students enrolled in senior high school is increasing, it remains 'far from the ideal.' Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, head of the upper chamber's basic education panel, said this on Tuesday at the committee hearing on the proposed measure to ensure that K to 12 graduates are well-equipped to enter the workforce. In the hearing, DepEd Information Systems Analyst Ariel Tandingan touted the rising enrollment rate in senior high school. However, Gatchalian argued: 'Although it is increasing – the participation rate, it is still far from the ideal.

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