WrappEd 2025: Angara’s first year delivers teacher, learner reforms

MANILA, Philippines – In 2025, the Department of Education (DepEd) moved from laying down reforms to making them felt. Guided by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directives, Education Secretary Sonny Angara’s first full year in office saw the Department’s 5-Point Agenda gain real traction—most visibly through the Expanded Career Progression system, which promoted around 16,000