THE Philippines must undertake bold initiatives in its education system if it wants to compete and thrive with the rest of the world and a synchronized local academic calendar aligned with the rest of the world would be a good start, Sen. Francis Escudero said on Tuesday.

Escudero, who heads the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, noted that the country is on the right course when it recognized the fundamental role education plays in national development but more things are needed to be done.

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