23/10/2026
๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐, ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐!
AECON 2026 continued into Day 2 with the launch of Rex Educationโs newest campaign, ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ต๐ฎ๐!, led by REX CEO Don Timothy Buhain. This was followed by a keynote address from Datuk Dr. Habibah Abdul Rahim, Executive Director of the SEAMEOSecretariat, on navigating education futures across ASEAN and the Philippines.
Bringing the conversation closer to the learners themselves, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ featured five Filipino learners representing kindergarten, junior high school, senior high school, technical-vocational education, and college, who shared their hopes for Philippine education. Their perspectives set the stage for a panel discussion on linking education and human capital development, featuring ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ต ๐๐ฏ๐ฑ๐๐น ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ต๐ถ๐บ, ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฑ ๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ด๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐, ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป.
The day also marked two important milestones in educational collaboration. REX and the SEAMEO Secretariat formalized a partnership ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ-๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Later in the afternoon, REX and the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) launched QA-SAMA, an initiative supporting quality assurance in Catholic education.
The discussions continued through two fireside chats exploring the future of socioemotional learning in schools and the development of teachers and education leaders. A spotlight session also examined the role of artificial intelligence in shaping learning futures. Together, these sessions brought education practitioners and experts from across Southeast Asia into conversations on shared challenges, emerging opportunities, and possible paths forward.
The Congress concluded with a synthesis by Dr. Edizon Fermin, โ๐ฃ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ: ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ,โ followed by a special performance from acclaimed Filipino singer, Christian Bautista.
AECON 2026 has truly provided a valuable opportunity to exchange perspectives, learn from experiences across the region, and reflect on how we can better respond to the evolving needs of our learners.
As it comes to a close, we hope these discussions will continue in our schools, institutions, and partnerships, informing the decisions and actions that shape education in our country and beyond. Together, let us keep navigating our education futuresโ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ, ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ก.