The enhanced Basic Education Program on K to 12 Basic Education Program is a response local and global community needs and demands through its Mission to strengthen the Values of the Filipino, develop productive citizens who contribute to the building of a progressive, just and human society; ensure environmental sustainability; and cultivate global partnership for development. Its primary goal is to equip Filipino learners with the necessary skills and competence to prepare them to take on the challenges of the 21st Century It also endeavors to make the basic education system in the Philippines at par with international Standards by ensuring that it is appropriate, responsive and relevant to the learners and to National and global realities (DepEd2019)

However, Kto12 Program is not without challenges just like other curricular reforms, international assessments reveal that the academic performance of Filipino learners needs a tremendous improvement. This prompted to re-examine and enhance the Kto12 Curricular in order to identify points for improvement to ultimately lift the quality of Basic Education.
The Matatag Agenda has four critical Components.

1. Make the Curriculum relevant to produce competent and job-ready, active and responsive citizens;
2. Take steps to accelerate delivery of basic education facilities and services;
3. To take good care of learners by promoting learner well- being, inclusive education, and a positive learning environment and
4. Give support to teachers to teach better
   And to realize these goals of the MATATAG CURRICULUM there is a need to shift to teaching pedagogies that will ensure attainment of the 21st Century skills.