Republic Act No. 10122 also doubled the budget of the literacy council to P20 million in a bid to strengthen nonformal, informal and indigenous learning systems, including out-of-school study programs that respond to needs of various communities.

The council has been tasked to monitor and evaluate the literacy situation in the country, including the establishment of a national data bank and information exchange and dissemination system to support literacy efforts at national and local levels.

Under the new law, the Education chief, as chairman, may designate an undersecretary as his or her permanent representative to the council.

Other members of the council shall include the Interior Secretary; the president of the Philippine Normal University; the director general of the Philippine Information Agency; the director general of the National Economic and Development Authority; the chairman of the Senate committee on education, arts and culture; and the chairman of the House committee on basic education and culture.