2. Since the Philippine is committed to a
democratic way of life all school whether
public or private have the principal duty of
promoting the democratic way of life and
developing democratic ideals and
principles.

3. Pre-Spanish period, before the coming
of the Spaniards, the early Filipinos has
culture of their own. Education was
informal. However as a race experience
accumulated formal instruction began in
the form of initiations rites and religious
ceremonies. The priest are priests are
called “babaylan”.

4. Spanish regime, during the early part of
Spanish regime, schools were set up for
the upper social classes. The first in the
educational systems was affected with
the promulgation of the educational
occurrence of 1863. This law gives
Filipinos a complete system of education
from elementary to the college level.

5. American regime, as soon as the American
occupied Manila in 1898 they immediately opened
schools. A teacher of English was assigned in each
school under the supervision of revered
McKinnon, captain of the first California Regiment.
The American imbued with democratic principles
established for the Filipinos a system of free
English. These teacher were called “Thomasites”
because they cannot aboard the U.S.