3. It was established on May 18, 1994
It was formed through Republic Act No. 7722 or the Higher
Education Act of 1994
Senator Francisco Tatad authored it.
It was part of a broad agenda for reforms in the country's
education system, outlined by the Congressional
Commission on Education (EDCOM) in 1992.
Brief History
4. CHED was part of the three governing education bodies of the
Philippines:
1. Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for tertiary and
graduate education, the
2. Department of Education (DepEd) for basic education, and the
3. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
for technical-vocational and middle-level education.
5. VISION
Philippine higher education system that is equitable and producing locally
responsive, innovative, and globally competitive graduates and lifelong
learners.
MISSION
To promote equitable access and ensure quality and relevance of higher
education institutions and their programs.
6. MANDATE
Given the national government’s commitment to transformational leadership that puts education
as the central strategy for investing in the Filipino people, reducing poverty, and building
national competitiveness and pursuant to Republic Act 7722, CHED shall:
A. Promote relevant and quality higher education (i.e. higher education institutions and
programs are at par with international standards and graduates and professionals are highly
competent and recognized in the international arena);
B. Ensure that quality higher education is accessible to all who seek it particularly those who
may not be able to afford it;
C. Guarantee and protect academic freedom for continuing intellectual growth, advancement of
learning and research, development of responsible and effective leadership, education of high
level professionals, and enrichment of historical and cultural heritages; and
D. Commit to moral ascendancy that eradicates corrupt practices, institutionalizes transparency
and accountability and encourages participatory governance in the Commission and the sub-
sector.
7. QUALITY POLICY STATEMENT
We, at the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), shall lead the Philippine
higher education sector to:
Cultivate an equitable and sustainable higher education landscape that
produces locally responsive, innovative, globally competitive graduates, and
lifelong learners;
Harmonize mandates to promote inclusive access to higher education, ensure
sustainable quality assurance of programs, and assert the relevance of
institutions;
Exemplify resilience and humility in service, integrity, excellence, and
development-driven mindset; and,
Demonstrate continuous improvement in our Quality Management System to
achieve our vision.
8. POWER AND FUNCTIONS
As provided for under Section 8 of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7722, the Commission
on Higher Education shall have the following powers and functions:
• Formulate and recommend development plans, policies, priorities, and
programs on higher education;
• Formulate and recommend development plans, policies, priorities, and
programs on research;
• Recommend to the executive and legislative branches priorities and grants
on higher education and research;
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9. • Set minimum standards for programs and institutions of higher learning
recommended by panels of experts in the field and subject to public hearing, and
enforced the same;
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of programs and institutions of higher learning
for appropriate incentives as well as the imposition of sanctions such as, but not
limited to, diminution or withdrawal of subsidy, recommendation on the downgrading
or withdrawal of accreditation, program termination or school course;
• Identify, support and develop potential centers of excellence in program areas needed
for the development of world-class scholarship, nation building and national
development;
• Recommend to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) the budgets of
public institutions of higher learning as well as general guidelines for the use of their
income;
10. • Rationalize programs and institutions of higher learning and set standards, policies
and guidelines for the creation of new ones as well as the conversion or elevation of
schools to institutions of higher learning, subject to budgetary limitations and the
number of institutions of higher learning in the province or region where creation,
conversion or elevation is sought to be made;
• Develop criteria for allocating additional resources such as research and program
development grants, scholarships, and the other similar programs: Provided, that these
shall not detract from the fiscal autonomy already enjoyed by colleges and universities;
• Direct or redirect purposive research by institutions of higher learning to meet the
needs of agro-industrialization and development;
• Devise and implement resource development schemes;
11. • Administer the Higher Education Development Fund, as described in Section 10 of R.A.
7722, which will promote the purposes of higher education;
• Review the charters of institutions of higher learning and state universities and colleges
including the chairmanship and membership of their governing bodies and recommend
appropriate measures as basis for necessary action;
• Promulgate such rules and regulations and exercise such other powers and functions as
may be necessary to carry out effectively the purpose and objectives of R.A. 7722; and
• Perform such other functions as may be necessary for its effective operations and for the
continued enhancement, growth and development of higher education.
12. Composed of 5 full-time members:
1 Chairman
4 Commissioners
Qualifications:
1.Holders of earned Doctorate
2.Engaged in Higher Education for at least 10 years
3.Not a candidate in the election
4.A higher degree of professionalism
13. Chairman: term of 4 years, without prejudice to one reappointment
Commissioners: next 2- for 3 years
last 2- for 2 years
14. Ranks
Chairman: Department of Secretary Commissioners:
Undersecretary
Emoluments: shall receive compensation
corresponding to their positions
15. should meet with the Commission at least once a year
Composition:
1.Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports as Chairman
2.Director-General of the NEDA as Co- chairman
3.Secretary of Science and Technology
4.Secretary of Trade and Industry
5.President of FAAP
6.President of FAPE
16. established to strengthen the higher education
1. Government’s contribution to the fund:
-seed capital= 500 million php
-initial operation= 50 million php
- 40% annual share on total gross collections of the travel tax
-30% share from Professional Gross Fee
-1% of gross sales of PCSO
2. 3-5% CONTRIBUTION FROM FINANCING INSTITUTIONS
3. Private portion for donates, gifts conveyances
25. Year Official Name of Department Official Titular Head Legal Bases
1863
Superior Commission of Primary
Instruction
Chairman Educational Decree of 1863
1901-1916 Department of Public Instruction General Superintendent
Act. No. 74 of the Philippine Commission,
Jan. 21, 1901
1916-1942 Department of Public Instruction Secretary Organic Act Law of 1916 (Jones Law)
1942-1944
Department of Education, Health and
Public Welfare
Commissioner
Renamed by the Japanese Executive
Commission, June 11, 1942
1944
Department of Education, Health and
Public Welfare
Minister
Renamed by Japanese Sponsored
Philippine Republic
1944 Department of Public Instruction Secretary
Renamed by Japanese Sponsored
Philippine Republic
1945-1946
Department of Public Instruction and
Information
Secretary
Renamed by the Commonwealth
Government
1946-1947 Department of Instruction Secretary
Renamed by the Commonwealth
Government
1947-1975 Department of Education Secretary
E.O. No. 94 October 1947 (Reorganization
Act of 1947)
1975-1978 Department of Education and Culture Secretary Proc. No. 1081, September 24, 1972
1978-1984 Ministry of Education and Culture Minister P.D. No. 1397, June 2, 1978
1984-1986 Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports Minister Education Act of 1982
1987-1994
Department of Education, Culture and
Sports
Secretary E.O. No. 117. January 30, 1987
1994-2001
Department of Education, Culture and
Sports
Secretary
RA 7722 and RA 7796, 1994 Trifocalization
of Education Management
2001 – present Department of Education Secretary
RA 9155, August 2001 (Governance of
Basic Education Act)
26. In August 2001, Republic Act 9155, otherwise called the Governance of Basic
Education Act, was passed transforming the name of the Department of Education,
Culture and Sports (DECS) to the Department of Education (DepEd) and redefining
the role of field offices (regional offices, division offices, district offices and schools).
RA 9155 provides the overall framework for (i) school head empowerment by
strengthening their leadership roles and (ii) school-based management within the
context of transparency and local accountability. The goal of basic education is to
provide the school age population and young adults with skills, knowledge, and
values to become caring, self-reliant, productive and patriotic citizens.
27.
28. THE DEPED VISION
We dream of Filipinos
who passionately love their country
and whose values and competencies
enable them to realize their full potential
and contribute meaningfully to building the nation.
As a learner-centered public institution,
the Department of Education
continuously improves itself
to better serve its stakeholders.
29. THE DEPED MISSION
To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable,
culture-based, and complete basic education where:
Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and
motivating environment.
Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture every learner.
Administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an
enabling and supportive environment for effective learning to happen.
Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged
and share responsibility for developing life-long learners.
31. OUR MANDATE
The Department of Education was established through the Education Decree of 1863 as
the Superior Commission of Primary Instruction under a Chairman. The Education
agency underwent many reorganization efforts in the 20th century in order to better
define its purpose vis a vis the changing administrations and charters. The present day
Department of Education was eventually mandated through Republic Act 9155, otherwise
known as the Governance of Basic Education act of 2001 which establishes the mandate
of this agency.
The Department of Education (DepEd) formulates, implements, and coordinates policies,
plans, programs and projects in the areas of formal and non-formal basic education. It
supervises all elementary and secondary education institutions, including alternative
learning systems, both public and private; and provides for the establishment and
maintenance of a complete, adequate, and integrated system of basic education relevant
to the goals of national development.
32. At present, the Department operates with four (4) Undersecretaries in
the following areas:
•Curriculum and Instruction
•Finance and Administration
•Governance and Operations
•Legal and Legislative Affairs
Four (4) Assistant Secretaries are assigned in the following areas:
•Curriculum and Instruction
•Finance and Administration
•Governance and Operations
•Legal and Legislative Affairs
•Strategic Management
33. Five (5) attached agencies:
•Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Council
•National Book Development Board (NBDB)
•National Council for Children’s Television (NCCT)
•National Museum
•Philippine High School for the Arts
Three (3) coordinating councils:
•Adopt-a-School Program (ASP) Coordinating Council
•Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC)
•Teacher Education Council (TEC)
34. At the sub-national level, the Field Offices consist of the following:
• Seventeen (17) Regional Offices, and the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM*), each headed by a Regional Director (a Regional Secretary in
the case of ARMM).
• Two hundred twenty-one (221) Provincial and City Schools Divisions, each
headed by a Schools Division Superintendent. Assisting the Schools Division
Offices are 2,602 School Districts, each headed by a District Supervisor.
Under the supervision of the Schools Division Offices are 62,605 schools, broken
down as follows:
• 49,209 elementary schools (38,648 public and 10,561 private)
• 13,396 secondary schools (7,976 public and 5,420 private)
