An act requiring all elementary and secondary schools to adopt policies to prevent and address the acts of bullying in their institutions

1. ANTI-BULLYING ACT OF 2013
(Republic act no. 10627)
An act requiring all elementary and secondary
schools to adopt policies to prevent and address
the acts of bullying in their institutions
DepEd Order
No. 55, 2013
Anti-Bullying Act
Compiled by: Paula Marie M. Llido

2. Child Protection Policy
and the Need for it

3. 2400
2200
2000
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
2600
2800
3000
CAR NCR I II III IV – A IV – B V VI
Regions
VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII
Incidence
of
Bullying
2013 – 2014
2014 – 2015
2015-2016
10,235
Report on the Incidence of
Bullying in Schools

4. Region 2013 – 2014 2014 – 2015 2015-2016
CAR 78 465 764
NCR 561 195 2,894
I 89 1474 2,217
II 75 1044 1,854
III 16 62 10,235
IV – A 143 976 1,714
IV – B 16 62 1,277
V 10 704 716
VI 37 2795 944
VII 8 91 990
VIII 47 291 974
IX 0 0 0*
X 30 560 1,104
XI 44 555 1,405
XII 36 510 1,735
XIII 0 555 900
Total 1,190 10,339 29,723
* Submitted but no consolidated data

5. DepEd Efforts to
Protect Children
Child Protection
Policy
(DO 40 s. 2012)
Guidelines on
CAR & CICL
(DO 18 s.2015)
Anti-Bullying
Act
(DO 55 s.2013)
Protection of Children
in Armed Conflict
(DO 57 s. 2017)

6. ANTI-BULLYING ACT OF 2013
(Republic act no. 10627)
An act requiring all elementary and secondary
schools to adopt policies to prevent and address
the acts of bullying in their institutions
DepEd Order
No. 55, 2013
Anti-Bullying Act

7.  It refers to:
a) Any severe or repeated use
b) By one or more students
c) Of a written, verbal or electronic expression,
or a physical act or gesture, or any
combination thereof
d) Directed at another student
DepEd Order
No. 55, 2013
Anti-Bullying Act

8. e) that has the effect of:
actually causing or placing the latter in
reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm or
damage to his property;
creating a hostile environment at school for the
other student;
infringing on the rights of the other student at
school; or
materially and substantially disrupting the
education process or the orderly operation of a
school;

9. Bullying can be differentiated from the
usual conflicts between students.
The former is a combination of
aggression and power while the latter
has no deliberate intention to hurt
physically and/or emotionally.

10.  DIRECT BULLYING - involves physical and
verbal aggression
 Consisted of name calling, taunting, hurtful
teasing, insults, put downs, intimidation, extortion,
harassment, and/or threats.
 Such form of bullying was done mostly by male
students.
 INDIRECT BULLYING - involves
relational/social bullying
 Based on a study done by Catherine O. Espero and Mary Grace DP. Espinosa in 2010 for the
University of the Philippines
(http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/ali/article/view/1765/1681)

11. INDIRECT BULLYING –
 Involved gossiping, spreading rumors,
writing hurtful notes (i.e. cellphone
messages, online blogs), and exclusion from
games or groups.
 Those incidents happened mostly among
groups of female friends.
 Based on a study donein 2010 by Catherine O. Espero and Mary Grace DP. Espinosa for the
University of the Philippines
(http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/ali/article/view/1765/1681)

13.  punching
 pushing
 shoving
 kicking
 slapping
 tickling
 headlocks
 inflicting school
pranks
 teasing
 fighting and
 the use of available
objects as weapons

14.  Any slanderous
statement or
accusation that
causes the victim
undue emotional
distress like:
→directing foul
language or
profanity at the
target
→name-calling
→tormenting and
→commenting
negatively on
victim’s looks,
clothes and body

15. DepEd Order
No. 40, 2012
Child Protection Policy
Who is a child?
Any person below eighteen (18) years of age or
those over but are unable to fully take care of
or protect themselves because of a physical or
mental disability or condition.
Pupils or students who may be eighteen (18)
years of age or older but are in school.

16. The Child
Protection
Committee
All public & private elementary and secondary
schools shall establish a Child Protection
Committee (CPC)
CPC Members:
• School Head / Administrator
• Guidance Counselor / Teacher
• Teacher Representative
• Parent Representative
• Student Representative
• Barangay Representative

17. PROTOCOL IN HANDLING
CASES OF ABUSE AND
BULLYING IN SCHOOLS

18. Procedure in Bullying Incidents
Report/Complaint
School
Head/Guidance
Counselor/ Guidance
Teacher
Child Protection
Committee
Trained professionals outside
the school: Social Workers,
Psychologists or Child
Protection Specialist; WCPD
Intake
Sheet
Fact-Finding and
Documentation
Intervention
Referral
1. Separate bully and victim
(must be assisted by
parents/guardians)
2. Identify level of threats,
develop intervention
strategies;
3. Inform the victim & parents
of the steps;
4. Make recommendations to
the CPC

19. CONFIDENTIALITY
The identity or
other information
that may
reasonably
identify the pupil,
student or
learner, whether
victim or
offender, shall
be withheld from
the public to
protect his or her
privacy.
CHILD
No publicity
shall be given
to any
disciplinary
action against
a teacher
during the
pendency of
his or her
case.
TEACHER

20. REFERRAL &

21. Complaint
School
head/Principal
Child Protection
Committee
Intake
Sheet
Referral System
Criminal and Civil
Complaint
(coordination of
immediate response)
Monitoring System
For possible
filing of
criminal action
PNP
(women and
children’s
protection desk) LSWDO
DSWD Regional
Office
(Crisis Intervention Unit)
*Assessment
*Pyscho-social intervention
*Protective measures
*Other assistance
NGO and
other govt.
agencies
Division
Office
Regional
Office
Central
Office
Consolidate reports on
incidents and cases of
all schools and submit
a Division Report
(Annex A) to the
Regional Office
Consolidate reports on incidents
and cases of the Division offices
within the region and submit a
Regional Report (Annex A) to the
Undersecretary for Legal Affairs
Central Repository of
Regional Reports

22. INTAKE SHEET
D.O. 40, s. 2012

24. ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE
INCIDENCE OF
BULLYING IN
OOLS
S
D.M. C
59 s. 2
H
015

29. YES!
R.A. 10627 also prohibits bullying:
 at a location, activity, function or program
that is not school-related
 and through the use of technology or an
electronic device that is not owned, leased or
used by a school

30. YES!
R.A. 10627 prohibits retaliation against a
person:
 who reports bullying,
 who provides information during an
investigation of bullying, or
 who is a witness to or has reliable information
about bullying;

31. YES!
 R.A. 10627 states that, in addition to the disciplinary
sanctions, the perpetrator of bullying or retaliation
shall also be required to undergo a rehabilitation
program which shall be administered by the
institution concerned.
 The parents
encouraged
of the said
by the said institution to
perpetrator shall be
join the
rehabilitation program.

32. The names of students who committed acts of
bullying or retaliation shall be strictly
confidential; and only made available to the:
oschool administration
oteachers directly responsible for the said
students & parents or guardians of students
who are or have been victims of acts of
bullying or retaliation

34.  The school administration should therefore plan a
bullying awareness campaign and involvement in all
levels (K to 12).
 The emphasis is on developing a caring school
environment.
 The administrators, faculty, staff, parents, and
students should know the basic facts about bullying.
 School staff need to learn when and how to
intervene.
 Based on a study done by Catherine O. Espero and Mary Grace DP. Espinosa in 2010 for the
University of the Philippines
(http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/ali/article/view/1765/1681)

35.  The teachers should know how to intervene in
bullying incidents, improve classroom
management, and recognize and reinforce
positive behaviors of students.
 The homeroom advisers can discuss bullying
and ways to get along with others.
 Based on a study done by Catherine O. Espero and Mary Grace DP. Espinosa in 2010 for the University of the
Philippines (http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/ali/article/view/1765/1681)

36.  Student leaders must be more vigilant and
concerned in maintaining a caring
environment.
 They can assign specific student officers to
monitor places prone to bullying – classrooms,
hallways, comfort rooms, playgrounds, and
canteen.
 Based on a study done by Catherine O. Espero and Mary Grace DP. Espinosa in 2010 for the University of the
Philippines (http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/ali/article/view/1765/1681)

37. Parents should be encouraged to view
their school involvement as a
responsibility.
Parenting seminars, organized by the
guidance counselors, can focus on
positive forms of discipline.
 Based on a study done by Catherine O. Espero and Mary Grace DP. Espinosa in 2010 for the University of the
Philippines (http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/ali/article/view/1765/1681)

38. The guidance counselors should
incorporate a program which teaches
skills and strategies to avoid
victimization. This can be conducted
during group guidance classes.
 Based on a study done by Catherine O. Espero and Mary Grace DP. Espinosa in 2010 for the University of the
Philippines (http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/ali/article/view/1765/1681)