APO, MARICEL C. Legal Constitution in Phil - Copy.pptx

LEGAL FOUNDATION OF
EDUCATION IN THE
PHILIPPINES AND OTHER
RELATED LAWS
Prepared by: Apo, Maricel C.

The state shall protect and promote the right
of all the citizens to quality education at all
levels and shall take appropriate steps to
make such education accessible to all.

The state shall establish, maintain and support
a complete, adequate and integrated system of
education relevant to the needs of the people
and society

Establish and maintain s system of
free public education in the
elementary and high school levels.
Establish and maintain a system of
scholarship grants, student loan
programs, subsidies and other
incentives

Encourage non- formal, informal and
indigenous learning system, as well as self-
learning independent and out-of-school
study programs particularly those that
respond to community needs
Provide adult citizens, the disabled and out-
of-school youth with training in civics,
vocational efficiency and skills.

All educational institutions shall include the study of
the Constitution as part of the curricula.
They shall inculcate
1. Patriotism and nationalism,
2. Foster love of humanity
3. Respect for human rights

They shall inculcate
4. Teach the rights and duties of citizenship,
5. Strengthen ethical and spiritual values,
6. Develop moral character and personal
discipline,
7. Encourage critical and creative thinking,
8. Broaden scientific and technological
knowledge
9. Promote efficiency

The state recognizes the
complementary roles of the public
and private institutions in the
educational system and shall
exercise reasonable supervision
and regulation of all educational
institutions

1. Academic freedom shall be
enjoyed in all institutions of higher
learning.
The State shall take into account regional and
sectoral needs and conditions and shall encourage
local planning in the development of educational
policies and programs

2. The State shall enhance the right of teachers
to professional advancement. Non- teaching
academic and non-academic personnel shall
enjoy the protection of the State.
3. The State shall assign the highest budgetary
priority to education and ensure that teaching
will attract and retain its rightful share of the
best available talents through adequate
remuneration and other means of job
satisfaction and fulfillment.

BATAS PAMBANSA
BLG. 232
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF
AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF EDUCATION

Short Title
This Act shall be known as
the “Education Act of 1982."

National Developmental Goals:
1. To achieve and maintain an accelerating
rate of economic development and social
progress;
2. To ensure the maximum participation of
all the people in the attainment and enjoyment
of the benefits of such growth
3. To achieve and strengthen national unity
and consciousness and preserve, develop and
promote desirable cultural, moral and spiritual
values in a changing world.
Declaration of Basic State Policy

Declaration of Objectives
1. Provide for a broad general education that will
assist each individuals in the peculiar ecology of his
own society
2. Train the nation's manpower in the middle-level
skills for national development;
3. Develop the profession that will provide
leadership for the nation in the advancement of
knowledge for improving the quality of human life;
4. Respond effectively to changing needs and
conditions of the nation through a system of
educational planning and evaluation.

Declaration of Policy and Objectives
1. Aid and support the natural right and duty of
parents in the rearing of the youth through the
educational system.
2. Promote and safeguard the welfare and interest of
the students by defining their rights and obligations,
according them privileges, and encouraging the
establishment of sound relationships between them and
the other members of the school community
3. Promote the social economic status of all school
personnel, uphold their rights, define their obligations,
and improve their living and working conditions and
career prospects

Rights of Parents
1 The right to organize by themselves and/or
with teachers for the purpose of providing a
forum for the discussion of matters relating to
the total school program, and for ensuring the
full cooperation of parents and teachers in the
formulation and efficient implementation of
such programs.
2. The right to access to any official record
directly relating to the children who are under
their parental responsibility

Right of Students in School
1. The right to receive, primarily through
competent instruction, relevant quality education in
line with national goals and conducive to their full
development as person with human dignity.
2. The right to freely chose their field of study
subject to existing curricula and to continue their
course therein up to graduation, except in cases of
academic deficiency, or violation of disciplinary
regulations.
3. The right to school guidance and counseling
services for decisions and selecting the alternatives in
fields of work suited to his potentialities.

5. The right to the issuance of official certificates, diplomas,
transcript of records, grades, transfer credentials and other similar
documents within thirty days from request.
6. The right to publish a student newspaper and similar
publications, as well as the right to invite resource persons during
assemblies, symposia and other activities of similar nature.
7. The right to free expression of opinions and suggestions, and
to effective channels of communication with appropriate academic
channels and administrative bodies of the school or institution.
8. The right to form, establish, join and participate in
organizations and societies recognized by the school to foster their
intellectual, cultural, spiritual and physical growth and
development, or to form, establish, join and maintain organizations
and societies for purposes not contrary to law.

Section 10.Rights of all School Personnel
Section 11.Special Rights and/or
Privileges of Teaching or Academic Staff
Section 13. Rights of Schools
Section 14. Duties of Parents
Section 17.School Administrators' Obligations
Section 15. Duties and Responsibilities of Students

Special Rights of School Administration
School administrators shall, in
accordance with existing laws,
regulations and policies of the
Ministry of Education, Culture and
Sports, be accorded sufficient
administrative discretion necessary
for the efficient and effective
performance of their functions.

Teacher's Obligations
1. Perform his duties to the school by discharging his
responsibilities in accordance with the philosophy, goals, and
objectives of the school.
2. Be accountable for the efficient and effective attainment of
specified learning objectives in pursuance of national development
goals within the limits of available school resources.
3. Render regular reports on performance of each student and to
the latter and the latter's parents and guardians with specific
suggestions for improvement.
4. Assume the responsibility to maintain and sustain his
professional growth and advancement and maintain professionalism in
his behavior at all times.
5. Refrain from making deductions in students' scholastic rating
for acts that are clearly not manifestations of poor scholarship.

"Formal Educational"
Hierarchically structured and chronologically graded
learning organized and provided by the formal school
system and for which certification
is required in order for the learner to progress
through the grades or move to higher levels.
Formal education shall correspond to the
following levels:
1. Elementary Education.
2. Secondary Education.
3. Tertiary Education

Specialized Educational Service
The State further recognizes its
responsibility to provide, within the context
of the formal education system, services to
meet special needs of certain clientele.
These specific types
1. Work Education or Practical Arts
2. Special Education
3. Non-formal Education

Establishment of Schools
The establishment of new national schools
and the conversion of existing schools from
elementary to national secondary or
tertiary schools shall be by law.
These specific types
1 Schools
2. Public Schools
3. Private Schools

Internal Organization of
Schools
Section 30.Organization of
Schools
Section 31.Governing Board
Section 32.Personnel Transactions

School Finance and Assistance
A. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC
SCHOOLS
B. FUNDING OF PRIVATE
SCHOOLS
C. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATION
D. ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS

ITHE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION,
CULTURE AND SPORTS
Chapter 1 General provisions
Chapter 2 Board of higher education
Chapter 3 The bureaus
Chapter 4 Regional offices
Chapter 5 Miscellaneous provisions

School Finance and Assistance
A. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC SCHOOLS
B. FUNDING OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS
C. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATION
D. ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS

"Higher
Education Act
of 1994".
Approved on May 4, 1994

Republic Act No. 7722
AN ACT CREATING THE COMMISSION ON
HIGHER EDUCATION, APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

the “Higher Education Act of
1994“

The State shall protect, foster and promote the
right of all citizens to affordable quality education
at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to
ensure that education shall be accessible to all. The
State shall likewise ensure and protect academic
freedom and shall promote its exercise and
observance for the continuing intellectual growth,
the advancement of learning and research, the
development of responsible and effective
leadership, the education of high-level and middle-
level professionals, and the enrichment of our
historical and cultural heritage.
Declaration policy

The Commission shall be composed of
five (5) full-time members.
During the transition period which
begins upon approval of this Act, the
President may appoint the Secretary of
Education, Culture and Sports as ex
officio chairman of the Commission for a
maximum period of one (1) year
Composition of the Commission

Shall meet with the Commission at least once a
year to assist it in aligning its policies and plans
with the cultural, political and socioeconomic
development needs of the nation and with the
demands of world-class scholarship
Board of Advisers.
The Board of Advisers shall be composed of the
following:
a. the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports, as chairman;
b. the Director-General of the National Economic and
Development Authority, as co-chairman;
c. the Secretary of Science and Technology

d. the Secretary of Trade and Industry;
e. the Secretary of Labor and
Employment;
f. the President of the Federation of
Accrediting Associations of the
Philippines (FAAP); and
g. the President of the Fund for
Assistance to Private Education (FAPE).

a. formulate and recommend development plans, policies,
priorities, and programs on higher education and research;
b. formulate and recommend development plans, policies,
priorities and programs on research;
c. recommend to the executive and legislative branches,
priorities and grants on higher education and research;
d. set minimum standards for programs and institutions of
higher learning recommended by panels of experts in the
field and subject to public hearing, and enforce the same;
e. monitor and evaluate the performance of programs and
institutions of higher learning for appropriate incentives
Powers and Functions of the Commission.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting the
academic freedom of universities and colleges. In particular,
no abridgment of curricular freedom of the individual
educational institutions by the Commission shall be made
except for: (a) minimum unit requirements for specific
academic programs; No academic or curricular restriction
shall be made upon private educational institutions which are
not required for chartered state colleges and universities.
Guarantee of Academic Freedom

"Technical
Education and
Skills
Development Act
of 1994"
Approved: August 25, 1994

This Act aims to encourage the full
participation of and mobilize the industry,
labor, local government units and technical-
vocational institutions in the skills
development of the country's human
resources.

Short Title
the “Technical Education and
Skills Development Act of
1994“

It was meant to reduce
overlapping in skills development
activities initiated by various
public and private sector
agencies, and to provide national
directions for the country's
technical-vocational education
and training (TVET) system

TESDA is mandated to:
Integrate, coordinate and monitor skills
development programs;
Restructure efforts to promote and
develop middle-level manpower;
Approve skills standards and tests;
Develop an accreditation system for
institutions involved in middle-level manpower
development;
Fund programs and projects for technical
education and skills development; and
Assist trainers training programs.

TESDA is expected to:
Devolve training l to local governments;
Reform the apprenticeship program;
Involve industry/employers in skills
training;
Formulate a skills development plan;
Develop and administer training
incentives;
Organize skills competitions; and
Manage skills development funds

Governance of
Basic Education
Act of 2001.”
Approved: August 11, 2001

An act instituting a framework of
governance for basic education,
establishing authority and accountability,
renaming the department of education,
culture and sports as the department of
education, and for other purposes

Short Title
the “Governance of Basic
Education Act of 2001.”

Purposes and Objectives
A. To provide the framework for the governance of
basic education which shall set the general directions
for educational policies and standards and establish
authority, accountability and responsibility for
achieving higher learning outcomes;
(b) To define the roles and responsibilities of, and
provide resources to, the field offices which shall
implement educational programs, projects and
services in communities they serve;
(c) To make schools and learning centers the most
important vehicle for the teaching and learning of
national values and for developing in the Filipino
learners love of country and pride in its rich heritage;

Powers, Duties and Functions. – The Secretary of
the Department of Education shall exercise overall
authority and supervision over the operations of
the Department
A. National Level E. School Level
B. Regional Level
C. Division Level
D. Schools District Level

All functions, programs and
activities of the Department of
Education related to sports
competition shall be transferred to
the Philippine Sports Commission
(PSC).
Abolition of BPESS

Sec. 10. The Secretary of Education and the Secretary
of Budget and Management shall, within ninety (90)
days from the approval of this Act
Sec. 11. The Secretary of the Department of Education,
subject to civil service laws and regulations
Sec. 12. The Commission on Audit, in the issuance of audit
rules and regulations that will govern the utilization of all
resources as well as the liquidation, recording and reporting
thereof
Sec. 13. Governance in the ARMM. – The Regional Education
Secretary for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM) shall exercise similar governance authority over the
divisions, districts, schools and learning centers in the region

THE MAGNA
CARTA FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS
Approved: June 18, 1966

This Act shall be known as the "Magna
Carta for Public School Teachers" and shall
apply to all public school teachers except
those in the professorial staff of state
colleges and universities.
Title Definition

Recruitment policy with respect to the selection and
appointment of teachers shall be clearly defined by
the Department of Education.
A. For teachers in the kindergarten and elementary grades,
Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education (B.S.E.ED.);
(b) For teachers of the secondary schools, Bachelor's degree in
Education or its equivalent with a major and a minor; or a
Bachelor's degree in Arts or Science with at least eighteen
professional units in Education.
Recruitment and Qualification

Stability on employment and
security of tenure shall be assured
the teachers as provided under
existing laws
Tenure of Office

Except for cause and as herein
otherwise provided, no teacher
shall be transferred without his
consent from one station to
another
Consent for Transfer
Transportation Expenses

Within six months from the approval of this
Act, the Secretary of Education shall
formulate and prepare a Code of
Professional Conduct for Public School
Teachers. A copy of the Code shall be
furnished each teachery
Code of Professional Conduct
for Teachers

Every teacher shall enjoy equitable
safeguards at each stage of any
disciplinary procedure
Safeguards in Disciplinary
Procedure

Administrative charges against a teacher shall
be heard initially by a committee composed of
the corresponding School Superintendent of
the Division or a duly authorized
representative who should at least have the
rank of a division supervisor, where the
teacher belongs, as chairman, a
representative of the local or, in its absence
Administrative Charges

Sec 10. No Discrimination
Sec 11. Married Teachers
Sec 12. Academic Freedom
RECRUITMENT AND
CAREER

Sec 13. Teaching Hours
Sec14. Additional Compensation
Sec 15. Criteria for Salaries
Sec 16. Salary Scale
Sec17. Equality in Salary Scales
Sec 18. Cost of Living Allowance
Sec 19. Special Hardship Allowances
Sec 20. Salaries to be Paid in Legal Tender
Sec 21. Deductions Prohibited
HOURS OF WORK
AND REMUNERATION

Section 22. Medical Examination and
Treatment
Section 23. Compensation For
Injuries
HEALTH MEASURES
AND INJURY BENEFITS

Section 24. Study Leave
Section 25. Indefinite Leave
Section 26. Salary Increase upon Retirement
LEAVE AND RETIREMENT
BENEFITS
TEACHER'S ORGANIZATION
Section 27. Freedom to Organize.
Section 28. Discrimination Against
Teachers Prohibited

7743
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF
CONGRESSIONAL, CITY AND
MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES AND
BARANGAY READING
CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE
PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING
THE NECESSARY FUNDS
THEREFORE AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Approved: June 17, 1994

The National Library in coordination with the
Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) shall undertake the
establishment of additional public libraries to
serve all congressional districts cities and
municipalities in the Philippines and reading
centers in every barangay
Establishment of Public
Libraries and Reading Centers

The National Library shall provide the
standard set of reference books and other
materials such as but not limited to
encyclopedias, dictionaries, maps and
globes upon the establishment of the
libraries.
Role of the National Library

The public libraries and barangay reading centers shall
have functions.
Functions of the Public Libraries and Barangay Reading
Centers
The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this
Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act
of the year following its enactment into law and for the
next five (5) years
Appropriations

An act declaring September
twenty-nine of every year a
special non-working public
holiday in the municipality of san
Miguel, province of Leyte, to be
known as the “san Miguel day”

The twenty-ninth day of September of
every year, being the annual town fiesta
of San Miguel, Leyte, honoring its most
holy patron saint, St. Michael the
Archangel, is hereby declared a special
non-working public holiday in the
Municipality of San Miguel, Province of
Leyte, to be known as the “San Miguel
Day.”

On September twenty-nine of every year, the
municipal officials of San Miguel, Leyte, shall lead
appropriate and meaningful celebrations, activities,
and programs participated in by regional heads of
departments and other government offices and
their employees holding office in San Miguel, Leyte,
civic, sports, religious, and non-governmental
organizations and private companies doing business
in San Miguel, Leyte.

This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Lapsed into law without the signature of
the President on August 8, 1994, in
accordance with Article VI, Section 27
(1) of the Constitution

Sec. 21. Incentives
Sec. 22. Integration of the Teaching
Profession
Sec. 23. Revocation of the Certificate of
Registration, Suspension from the
Practice of the Teaching Profession, and
Cancellation of Temporary or Special
Permit

provided that a daily flag ceremony shall be
compulsory in all educational institutions.
This includes the singing of the Philippine
National Anthem
approved on June 11, 1955

7836
Philippine
Teachers
Professionali
zation Act of
1994

An act to strengthen the
regulation and supervision of the
practice of teaching in the
Philippines and prescribing a
licensure examination for
teachers and for other purposes.
Republic Act 7836

the
“Philippine Teachers
Professionalization Act
of 1994.”
Signed: December 16, 1994

The State recognizes the vital
role of teachers in nation-
building and development
through a responsible and
literate citizenry.
Statement of Policy

(a) The promotion, development and
professionalization of teachers and
the teaching profession; and
(b) The supervision and regulation
of the licensure examination.
This Act has the herein
objectives

() “Teaching” — refers to the profession concerned primarily with
classroom instruction, at the elementary and secondary levels in
accordance with the curriculum prescribed by the Department of
Education.
(b) “Teachers” — refers to all persons engaged in teaching at
the elementary and secondary levels, whether on full-time or
part-time basis, including industrial arts or vocational teachers
and all other persons.
(c) “Board” — refers to the Board for Professional Teachers duly
established and constituted under this Act.
(d) “Commission” — refers to the Professional Regulation
Commission.
Definition of Terms

Promulgate, administer and enforce rules
and regulations necessary for carrying out the
provisions of this Act in accordance with the
charter of the Professional Regulation
Commission.
Issue, suspend, or revoke the certificate of
registration for the practice of the teaching
profession;
Prescribe and collect examination and other
fees as it may deem proper
Duties and Function of the Board

(members of the Board shall hold office for
a term of three (3) years from the date they
assume office: Provided, That the first appointees
to the Board under this Act shall hold office
according to the following terms: one (1) member
shall serve for one (1) year; one (1) member for
two (2) years; the chairman, vice-chairman, and
one (1) member for three (3) years
Supervision of the Board and
Custodian of its Records

Sec. 11. Secretariat and Support
Services
Sec. 12. Removal of a Board Member
Sec. 13. Examination, Registration and
License Required
Sec. 14. Scope of Examination
Sec. 15. Qualification Requirements of
Applicants

Sec. 16. Report of the Results of the
Examination
Sec. 17. Issuance of Certificate of
Registration and Professional License
Sec. 18. Oath Before Practice
Sec. 19. Periodic Merit Examination of
Teachers
Sec. 20. Failure to Pass the Merit
Examination

An act
institutionalizing the
kindergarten education into
the basic education system
and appropriating funds

the
“Kindergarten Education
Act”
•Approved: JAN 20 2012

Kindergarten education is hereby
institutionalized as part of basic education and
for school year 2011-2012 shall be implemented
partially, and thereafter, it shall be made
mandatory and compulsory for entrance to
Grade 1.
Institutionalization of
Kindergarten Education

The State shall hereby adopt the mother tongue-
based multilingual education (MTB-MLE)
method. The mother tongue of the learner shall
be the primary medium of instruction for
teaching and learning in the kindergarten level.
Medium of Instruction

The authority to regulate the organization,
operation and/or implementation of the
kindergarten education program of both public
and private schools shall be vested upon the
DepEd, through the creation of a new Division
under the BEE and other necessary support to
achieve successful implementation of
kindergarten education to include
Implementing Agency

The DepEd, through the BEE, shall exercise the following powers and
functions:
(a) Oversee and supervise the organization, operation and
implementation of the kindergarten education program;
(b) Develop the curriculum for kindergarten education consistent
with the universally accepted norms and standards, including values
formation all of which shall be developmentally appropriate, and use
of the MTB-MLE as a medium of instruction and to periodically
review such for purposes of upgrading;
Duties, Powers and Functions

Special Protection of
Children Against
Abuse, Exploitation
and Discrimination
Act

An act providing for
stronger deterrence and special
protection against child abuse,
exploitation and discrimination,
and for other purposes.

the
"Special Protection of
Children Against Abuse,
Exploitation and
Discrimination Act."

Formulation of the Program
There shall be a comprehensive program to be
formulated, by the Department of Justice and the
Department of Social Welfare and Development in
coordination with other government agencies and
private sector concerned, within one (1) year from the
effectivity of this Act, to protect children against child
prostitution and other sexual abuse; child trafficking,
obscene publications and indecent shows; other acts
of abuse; and circumstances which endanger child
survival and normal development.

Child Prostitution and Other Sexual
Abuse
Children, whether male or female, who
for money, profit, or any other
consideration or due to the coercion or
influence of any adult, syndicate or group,
indulge in sexual intercourse or lascivious
conduct, are deemed to be children
exploited in prostitution and other sexual
abuse.

Attempt To Commit Child Prostitution
There is an attempt to commit child prostitution
under Section 5, paragraph (a) hereof when any
person who, not being a relative of a child, is found
alone with the said child inside the room or cubicle
of a house, an inn, hotel, motel, pension house,
apart Elle or other similar establishments, vessel,
vehicle or any other hidden or secluded area under
circumstances which would lead a reasonable
person to believe that the child is about to be
exploited in prostitution and other sexual abuse.

Child Trafficking
Any person who shall engage in trading and
dealing with children including, but not
limited to, the act of buying and selling of a
child for money, or for any other
consideration, or barter, shall suffer the
penalty of reclusion temporal to reclusion
perpetua. The penalty shall be imposed in
its maximum period when the victim is
under twelve (12) years of age..

Obscene Publications and Indecent
Shows
Any person who shall hire, employ, use,
persuade, induce or coerce a child to perform
in obscene exhibitions and indecent shows,
whether live or in video, or model in obscene
publications or pornographic materials or to
sell or distribute the said materials shall suffer
the penalty of prison mayor in its medium
period

Other Acts of Neglect, Abuse, Cruelty or
Exploitation and Other Conditions Prejudicial to
the Child's Development.
Any person who shall commit any other acts of
child abuse, cruelty or exploitation or to be
responsible for other conditions prejudicial to
the child's development including those
covered by Article 59 of Presidential Decree No.
603, as amended, but not covered by the
Revised Penal Code, as amended, shall suffer
the penalty of prision mayor in its minimum
period

Sanctions of Establishments or Enterprises which
Promote, Facilitate, or Conduct Activities
Constituting Child Prostitution and Other Sexual
Abuse, Child Trafficking, Obscene Publications and
Indecent Shows, and Other Acts of Abuse
All establishments and enterprises which promote or facilitate
child prostitution and other sexual abuse, child trafficking,
obscene publications and indecent shows, and other acts of
abuse shall be immediately closed and their authority or license
to operate cancelled, without prejudice to the owner or manager
thereof being prosecuted under this Act and/or the Revised
Penal Code, as amended, or special laws.

Non-formal Education for Working
Children
The Department of Education, Culture and
Sports shall promulgate a course design
under its non-formal education program
aimed at promoting the intellectual, moral
and vocational efficiency of working children
who have not undergone or finished
elementary or secondary education.

Prohibition on the Employment of
Children in Certain Advertisements
– No person shall employ child models in all
commercials or advertisements promoting
alcoholic beverages, intoxicating drinks,
tobacco and its byproducts and violence.

Penalties
Any person who shall violate any provision of this
Article shall suffer the penalty of a fine of not less
than One thousand pesos (P1,000) but not more
than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000) or imprisonment
of not less than three (3) months but not more than
three (3) years, or both at the discretion of the court;
Provided, That, in case of repeated violations of the
provisions of this Article, the offender's license to
operate shall be revoked.

Survival, Protection and
Development
In addition to the rights guaranteed to
children under this Act and other existing
laws, children of indigenous cultural
communities shall be entitled to protection,
survival and development consistent with
the customs and traditions of their
respective communities.

Section 18. System of and Access to Education.
Section 19. Health and Nutrition
Section 20. Discrimination
Section 21. Participation
Section 22. Children as Zones of Peace
Section 23. Evacuation of Children During
Armed Conflict
Section 24. Family Life and Temporary Shelter.

Section 25. Rights of Children Arrested for
Reasons Related to Armed Conflict.
Section 26. Monitoring and Reporting of
Children in Situations of Armed Conflict.
Section 27. Who May File a Complaint
Section 28. Protective Custody of the
Child.
Section 29. Confidentiality
Section 30. Special Court Proceedings

Anti-Sexual
Harassment
Act of 1995

“Act Declaring Sexual Harassment
Unlawful in the Employment, Education
or Training Environment, and for other
purposes” was approved on February
14, 1995 and became effective on March
5, 1995, fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Malaya and Time

the “ASH Act,“
Anti-Sexual Harassment Act
of 1995

Work, Education or Training -Related, Sexual
Harassment Defined
Work, education or training-related sexual harassment is
committed by an employer, employee, manager, supervisor,
agent of the employer, teacher, instructor, professor, coach,
Trainor, or any other person who, having authority, influence
or moral ascendancy over another in a work or training or
education environment, demands, requests or otherwise
requires any sexual favor from the other.

Duty of the Employer or Head of Office in a Work-
related, Education or Training Environment
It shall be the duty of the employer or the head of the
work-related, educational or training environment or
institution, to prevent or deter the commission of
acts of sexual harassment and to provide the
procedures for the resolution, settlement or
prosecution of acts of sexual harassment.

Liability of the Employer, Head of Office,
Educational or Training Institution
The employer or head of office, educational or training
institution shall be solitarily liable for damages arising from
the acts of sexual harassment committed in the employment,
education or training environment if the employer or head of
office, educational or training institution is informed of such
acts by the offended party and no immediate action is taken.

Independent Action for Damages
Nothing in this Act shall preclude the victim of
work, education or training-related sexual
harassment from instituting a separate and
independent action for damages and other
affirmative relief.

Penalties
Any person who violates the provisions of this Act shall, upon
conviction, be penalized by imprisonment of not less than
one (1) month nor more than six (6) months, or a fine of not
less than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000) nor more than Twenty
thousand pesos (P20,000), or both such fine and
imprisonment at the discretion of the court.

Early Children
Development
Act

An act promulgating a
comprehensive policy and a
national system for early
childhood care and development
(ECCD), providing funds therefor
and for other purposes

the "ECCD Act,“
Early Children Development
Act

 The objectives of the National ECCD System are:
To enhance the physical, social, emotional, cognitive,
psychological, spiritual and language development of young
children
To enhance the role of parents and other caregivers as the
primary caregivers and educators of their children from birth
onwards
To facilitate a smooth transition from care and education
provided at home to community or school-based setting and to
primary school
Objectives

Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)
System refers to the full range of health, nutrition, early
education and social services programs that provide for
the basic holistic needs of young children from birth to
age six (6), to promote their optimum growth and
development.
Definitions
For purposes of this Act:

ECCD Service Providers include the various
professionals, paraprofessionals, and volunteer
caregivers who are directly responsible for the care and
education of young children through the various center
and home-based programs.
ECCD Curriculum refers to the age-appropriate and
developmentally appropriate educational objectives,
program of activities, organized learning experiences
and recommended learning materials for children
Parent Education refers to the various formal and
alternative means of providing parents with information,
skills, and support systems to assist them in their roles
as their children's primary caregivers and educators.
For purposes of this Act:

ECCD Curriculum
Parent Education and Involvement Advocacy
Human Resource Development Program
ECCD Management
Quality Standards and Accreditation
System Framework and Components
The ECCD System shall include the
following components:

Establishment of ECCD System
The National ECCD System shall be established in at
least three (3) regions each year, as may be
determined by the National ECCD Coordinating
Council, to achieve national coverage over a five-
year period.

Creation of National Coordinating Council and
Coordinating Committees for ECCD
To ensure the sustained inter-agency and multi-
sectoral collaboration from the national, provincial,
city/municipal to barangay levels, a National
Coordinating Council and provincial, city/municipal
and barangay coordinating committees shall be
organized

Provincial ECCD Coordinating
Committee. Composition, Function,
Secretariat. - There shall be created in
every province a Provincial ECCD
Coordinating Committee.
Barangay ECCD Coordinating Committee
The Barangay Council for the Protection of
Children (BCPC), created under Presidential
Decree 603, shall also function as the
Barangay ECCD Coordinating Committee.

Enhanced
Basic
Education Act
of 2013

An act enhancing the Philippine
basic education system by
strengthening its curriculum and
increasing the number of years for
basic education, appropriating funds
therefor and for other purposes

Be it enacted by the senate and house of
representatives of the Philippines in
congress assembled: Republic Act no.
10533, may 15, 2013; implementing
rules and regulations, September 4,
2013

the "EBE Act,“
“Enhanced Basic
Education Act of 2013”

Basic Education
Intended to meet basic learning needs which
provides the foundation on which subsequent
learning can be based. It encompasses
kindergarten, elementary and secondary
education as well as alternative learning systems
for out-of-school learners and those with special
needs.

Enhanced Basic Education Program
The enhanced basic education program
encompasses at least one (1) year of kindergarten
education, six (6) years of elementary education,
and six (6) years of secondary education, in that
sequence. Secondary education includes four (4)
years of junior high school and two (2) years of
senior high school education.

Curriculum Development
The DepED shall formulate the design and details
of the enhanced basic education curriculum. It
shall work with the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) to craft harmonized basic and
tertiary curricula for the global competitiveness of
Filipino graduates. The DepED shall coordinate
with the CHED and the Technical Education and
Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

CURRICULUM CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
Created a curriculum consultative committee chaired by
the DepED Secretary or his/her duly authorized
representative and with members composed of, but not
limited to, a representative each from the CHED, the
TESDA, the DOLE, th (DOST), and a representative from
the business chambers such (IT-BPO) industry
association.

Hiring of Graduates of Science, Mathematics, Statistics,
Engineering and Other Specialists in Subjects With a
Shortage of Qualified Applicants, Technical-Vocational
Courses and Higher Education Institution Faculty.
• Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 26, 27 and 28
of Republic Act No. 7836, otherwise known as the
“Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994”,
the DepED and private education institutions shall hire, as
may be relevant to the particular subject:

CAREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING ADVOCACY
To properly guide the students in choosing the career
tracks that they intend to pursue, the DepED, in
coordination with the DOLE, the TESDA and the CHED,
shall regularly conduct career advocacy activities for
secondary level students. Notwithstanding the provisions
of Section 27 of Republic Act No. 9258, otherwise known
as the “Guidance and Counselling Act of 2004”

EXPANSION OF E-GASTPE BENEFICIARIES
The benefits accorded by Republic Act No. 8545, or the “Expanded
Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Act”,
shall be extended to qualified students enrolled under the enhanced basic
education.
• The DepED shall engage the services of private education institutions and
non-DepED schools offering senior high school through the programs
under Republic Act No. 8545, and other financial arrangements formulated
by the DepED and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)
based on the principles of public-private partnership

• By the end of School Year 2014-2015, the DepED
shall conduct a mandatory review and submit a
midterm report to Congress as to the status of
implementation of the K to 12 program in terms of
closing the following current shortages: (a)
teachers; (b) classrooms; (c) textbooks; (d) seats;
(e) toilets; and (f) other shortages that should be
addressed
MANDATORY EVALUATION AND REVIEW

• Within ninety (90) days after the effectivity of
this Act, the DepED Secretary, the CHED
Chairperson and the TESDA Director-General
shall promulgate the rules and regulations
needed for the implementation of this Act
Implementing Rules and Regulations

This was known as the “Private
School Law”
Approved; March 10, 1917

This law was amended by Commonwealth Act No.
180 passed on November 13, 1936 which provided
that:
The Secretary of Public Instruction was vested with
power to “supervise, inspect and regulate said
schools and colleges in order to determine the
efficiency of instruction given in the same.”
And all private schools come under the supervision
and regulation of the Secretary of DPI, thus
eliminating “diploma mills” and substandard schools.

This was known as the “the
Elementary Education Act of
1953”

repealed Commonwealth Act 586 and
provided for the following:
a. restoration of Grade VII (but never implemented due
to lack of funds)
b. abolition of the double- single session and return to
the former practice of only one
c. class under one teacher in the primary and three
teachers to two classes or five teachers to three classes
in the intermediate level
d. compulsory completion of the elementary grades
e. compulsory enrollment of children in the public
schools upon attaining seven years of age.

it prescribed the inclusion in the curricula
of all schools, both public and private, from
elementary schools to the universities, the
life, works and writings of Jose Rizal
especially the Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo.
Approved on June 12, 1956

This was known as the
“Free Public Secondary
Education Act of 1988”
approved on May 26, 1988

Provided for
a. Free public secondary education to all qualified
citizens and promote quality education at all level.
b. No tuition or other fees shall be collected except
fees related to membership in the school community
such I.D., student organization and publication.
c. Non- payment of these shall not hinder a student
from enrollment or graduation.
d. Nationalization of all public secondary schools e. A
student who fails in majority of his academic subjects
for two consecutive years could no longer avail of their
program.

This law created the board of national
education charged with the duty of
formulating general educational policies
and directing the educational interests of
the nation.

This board which was later renamed
national board of education (P.D. No. 1), was
abolished buy virtue of the creation of the
board of higher education as stipulated in
Batas Pambansa bldg.. 232. The board’s
function is now assumed by the commission
on higher education or CHED by virtue of
republic act no. 7722.

This law provided that all public schools must
only use books that are approved by the Board
for a period of six years from the date of their
adoption.
The private schools may use books of their
choice, provided the Board of Textbooks has
no objections with those books.

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