Philippine Education
Philippine Education
Philippine Education
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Urdaneta City
7:30 – 11: 00 AM
ED02 EDM105 EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION ROOM U - 27
AND MANAGEMENT
SPANISH ERA
The tribal tutors were replaced by the Spanish Missionaries.
Education:
religion-oriented.
for the elite.
provided for the establishment of at least one primary school for boys and girls in each town under the
responsibility of the municipal government. (Educational Decree 1863)
Establishment of normal school for male teachers under the supervision on the Jesuits.
Primary instruction was free and the teaching of Spanish was compulsory.
Education during that period was inadequate, suppressed and controlled.
AMERICAN ERA
Education should be universal and free all regardless of sex, age, religion, and socio-economic status
of the individual.
The means of giving people an orientation towards a democratic way of life.
Carried out by the civilian teachers of English called “Thomasites.”
JAPANESE OCCUPATION
Education was at its nadir, and was used as an instrument for indoctrinating the people to embrace
Japanese Ideologies.
Educational system under the Japanese military government were articulated in Executive Order No. 2
issued on Feb. 17, 1942, by the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Imperial Army.
PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE
The educational philosophy was in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV Section 5 of the 1935
Constitution which provides that:
All educational institutions shall be under the supervision and subject to the regulation by the
State. The government shall establish and maintain a complete and adequate system of public
education, and shall provide at least free primary instruction and citizenship training to adult
citizens. All schools shall aim moral character, and vocational efficiency and to reach the duties
of citizenship. Optional religious instruction shall be maintained by law. Universities established
by the State shall enjoy academic freedom. The state shall create scholarship in arts, sciences,
and letters for especially gifted citizens.
Sec. 2, This act shall apply to and govern both formal and non-formal system in public and private schools in all
levels of the entire educational system.
AQUINO ADMINISTRATION
“EDSA People Power Revolution” on February 22-23, 1986
1987 Constitution which provided the present philosophy of education in the Philippines as stated in Article XIV,
Sec. 3 (2) thus:
All educational institution shall inculcate patriotism and nationalism, foster love of humanity, respect
for human rights, appreciation of the role of national heroes in the historical development of the
country, teach the rights and duties of citizenship, strengthen ethical and spiritual values, develop
moral character, and personal discipline, encourage critical and creative thinking broaden scientific
and technological knowledge and provide vocational efficiency.
President Ramos stressed that the delivery of quality education to all the people as mandated by the Constitution
is the chief means to empower the masses. In another state of the nation address the President emphasized his
educational platform, summarized in these statements:
“If we are to develop, we must invest in our people . . . The most profitable human investment is in basic
education . . . We have to learn to talk of growth not in terms of statistics, but in terms of people . . . And
invest in people, for it will take 110 years to eradicate illiteracy, according to the findings of the
department of education, if government does it alone.”
Legal Bases of Philippine Education
Legal
Deriving from or founded on law.
Created by the constructions of the law.
Legal Bases of the Philippine Education System
The laws which are the bases of the PES.
EDUCATIONAL DECREE OF 1863: The decree provided for the establishment of primary school for boys
and girls in each town of the country.
ACT NO. 74 OF 1901: Enacted into law by the Philippine Commission, the Act created the Department of Public
Instruction, laid the foundations of the public school system in the Philippines, provided for the establishment of
the Philippine Normal School in Manila and made English as the medium of instruction. (In 1949, the Philippine
Normal School was made a teachers' college by virtue of RA 416 and, in 1991, it became a full-pledge university
by virtue of RA 7168.)
ACT NO. 1870 OF 1908: The law served as the legal basis for the creation of the University of the Philippines.
VOCATIONAL ACT OF1927: Also known as Act No. 3377, the Vocational Act as amended by other acts laid
the foundations of vocational education in public schools and made provisions for its support.
EDUCATION ACT OF 1940: Also known as Commonwealth Act No. 586, the Education Act laid the
foundations for the present six-year elementary course and made provisions for its support.
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1947: The Act placed public and private schools under the supervision and
control of the Bureau of Public and Private Schools.
REPUBLIC ACT 5250 OF 1966: The Act provided the legal basis for the implementation of a ten-year teacher
education program in special education.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS (DECS) ORDER NO. 49 OF 1992: This
Order serves as the guideline for the selection of honor students in all public and private high schools. All these
schools were required to choose one (1) "valedictorian" and one (1) "salutatorian," and to set the limit of the
number of "honorable mention" to one percent of the graduating students. The "eligibility requirements" for
becoming an honor student are the following: 1) No grade below 80 in any subject and no failing grade in any
subject in the first two curriculum years; 2) Completed third and fourth year studies in the same secondary school;
3) Completed the high school curriculum within the prescribed year; 4) Active membership in two clubs during
the third and fourth years in high school; and 5) Conformed to school rules and policies.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS (DECS) ORDER NO. 1 OF 1994: This
Order increased the number of school days to 200 days (42 calendar weeks) inclusive of examination days for
public and private schools. (This department order is similar to RA 7791 which increased the number of school
days from 185 to 200 days.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS (DECS) ORDER NO. 37 OF 1994: The
Order required all grade VI elementary students to take the National Elementary Assessment Test (NEAT) that is
given on the 13th Tuesday following the opening of the school year. The assessment test consists of a battery of
tests of the multiple choice type. There are four subject areas: English, mathematics, science and
heograpiya/kasaysayan/sibika (geography/history/civics).
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS (DECS) ORDER NO. 38 OF 1994: The
Order required all senior high school students to take the National Secondary Assessment Test (NSAT) that is
given on the 13th Friday following the opening of the school year, or three days after the NEAT has been given.
The assessment test consists of a battery of tests and there are four subject areas: English and Filipino
proficiencies, mathematics, vocational aptitude and science & technology. (The test is not a requirement for
college admission.)
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7731: The Act abolished the National College Entrance Examinations or NCEE to give
the marginalized students a greater chance to gain access to college education.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7722: Also known as the Higher Education Act of 1994, the Act created the Commission
on Higher Education (CHED) whose main task is to regulate and develop tertiary education in the Philippines.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7796: Also known as the Technical Education and Skills Development Act (TESDA) of
1994, the Act's objective was to provide relevant and quality technical education that is accessible to all and to
create the agency that will manage technical education and skills development in the Philippines.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7836 OF 1994: Known as the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994, the
Act made it mandatory for people pursuing a career in teaching to take the licensure examinations that are
administered and regulated by the Professional Regulatory Commission.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED) ORDER NO. 34 OF 2001: The Order required all public
elementary and high school students to read at least one book in the vernacular and one book in English per year
before they can be promoted to the next higher level.
DECS ORDER NO. 38, s. 1994
NSAT is required for all senior high school students.
PD 603
Required that every school division should organize special classes for children with special needs.
RA 5250 (1966)
Provided a ten – year teacher education program in Special education for the teaching of the gifted,
mentally – retarded and those with behaviour problems.
Only two schools offered undergraduate in SPEd: UP COEd and CEU.
RA 768
Being paid in OJTs in private industries.
RA 7687
Scholarship programs for careers in science and technology.
PD 146
Required all high school graduates seeking admissions to post – secondary degrees necessitating a minimum
of four years study to pass a national entrance examination.
RA 7731
Abolished the NCEE to give the marginalized sector greater access to college education.
RA 774
Created the Center of Excellence in Teacher Education.
RA 7791
Stretched the school year from 185 – 200 days.
RA 1265
Made the observance of the flag ceremony compulsory,
RA 7836
An act professionalizing the teaching profession.
Established the Licensure Examinations for Teachers.
RA 10157
Kindergarten Education Act
Provides the inclusion of the Kindergarten level into the basic education program. It is a must that
children must undergo kinder before entering grade 1.
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