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REGION V.I -CENTRAL VISAYAS
Office Of the Regional Director
REGIONAL MEMORANDUM
NO.'? 1 i?, -`s. 2025
HEQUEsr FOR THE coNsoLIIIATED DATA oN BULL"G INcll)E)iTs lrvoLvlNG
LEARI\rERs AGED THIRTRE» To smrREN-VRAR OLD FOR s.T. 2o23-2o24
To: Schools Division superintendents
Assistant Schools Division Superintendents
All Others Concerned
1. This has reference to the Memorandum issued try the ofhoe of the undersecretary for
Ooperations, under Memorandum OM-OUOPS-2025-11-00580 series of 2025 through the
I.eLeamerRightsandProtectionOfficerequestingthecollection,consolidation,andvalidation
of bullying incidents involving learners aged thirteen ( 13) to sirrfeen (16) for S.Y. 2023-2024.
2. In compliance with the said directive, this Office, through the Education Support
Services Division (ESSD, for brevity) erijoins all public and private schools together with the
foal persons from the SDOs to collect and consolidate the reported bullying incidents
involving learners within the specified age range for S.Y. 2023-2024.
3. The data to be collected and consolidated ae as follows:
a. Numl)er of lreamervlctime Of buuying aged thirteen to sixteen in all public and
private schools from S.¥. 2023-2024
b. Htimber of LeamerJbullles aged thirteen to sirrfeen in all public and private
schcols frown S.Y. 2023-2024
c. N`rmber of BuuyltLg incidents involving learners aged thirteen to sirrfeen in all
public and private schools from S.Y. 2023-2024
4. 'The schools shall submit its report on or before March 07, 2025 to the Central
Office by accomplishing the MS Forms and attaching the School-Based Consolidation Data
Sheet and its corresponding documentation of the reported bullying cases.
MS F`orms: httl)s: / /tinvurl.com/vhhf7weh
School-Based Consolidation Data Sheet: httDs: / /tinvurl.com27obxevd
5. Immediate dissemination of and compliance with this Memorandum is enjoined.
SAI;USTIAHO I. 4ENE"D,RE,crsolll
Director IV
Regional Director
Doiia M. Gaisano St., Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City
Telephone Number: 639773295904 local 700
DepEd Tayo Region Vll region7.deped.gov.ph
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TO : Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
School Heads
Regional and Division Learner rights and Protection Focal Persons
All Others Concerned
FROM :
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MALCOLM S. GARMA
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As sistarLI Secrctang, Of f icer-In-
Office Of thit± Underseeretou g for Off;erators :gp¢tgr
suRIRTr : cOLLEorloN, coNsOLmATION, ANI> VALIDATION OF
Bull,rmGINcmENTsrLw&alvoLVINGI,EARNERsAGEDTHIRTEEN
(13) TO SHTEEN (16| FOR S.Y. 2023-2024
DATE : January 20, 2025
The Learner Rights and Protection Division (LRPD) is mandated to lead in the
plarming, implementation, coordination, 'monitoring, and evaluation of programs,
projects, and activities related to learner rights and protection at all governance
le`'els of the Department. Further, under Lt`e different learner rights and protection
(LF?P) policiesl of the Depf~`rtment, as am`mded by DepEd Order (D.O.) No. 3, s.
2021,2 all schools shall submit dat,a on reported learner rights and protection
corlccms, which shat then be consolidatefl and vafidated by the Schools Division
and Regional Ofrices (SDO and RO).
Since 2012, schools have been submitting LRP data using forms provided by then
Oll`ice of the Undersecretary for Legi\ Affairs, which, thereafter, shan be
o3n.,alidated manuallv and validated br .egg.1 officers. With the issuance or the
D.On 3. s 2021 and ire c`reL``tion Of the I I.PD, schools shall now submit LRP data
to the Operations Strand.
The ldRPD, as mandated to keep and m^'-iintain statistics on leaner rights ancl
protection concerns, has been consistentl.}r complying with requests for data from
its int`emal and external stakeholders as needed. Similarly, in anticipation of data
requests from policymakers and progr.am owners, this Office secks the assistance
of thL` schools, Schools Division Offices, and Regional Offices in collecting,
consolidating, and validating the number of bullying-reported incidents involving
leamcrs aged thirteen (13) to sixteen (16)
I D.O. Mos. 40, s. 2012, 55, s. 2013, and 18, s. 20i5.
2 C`rccirion of the Child Pi-otection Unit {und the Cjiil+i Rights in Education Desk in the Department of
Education.
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Room 101, Rie8l Buiiding, 0€pEd Car-;,ilex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig Cfty 1600
Telephone Nos,: (02) 8633-5313; (02i q€3l .}492 Oce. Ref. Code OM-OUOPS
Email AddrL>s: : f2``,. e.j±i@dgpe_a_jLo±£j2± , Vi.et ,ite: www.deped.gov.ph
To ensure the accuracy and completeness of data, the collection, consohidation,
and validation process shall be divided into three (3) phases:
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el: top 1 : The schoal~ shall ffl in the
ction chool-Based Consoudation ::gs#idatiosnchd°a°t]a-bsaseee€|
CcTisolidation ata Sheet (Armex A of this (
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tep 2: The school shall transfer i
e data from the School-Based
onsolidation Data Sheet to the &Crco°umfhshe:h¥SF°EE!
S Forms link p,.ovided herein provided herein I
y answering it.
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top 3: The Central Office
Operations Strand-LRPD) shall
onsolidate the data submitted
y the schools ar]d disaggregate
e number of reb.jrted incidents ;o;:e::tro&s..uchstrof:i:i
)er Regional and Division level. submitted by the
The disaggregated data by schools
3ovemance level shall be I
released to the fictd offices for the I
Validation of focal persons from (
ire ROs and SD7`-jr,.Step4:Thefocal persons from0andSDOsha'Llvalidatethe
Pb-ase 2= Validated data by the i
Validation focal persons from RO IandSDO,
ata released b`,- the Central
fftce (Operations- Strand-LRPD) . Ii
tep 5: The ROS shall submit
onsolidated data of the validated
eports. ;gr`:oa::dfr:ymtReof%±ta:(iConsolidated
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(Memorandum for Phase 11: SDO
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Validahon to be i.eleased)Step6:The1,RT-Dshall
to be i.ele analyze
Phase 3: Step 6: The 1,RED Report on bullying
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and and interpret data submitted reported
thed€ incidents
Interpretation and validated ti}`
ti}` the RO and involving learners ages
SDO. thirteen (13) to sixteen i(`6)J
In view of the foregoing matters, all public and private elementary and secondary
schools, together with the focal persons of LRPD from the SD0s and ROs are
hereby instructed to observe the following guidelines for Phase I: Data Conection
an d Consolidation:
I. Datato be collected and conso]ridated
a. Number of leaner-victins of bullying aged thirteen (13) to
sixteen ( 16) in all public and private schools from S.Y. 2023-2024
Room 101, Rizal 8ui!dii`g, DepEd Con >leit, Meralco Avenue, Pasis Cfty 1600
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Telephone Nos. : (02) 8633-5313; (02) 8ti31-8492 Drouops
Email Address: 9eeEE@dLgQg4rfuh I Website: www.deped.gov.ph
b. Number of lcamer-bullies aged thirteen (13) to sixteen (16) in all
public and private scho.ols from S.Y. 2023-2024
c. Number of buuying ip.ci.dents involving learners aged thirteen
(13) to sixteen (16) from S.Y. 2023-2024
11. Manner of collection
a. All public and private scnools shall collect the reported incidents
of bullymg in their respc,ctive schools.
i. To ensure the acr,uracy of information, schools shall be
guided by the follriwing steps:
1. Reporting/Listing of bullying concerns should be
based on tile definition provided under D.O. No 55,
s. 2013 or -Jie lmplementing Rules and Regulations
of Republic Act No. 10627 otheiwise known as the
Anti-Bullying Act of 2013. On this note, school
heads and guidance counselors/guidance
designates are highly encouraged to review the said
policies t® ensure that the data to be provided are
accurate. I,
2. AIl bunyin{,. concerns to be reported/listed should
have documentation (i.e., with incident/narrative
reports, iiitervention plan, intake sheets, and other
documents showing referral to partner agencies);
and
3. School heads and guidance counselors/guidance
designate's shall be held liable for concealment of
bullying cases and non-compliance with the D.O.
No. 55, s. 2013.
Ill. Manner of Data consolidation
a. All public and private Jelementary and secondary schools shall
consolidate the data collected using the School-Based
Consolidation Data Sheet and submit it to the Central Office
(Operations Strand-LRPD) throuch MS Forms.
b. The Central Office (Operations Strand-LRPD) shall consolidate
the submitted data by the school. The da.ta shall be disaggregated
per RO and SDO, which shall then be released to the field offices
for valida`Lion by the LRPD Focal Persons. Further details on
Phase 11: Validation arc to be released.
IV. Manner of submission
a. The school shall submit its report to the Central Office
(Operations Strand-LRf D) by accomplishing the MS form and
attaching the School-I.:ased Consolidation Data Sheet (Armex A)
and corresponding dooutnentation of the reported bullying cases
(i.e., with incident/marl.ative reports, intervention plan, intake
Room 101, Rizal Buikling, cepEd Complex, MeraLco AvenLie, Pasig Cfty 16cO
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Telephone Mos.: (02) 8633-5313; (02}P63 I-8492
EmailAdclress:9ggp_sjp_d_eji§`4..faQ¥:pr\'|Websltew`irw.deped.gov.ph
sheets, and other documents showhg referral to partner agencies).
b. Schools may download the School-Based Consolidation Data Sheet
at h€€ rl.com bxevd
c. Schools may access the MS forms for their respective regions using
thelink:~gi±&!aLSLi£/£im3niri.€>L£.m£±thkLfTLj!zsfi
Finally, all LRPO Focal Persons are enjoined to collaborate with each other to
implement this Memorandum.
F`or queries and clarifications, you may contact Atty. Suzette T. Gannaban~Medina,
(lfficer-In-Charge, Director TIT, Bureau of tLfamer Support Services and Learner
Rights and Protection Office through the emall at weprotectlearnerxp,deped.gov.ph or
ciul at (02) 8632-1372.
F`or immediate dissemination and comptianc=.
I `;lank you .
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