1.

Republic Act 6655 Free Public Secondary Education Act of 1988

2. Republic Act 7784 An Act strengthening Teacher Education in the Philippines
by establishing Centers of Excellence (Centrex)
3. Republic Act 6139 regulated the sectarian schools/private schools in
charging higher tuition fees.
4. Republic Act 8292 Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997 establish,
maintain and support a complete, adequate and integrated system of
education relevant to the needs of the people and society
5. 5. Republic Act 8190 granting priority to residents of the barangay,
municipality or city where the school is located, in the assignment of
classroom public school teachers as long as they possess all the
minimum qualifications.
6. 6. Republic Act 8525 establishing Adopt a school Program
7. 7. Republic Act 8491 prescribing the code of the national flag,
anthem, motto, coat of arms and other heraldic items and devices of
the Philippines
8. 8. Republic Act 578 confers the status of persons in authority upon
teachers, principals and professors.
9. DepEd Order No. 4 s. 2002 August 29 implementation of the Basic
Education Curriculum (BEC) in all public schools during SY 2002-2003
10.DepEd Order No. 4 s. 2004 February 12 Additional Guidelines on the New
Performance-Based Grading System
11.DepEd Order No. 9 s 2004 February 20 Guidelines in the selection of honor
pupils/students in public schools
12.DECS Order #25 s. 1974 Bilingual Education Policy
13.DECS Order #44 s. 1988 promulgated the nationalization of the public
secondary school, i.e., free from payments of tuition fees and other school
fees based from RA #6655
14.Executive Order 210, Establishing the Policy to strengthen the use of the
English language as a medium of instruction in the educational system.
15.EO 314 Creating the Presidential Com. on Values Formation.
16.EO 356, Renaming the Bureau of Non-Formal Education to Bureau of
Alternative Learning System.

17.EO 358, Institutionalized a ladderized interface between Technical-Vocational

Education and Training (TVET) and Higher Education.
18.EO 361, establishing the policy of promoting awareness of and respect for the
rule of law in the basic education system.
19.EO 433, Amending EO 81 s. 1999 transferring the management of the
Palarong Pambansa for the Phil. Sports Commission to the DepEd.
20.EO 434, delegating the Secretary of Education the power to exercise policy
oversight over CHED
21.EO 470, enhancing and amending EO 485 s 1998 entitled Establishing the
Youth Entrepreneurship Program and Creating the National Cooperators
Council
22.EO 483, establishing the UNESCO Lifelong Learning Center for Sustainable
Development of the Philippines
1. Republic Act. No. 1265, June 11, 1955, provided that a daily flag
ceremony shall be compulsory in all schools.
2. Republic Act No. 1425, June 12, 1956, prescribed the inclusion in the
curricula of all schools in all levels the life, works, and writings of Jose
Rizal especially the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
3. Republic Act. No. 1265, June 11, 1955, provided that a daily flag
ceremony shall be compulsory in all schools.
4. Republic Act No. 1425, June 12, 1956, prescribed the inclusion in the
curricula of all schools in all levels the life, works, and writings of Jose
Rizal especially the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
5. The fundamentals aim of education in the 1973 Constitution: to
inculcate love of country, teach the duties of citizenship, develop moral
character, self-discipline, and scientific, technological, and vocational
efficiency.
6. Department Order No. 25, s. 1974 (Bilingual Education Program)
mandates the use of English and Filipino separately as media of
instruction to develop the proficiency of Filipinos in both languages.
7. P.D. No. 146, March 9, 1973, required all senior high school students to
pass the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE). It was
repealed by R.A. 7731.
8. P.D. 907, March 11, 1976, grants civil service eligibility to all honor
graduates (i.e. summa cum laude, magna cum laude, cum laude) of

four year or longer courses starting SY 1972-73. It was amended by

P.D. 993, Sept. 6, 1976, extending the benefits of P.D. 907 to honor
graduates prior to SY 1972-73.
9. P.D. 1006, Sept. 22, 1976, required the teachers to pass the
Professional Board Examination for Teachers consisting of the Secretary
of Education, Chairman of CSC, and PTC Commissioner, and two others
to be appointed by the President to administer and evaluate the PBET.
It was later repealed by R.A. 7836 (LET Law).
10.R.A. 7687 created the science and technology scholarship program
for indigent but deserving youth in the country under the Department
of Science and Technology (DOST).
23.5. E.O. 356, renaming the Bureau of Non-Formal Education (BNFE) to Bureau
of Alternative Learning System ( BALS)
24.DepEd Order #74 s.2009-Institutionalizing the use of MLE
25.MLE is the use of more than two languages for literacy and instruction. It
starts from where the learners are, and from what they already know. This
means learning to read and write in their first language or L1, and also
teaching subjects like mathematics, science, health and social studies in the
L1.