LIST OF LAWS, ACTS AND DECREES AS LEGAL BASES OF

PHILIPPINE EDUCATION
Act #74-enacted in January 21, 1901. It provides for the establishment of Department
of Public Instruction and establishment of PCAT now TUP and PNS now PNU

Act #1870 founding of UP (June 18, 1908)

Act #2706 Private School Law (enacted March 10, 1917)

Commonwealth Act #1- preparatory military training shall begin in Elementary

grade school at age 10. This act was amended by PD 1706 (August 8, 1980) requiring all
citizens to render civil welfare service, law enforcement service and military service.

Commonwealth Act #80- (October 26, 1936) established the Office of Adult
Education (vocational training in an effort to eliminate illiteracy)

Commonwealth Act#578 (June 8, 1940) conferred the status of PERSONS IN

AUTHORITY upon teachers

Commonwealth Act #586 Education Act of 1940-reduction of number of years in

elementary (from 7 to 6), fixing school entrance age 7 years old, national support of
elementary education, compulsory attendance in the primary grades for all children
enrolled in grade one, introduction of double single session

Commonwealth Act #589-(August 19, 1940) established school rituals in private and
public schools

RA #137 (June 14, 1947) enacted the Board of Textbooks

RA #896 (June 20, 1953) Elementary Education Act of 1953. This law repealed
Commonwealth Act #586 (restoration of grade 7, abolition of double single session,
compulsory completion of elementary, compulsory enrolment of children in public
school upon reaching 7 years old)

RA #1124 (June 16, 1954) created the Board of National Education

RA #1265 (June 11, 1955) compulsory daily flag ceremony in all educational
institutions

RA #1425 (June 12, 1956) teaching life, works and writings of Rizal especially Noli
and Fili in all public and private schools

RA #4760 (June 18, 1966) Magna Cart of Public School Teachers

 RA #1079 (June 15, 1959) provided that civil service eligibility shall be permanent
and valid lifetime

RA #6655 (May 25, 1988) Free Public Secondary Act of 1988

RA #7722 (May 18, 1994) created CHED

RA #7743 (June 17, 1994) established public libraries and reading centers in every
barangay

RA #7784 (August 4, 1994) established Centers of Excellence and Teachers

Education Council

RA #7796 (August 25, 1994) established TESDA

RA #7836 (December 16, 1994) Phil Teachers Professionalization Act (supercedes

PBET)

RA #7877 (February 14, 1995) Anti-Sexual Harassment Act

EO #27 (July 4, 1986) inclusion of human rights courses or subjects

EO #189 (June 10, 1987) Basic Salary and COLA of public school teachers will be
paid for by national government

PD 6-A-(September 29, 1972) Education Development Decree of 1972

PD 146-(March 9, 1972) NCEE (superceded by RA7731 on June 2, 1994)

PD 688-(April 22, 1975) gave power to CSC the authority to give appropriate exam to
all public school teachers

PD 907-(March 11, 1976) all honor graduates of colleges and universities are granted
civil service eligibility

PD 1006 (September 22, 1976) PBET

DECS Order #30 s 1993- NEAT

DECS Order #30 s 1994- NSAT

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