JAYSON D.

VELASCO, DIT
EdD 2
FISCAL MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATION

1. Get a copy of the latest State of the Nation Address and enumerate the legislative
agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte?
ANSWER
1. Free Higher Education Act – Republic Act No. 10931 Signed into law on August
2, 2017
2. Comprehensive Tax Reform Program – Republic Act No. 10963 Signed into law
on December 19, 2017
3. Philippine Qualifications Framework– Republic Act No. 10968 Signed into law
on January 16, 2018
4. Amendments to the NIA Charter RE: Free Irrigation Act – Republic Act No.
10969 Signed into law on February 2, 2018
5. Ease of Doing Business Act/Fast Business Permit Act – Republic Act 11032
Signed into law on May 28, 2018
6. National Mental Health Care Delivery System Act – Republic Act 11036 Signed
into law on June 21, 2018
7. Strengthening the Balik-Scientist Program – Republic Act 11035 Signed into law
on June 15, 2018
8. Unified National Identification System Act– Republic Act No. 11055 Signed into
law on August 6, 2018
9. Occupational Safety and Health Hazards Compliance Act– Republic Act No.
11058 Signed into law on August 17, 2018
10. Federalism
11. Security of Tenure Bill (End of Endo/Contractualization)
12. Utilization of the Coconut Levy Fund
13. National Transport Act to address traffic crisis

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 14. Budget Reform Act
15. National Land Use Act
16. Rightsizing of the National Government
17. People’s Broadcasting Corporation Charter Bill
18. Amendments to the Anti-Cybercrime Act
19. Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill
20. Amendments to Republic Act (RA) No. 7718, Otherwise Known as the BOT Law
21. Amendments to the Agricultural Tariffication Act of 1996
22. Land Administration Reform Act
23. Delineation of the Specific Forest Limits
24. Amendments to Public Service Act
25. Allowable/Recovery System Loss Act
26. Social Security Act Amendments
27. Government Procurement Reform Act Amendments
28. Enhanced Universal Health Care Act

2. Point out the effect of the Legislative agenda to the rural and urban
administration?
ANSWER
Filipinos wish to enjoy a “matatag, maginhawa, at panatag na buhay.” This collective
long-term vision was revealed in a series of focus group discussions and an extensive
nationwide survey that asked about the aspirations of Filipinos by 2040. Filipinos want
to spend time with family, friends, and their community. They want to enjoy a
comfortable lifestyle, including having a decent house with secure long-term tenure,
convenient transport, and being able to travel for vacation. They want to feel secure
about the future, wherever they are and wherever they want to go. They want to live long
and healthy and are looking forward to enjoying their retirement.
The overall purpose of development assistance is to improve the livelihoods of citizens
in recipient countries, especially the impoverished. Poverty reduction is internationally
recognized as an important assistance issue. Development cooperation focusing on rural
development is a very important component for poverty reduction for the following
reasons: ① Approximately three-quarters of the world’s impoverished live in rural

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areas2. ② Many poor people in cities are migrant workers and farmers who have left rural
areas3. Therefore, if living standards and income generations in rural areas are enhanced
and rural immigrants to cities return to rural areas, excessive population influxes to cities
should be reduced, causing poverty in the cities to decrease. ③ Improvement of rural
areas can be a safety net when there is a lack of job opportunities in cities due to
depressed economic conditions. Also, many governments in developing countries have
recently been shifting to decentralization in order to adequately deal with local needs.
Due to the necessity for an active local economy within decentralization, rural
development is receiving increasing attention.

3. Evaluate the implementation of the 10 point basic education agenda of President

Rodrigo Duterte?
ANSWER
The principles of the current administration on education are guided by the 10 Point
Basic Education Agenda:
1. A 12-year basic education cycle
The implementation of the K to 12 Program will be phased to make the country’s
education system at par with international standards. Under this program, Universal
kindergarten is already being offered last SY 2011-2012. In 2012, the enhanced
curriculum was offered to incoming Grade 1 as well as to incoming junior high school
students.
The activities currently being undertaken to support the implementation of the K to 12
Program are Curriculum Development; Legislation at the House of Representatives and
the Senate; Research Studies; Advocacy; and Transition Management with the
Commission on Higher Education and the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority.
2. Universal Pre-schooling for all
The Kindergarten curriculum adapts a thematic approach, focused on the following
domains: Values Education, Physical Health and Motor Development, Social and
Emotional Development, Cognitive Development, Creative Arts, Language and
Readiness for Reading and Writing & Language, Literacy and Communications.
3. Establish the Madaris Education as a sub-system in the current education system

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The Kindergarten Madrasah Curriculum has been developed and will be piloted in
selected schools in August 2011. The Refined Elementary Madrasah Curriculum (REMC)
being implemented in SY 2011-2012 and the instructional learning materials is
undergoing review.
The development of the Secondary Madrasah Curriculum is on its final stage. The
instructional learning materials for Islamic Values, English and Arabic Translations are
being developed.
4. Re-introduce technical and vocational education in public high schools.
Techvoc curricula for Grades 11 & 12 are being developed as part of the K to 12 Program.
There are 282 techvoc high schools nationwide specializing in Arts and Trade,
Agriculture, and Fishery.
Ongoing upgrade and maintenance of laboratory workshops and other facilities.
5. Every child a reader by Grade 1
Ongoing implementation of the Every Child a Reader Program (ECARP).
In 2010, Reading Recovery (RR) was added to ECARP. This new component gives children
beginning to fall behind in reading and writing a second chance. It identifies children
having difficulty early so that specialized one-on-one assistance from a teacher trained
in RR is provided. The pilot implementation started in 2010-2011 in Regions NCR,
V, VI and XI.
6. Improve science and mathematics
The Science & Technology-Oriented High School (ESEP) Program is one of the flagship
programs for the development of Science, Mathematics and research. ESEP was initially
implemented in 112 public secondary schools nationwide. In 2010, the program was
expanded to 86 secondary to schools. To date, there are 198 schools under ESEP and 100
Special Science Elementary High Schools.
There is also ongoing and continuous training of teachers in Math and Science.
7. Expand government assistance to private education
DepEd implements the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private
Education (GASTPE) to support the schooling of secondary school children in private
schools. The GASTPE program is aimed at democratizing and improving access to
quality secondary education through government extension of financial assistance to
deserving elementary school graduates who wish to pursue their secondary education in

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private schools. It is geared towards reducing class size to manageable levels in public
high schools, especially those experiencing shortage of classrooms and teachers. Thus,
through GASTPE, the government is able to decongest public secondary schools.
This SY, the number of beneficiaries were increased to 757,000 under GASTPE education
service contracting scheme.
Beneficiaries outside Metro Manila also received increase in subsidy from P5,000 to
P5,500.
8. Use of mother-language instruction
A series of trainings are being conducted for trainers and teachers on Mother Tongue-
Based Multilingual Education. Instructional materials in major languages (Tagalog,
Ilokano, Pangasinense, Bikolano, Kapampangan, Hiligaynon, Bisaya & Waray) have been
developed.
9. Better textbooks
DepEd is continuing efforts to improve the screening and selection process of textbook
evaluators.
Orientation seminars conducted for authors, publishers, editors, illustrators, book
designers and other stakeholders developing textbooks and teacher’s manuals for public
school use.
Ongoing participation of more than 40 civil society organizations, local government
units, Parent-Teacher Associations, other civic and church organizations, institutions,
and foundation in the National Textbook Delivery Program.
10. Build more schools in cooperation with LGUs
Established in early 2011, the Counter-Parting for Classroom, Construction Program calls
on local government units (LGUs) to participate in the provision of new classrooms to
schools.
To date, a total of 17 LGUs have signed counter-parting agreements with DepEd with a
total funding of over P1 billion for the building of over 1,200 classrooms.

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