LEGAL BASES OF PHILIPPINE EDUCATION (LIST OF LAWS, ACTS AND DECREES)
LIST OF LAWS, ACTS AND DECREES AS LEGAL BASES OF PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONv 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 PNUv Act #1870 founding of UP (June 18, 1908)v Act #2706 Private School Law (enacted March 10, 1917)v 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.
v Commonwealth Act #80- (October 26, 1936) established the Office of Adult Education (vocational training in an effort to eliminate illiteracy)v Commonwealth Act#578 (June 8, 1940) conferred the status of PERSONS IN AUTHORITY upon teachersv 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 sessionv Commonwealth Act #589-(August 19, 1940) established school rituals in private and public schoolsv RA #137 (June 14, 1947) enacted the Board of Textbooksv 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 This law repealed Commonwealth Act #586 (restoration of grade 7, abolition of double single session, compulsory completion of elementary, compulsory enrolment of children in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)v RA #1124 (June 16, 1954) created the Board of National Educationv RA #1265 (June 11, 1955) compulsory daily flag ceremony in all educational institutionsv RA #1425 (June 12, 1956) teaching life, works and writings of Rizal especially Noli and Fili in all public and private schoolsv RA #4760 (June 18, 1966) Magna Cart of Public School Teachersv RA #1079 (June 15, 1959) provided that civil service eligibility shall be permanent and valid lifetimev RA #6655 (May 25, 1988) Free Public Secondary Act of 1988v RA #7722 (May 18, 1994) created CHEDv RA #7743 (June 17, 1994) established public libraries and reading centers in every barangayv RA #7784 (August 4, 1994) established Centers of Excellence and Teachers Education Councilv RA #7796 (August 25, 1994) established TESDAv RA #7836 (December 16, 1994) Phil Teachers Professionalization Act (supercedes PBET)v RA #7877 (February 14, 1995) Anti-Sexual Harassment Actv EO #27 (July 4, 1986) inclusion of human rights courses or subjectsv EO #189 (June 10, 1987) Basic Salary and COLA of public school teachers will be paid for by national governmentv PD 6-A-(September 29, 1972) Education Development Decree of 1972v PD 146-(March 9, 1972) NCEE (superceded by RA7731 on June 2, 1994)v PD 688-(April 22, 1975) gave power to CSC the authority to give appropriate exam to all public school teachersv PD 907-(March 11, 1976) all honor graduates of colleges and universities are granted civil service eligibilityv PD 1006 (September 22, 1976) PBETv DECS Order #30 s 1993- NEATv DECS Order #30 s 1994- NSATShare
