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May25.2014 Bhouse Passes Bill Establishing An Open High School System
May25.2014 Bhouse Passes Bill Establishing An Open High School System
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill
establishing the open high school system in the Philippines to provide an alternative mode
of a formal secondary education program for elementary school graduates and high school
dropouts.
Rep. Kimi Cojuangco (5
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istrict! Pangasinan"! author of the bill and chairperson
of the House Committee on #asic $ducation and Culture! said the measure %ill ensure the
accessibility of education services to all &ilipino citi'ens in its various modalities
including out(of(school study programs for primary and secondary levels! particularly
those that respond to community needs! promoting further the %elfare of the nation.
)The measure %ill provide e*ual opportunity for adults and children of high school
age %ho are out of school to avail of free open high school education through the distance
learning modality!+ Cojuangco said.
The main authors of House #ill ,-.5! to be /no%n as the 0pen High 1chool
1ystem 2ct are Reps. 3eptali 4on'ales 55 (6one istrict! 7andaluyong City" and 8inston
Castelo (9
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istrict! :ue'on City".
4on'ales said an 0pen High 1chool 1ystem (0H11" is a system of delivering
educational services to high school students utili'ing print! radio! television and computer(
based communications! satellite broadcasting! teleconferencing! and other multi(media
learning and teaching technologies that allo% students to study on their o%n %ithout
having to regularly attend classes in conventional classrooms.
)The 1tate declares its policy to broaden access to relevant *uality education
through the employment of an alternative learning system that %ould enable the youth!
including adults! to overcome geographical! socioeconomic and or physical constraints to
encourage them to complete secondary education!+ 4on'ales said.
The measure shall establish an 0pen High 1chool 1ystem (0H11" as part of the
epartment of $ducation;s (ep$d" alternative secondary education program.
<nder the bill! all youths and adults %ho have finished elementary education as %ell
as high school *ualifiers under the Philippine $ducational Placement Test (P$PT" are
covered by the proposed system.
The measure shall adopt the 3ational 1econdary $ducation Curriculum (31$C"
using the Philippine 1econdary 1chools 6earning Competencies (P11C".
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Recruited teachers and support personnel in the 0H11 shall receive incentives!
monetary compensation! honoraria and %ould be trained in relevant programs.
The ep$d! the <P(0pen $ducational 1ystem and the epartment of the 5nterior
and 6ocal 4overnment (564" are encourage to enter into a 7emorandum of 2greement
(702" that specifies their respective roles to ensure ma=imum cooperation and success in
the operation of the 0H11.
2lso! private education institutions are encourage to establish their o%n privately(
funded distance learning centers follo%ing standards and criteria! subject to approval of
the ep$d.
The co(authors of the measure are Reps. 5sidro <ngab (>
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