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On December 20, 1863, Spain promulgated an educational decree for reforming the
educational system in the Philippines.
During the early Spanish occupation, education for the Filipino people centered on
religion and primarily for the elite, especially in the first years of Spanish colonization.
Prior to that, early Filipinos taught their children at home, focusing more on vocational
skills than academics. There were also tribal tutors, but there was no structured
educational system.
Batas Pambansa (BP) Blg. 232, more popularly known as the Education Act of 1982,
signed into law by then President Ferdinand Marcos on September 11, 1982. This
seminal law governs both formal and non-formal education systems in public and
private schools in all levels of instruction in the country.
The Education Act of 1982 created the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports which
later became the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) in 1987 by virtue
of Executive Order No. 117.
The Philippine Education For All (EFA) 2015 is a vision and a holistic program of reforms
that aims at improving the quality of basic education for every Filipino by 201 5.