The 1987 Constitution

This constitution came into full force and effect on February 11, 1987, after President Corazon C. Aquino
issued Proclamation No. 58, s. 1987.
The 1987 Constitution established a representative democracy with power divided among three
separate and independent branches of government: the Executive, a bicameral Legislature, and the
Judiciary.
Its goal is to secure the sovereignty of the State and the integrity of the national territory. Section 4.
The prime duty of the Government is to serve and protect the people.

Education Act of 1982

This was an act providing for the establishment and maintenance of an integrated system of education.
In accordance with Section 2, this act shall apply to and govern both formal and non- formal system in
public and private schools in all levels of the entire educational system.
Section 3. To achieve and strengthen national unity and consciousness and preserve, develop and
promote desirable cultural, moral and spiritual values in a changing world.

Republic Act No. 7722 (Higher Education Act of 1944)

An act creating the commission on higher education, appropriating funds therfor and for other purposes.
This law separates colleges and universities from the department of education providing its own
independence, having the right to practice academic freedom and exercise such policies granted for its
benefits.
The CHED was established on May 18, 1994 through Republic Act No. 7722 or the Higher Education Act
of 1994 which was authored by Senator Francisco Tatad. The creation of CHED was part of a broad
agenda for reforms in the country's education system, outlined by the Congressional Commission on
Education (EDCOM) in 1992.

Republic Act No. 7796

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) was established through the
enactment of Republic Act No. 7796 otherwise known as the "Technical Education and Skills
Development Act of 1994", which was signed into law by President Fidel V. Ramos on August 25, 1994 in
order to promote Technical Vocational Education and Training. The main mandate then is to provide
direction, policies, programs and standards towards quality, technical education and skills development.

Republic Act No. 9155

Republic Act (RA) 9155, also known as the Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001, provides the
overall framework for principal empowerment by strengthening principal and leadership goals, and local
school based management within the context of transparency and local accountability.

Executive Order No. 356

In an Executive Order No. 356, signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo last September 13, 2004,
the BNFE asssumes the new name, anchored on Section 12.1 of RA 9155, or the Governance of Basic
Education Act of 2001, which emphasizes that basic education includes Alternative Learning System.
The rule stipulates that the “alternative learning system is a parallel learning system, a “viable alternative
to the existing formal education instruction encompassing both the nonformal and informal sources of
knowledge and skills.”

Presidential Decree No. 6-A

Under Presidential Decree No. 6-A also known as the Educational Development Decree of 1972
promulgated on September 29, 1972, it had been declared a policy of the government to reorient the
educational system toward an accelerated national economic growth and meaningful social
development.

Batas Pambansa Bilang 232

An Act providing for the establishment and maintenance of an integrated system of education.
Batas Pambansa Blg. 232, or better known as the Education Act of 1982 provides the latest and more
specific provision on rights, duties and parents relation to education. The provisions under Rule 11 and
111 of the law will enhance further the promotion of discipline in the educational communities.

UNESCO
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is a Specialized Agency of
the United Nations. Its Constitution was adopted by the London Conference in November 1945, and
entered into effect on 4 November 1946 when 20 States had deposited the instruments of acceptance.
The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting
collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication in order to further
universal respect for justice, for the rule of law, and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms
which are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by
the Charter of the United Nations.

In support of this objective, UNESCO's principal functions are:

 To promote intellectual co-operation and mutual understanding of peoples through all means of
mass communication;
 To give fresh impulse to popular education and to the spread of culture;
 To maintain, increase and diffuse knowledge;
 To encourage scientific research and training;
 To apply sciences to ensure human development and the rational management of natural
resources.