Good day everyone, esp to our co workers in Deped,, today I will relay to you or give you an update on

the release of our Uniform/clothing allowance and other agreements made during the Deped Uniform
Committee Meeting,

DepEd Uniform Committee (DUC) has met today (with 11 deped teaching and non-teaching Organization
representatives, as regular members) to discuss the release and use of the FY 2021 clothing allowance of
P6,000 per eligible employee. It was chaired by Usec Revsee Escobedo, with myself referring to our usec
annalyn m. sevilla (as Vice Chair of DUC) and Usec Jess Mateo.

Here are the agreements made in the DUC meeting, which shall be presented for final approval by Sec
LMB and execom members:

1. release of clothing allowance shall be done not earlier than first working day of every year. This shall
be April 5, 2021 for this SY21-22.

2. New sets of uniform for SY 21-22 shall be issued before the release of the 2021 clothing allowance
with due consideration to the ff factors (general availability of the textile materials in the market;

comfort and durability of the textile materials; and presentable, modest and with integrity over-all
outlook of the uniform design).

3. In consideration with the current crisis/pandemic and the continuing implementation of the blended
learning delivery and alternative working arrangements,

SY 21-22 shall be considered a “transition period” to allow ample time for employees to prepare for the
new set of prescribed uniforms and will be lenient to personnel who will still opt to use the old uniform
design.

But starting SY22-23, all employees should wear the new set of uniforms.

Let us wait for the final and official issuance on the design and details of the new set of uniforms for
teaching and non-teaching personnel for SY21-22, which will come out before April 2021.

Thank you for the relevant and constructive inputs of the teaching and non-teaching organisations
present during today’s meeting.