THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF Per DO 88 s. 2010, under Section 7.

THE PHILIPPINES – ARTICLE XIV Administration. The administration of the

ARTICLE XIV educational system and the reasonable
EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ARTS,
supervision and regulation of all
CULTURE AND SPORTS
EDUCATION educational institutions shall be vested in
the Department without prejudice,
Section 2. The State shall: however, to the charter of any state
university or college.
(2) Establish and maintain a system of free public
education in the elementary and high school
levels. Without limiting the natural right of
parents to rear their children, elementary
education is compulsory for all children of school
age;

(4) encourage non-formal, informal, and

indigenous learning systems, as well as self-
learning, independent, and out-of-school study
programs particularly those that respond to
community needs; and

Section 4.(1) The State recognizes the

complementary roles of public and private
institutions in the educational system and shall
exercise reasonable supervision and regulation of
all educational institutions.

- WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CLEAR CUT

POLICY THAT EXPLAIN THE REASONABLE
SUPERVISION AND REGULATION OF ALL
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
- THE REQUIREMENTS TO OPEN A SCHOOL
IS SUCH A VOLUMES OF REQUIRMENT IN SO
MANY DEPED ORDERS.

What is Republic Act 9155? Section 4 of RA 9155 define school as:

Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as
the “Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001.”
The school shall be the heart of the formal
education system. It is where children learn.
Schools shall have a single aim of providing the
(l) School – is an educational institution,
private and public, undertaking educational
operation with a specific age-group of pupils
or students pursuing defined studies at
defined levels, receiving instruction from
teachers, usually located in a building or a
best possible basic education for all learners. group of buildings in a particular physical or
cyber site; 
The State shall encourage local initiatives for
improving the quality of basic education. The
DepEd’s regulatory power over private schools
State shall ensure that the values, needs and
aspirations of a school community are reflected are vested on DO 88 s. 2010.
in the program of education for the children, out-
of-school youth and adult learners. Schools and
learning centers shall be empowered to make
decisions on what is best for the learners they
serve.

- THIS ANOTHER PORTION OF THE LAW

THAT IS NOT FOLLOWED AND RESPECTED BY
DEPED.
- WE WHO ARE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE
TREATED AS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
- INSTEAD OF EMPOWERING WE ARE
CONTROLLED AND TREATED AS PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.

Section 3 (e). TO enable the schools and learning

centers to reflect the values of the community by
allowing teachers/learning facilitators and other
staff to have the flexibility to serve the needs of
the learners;

- WE NEEDED A CLEAR POLICY OR

GUIDELINES ABOUT “THE FLEXIBILITY TO SERVE
THE NEEDS OF THE LEARNERS.”

(Enclosure to DepEd Order No. 43, s. 2013)

IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF

THE ENHANCED BASIC EDUCATION ACT OF 2013
(REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10533)

Section 9. Acceleration. Acceleration of learners

in public and private basic educational
institutions shall be allowed, consistent with
DepEd rules and regulations.

- THERE ARE CONFUSION IN THIS AREA

BECAUSE THERE ARE DEPED OFFICALS THAT
SAYS “THERE IS NO SUCH AS ACCELERATION –
Butuan Deped officials.
RULE IV. PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Section 14. Reasonable Supervision and
Regulation. As a matter of policy laid down in
Article XIV, Section 5 (1) of the 1987 Philippines
Constitution, the State recognizes the
complementary roles of public and private
institutions in the educational system and shall
exercise reasonable supervision and regulation of
all educational institutions.

DepEd ORDER No. 11, s. 2011

AMENDMENTS TO THE 2010 REVISED MANUAL

OF REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN
BASIC EDUCATION

3 (d). Section 41 of the 2010 Revised manual is

amended and shall read as follows:

Section 41. Establishment of a School

Branch. In line with the Constitutional mandate
for the State to take appropriate steps to make
quality education accessible to all, the
Department encourages educational institutions
to establish branches all over the country which
shall be considered part of the corporate identity
of the educational institution originally
recognized by the Department. Accordingly,
there is no need for a school branch to
incorporate or have a separate corporate identity
for the establishment of a school branch.

Educational institutions shall not be

required to secure approval from the Regional
Director concerned to establish a school branch,
except in the National Capital Region (NCR).
However, the said Regional Director shall make
sure that such school branch complies with the
standards and requirements set by the
Department.

A school facility shall be considered a

branch where (1) a separate site and attendance
educational facilities such as building and
classrooms specifically for the school have been
established, (2) the branch is offering educational
programs which are also offered in the main
school, and (3) the courses offered in the branch
are not restricted to special clienteles such as
employees of a company, but are open to the
qualified general public.

At its discretion the school may apply as a

separate educational institution rather than as a
branch. As such, the applicant should meet the
requirements for the establishment of a new
school.

- AGAIN THIS PORTION OF THE DEPED

ORDER WAS NOT RESPECTED BY THE LEGAL
DEPARTMENT OF THE DEPED REGION 4A.

OTHER CONCERNS:

ALL schools are affected by the Pandemic, our

school CAVITE BIBLE BAPTIST ACADEMY is doing
HOME SCHOOLING for a long time already and
not really affected by the change in approach to
our students.

What we can understand instead of helping

each other both PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL to
face the challenges facing us, Deped issued 3
Deped Orders requiring Private Schools before it
can be issued Certificate to Operate.

- MY QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPEN TO

OUR RECOGNITION?
- IT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO ADJUST, BE
CREATIVE TO THE NEED RATHER THAN
REQUIRED TO SO MANY REQUIREMENTS; WHY
NOT JUST A GUIDELINE ??