POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
GRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT

MEM 641
Educational Planning, Organization and Management

Topic III:
The Presidential Commissions
for Education

Submitted to:

Dr. Beatriz Torno

Submitted by:

Rose Ann H. Zimara

 The Philippine educational system has a long and illustrious history, having
progressed through numerous stages of growth to reach its current state. In the
1960s, there was considerable demand for and concern about the Philippine
educational system's quality and relevance, as it was not contributing significantly
to the to the social and economic growth of the country. In response, different
commissions had established.
I. Presidential Commission to Survey Philippine Education (PCSPE)
On 24 December 1969, President Ferdinand E. Marcos issued Executive
Order No. 202, which provided for the creation of the Presidential Commission to
Survey Philippine Education (PCSPE). The commission was established in response
to the need to evaluate and reform the educational system in order to make it
more responsive to the "challenge of modernization and national development
goals.” As a result, the commission was charged with conducting a
comprehensive study of the Philippine educational system.
The commission focused on analyzing and testing various aspects of the
educational system according to such aims and objectives.
a. Human Resources and Manpower Development– One of the primary
issues raised by the commission in its survey was whether the educational system
has the potential to satisfy human resource development goals. The primary goal
of education is to prepare and train students to work in our economy. A well-
trained, highly skilled workforce is better equipped for the challenges and
possibilities of today's workplace, increasing productivity, increasing output, and
propelling economic growth. The quality of our educational system determines
the outcome. The best educational system produces best graduates.
b. Contents and Methods- The extent to which instructional approaches
were able to reinforce or generate development-oriented goals was evaluated
in order to determine which areas may be amended and improved. The survey
included an evaluation and assessment of curricula and courses of study that
were capable of achieving the country's development goals.
 C. Logistics of Education - All industries and workforces rely on one another
to get from point A to point B in a logistical ecosystem. Similarly, when we are
ordering online such as Shoppe and Lazada. Before we receive our item, the seller
must send the products to the courier then the courier will deliver it to the
customer. In Education, Educational planners and decision-makers should
collaborate to come up with a thorough plan then those plans will be cascaded
to the administrators and other stakeholders. There is a probability that the
Educational System will be better if they are connected to one another.

During the survey, the commission compiled and reformed the educational
system's goals and objectives in accordance with the country's development
goals and operating conditions.

II. Presidential Commission on Educational Reform (PCER)

Through Executive Order No. 46, President Joseph Ejercito Estrada on

December 7, 1998 established the multisectoral Presidential Commission on

Educational Reform (PCER) that would craft a "budget feasible" program to

address the concerns in equipping Filipinos with world class education. Budget

feasible if its payments do not exceed a given budget. Designing a budget

feasible allocation rule requires understanding its payments.

According to Estrada, "Without world class education, we Filipinos will

remain a nation of low-cost wage earners and outcasts from the highly

competitive global labor market”.

The Commission shall be given one year to define a comprehensive and a

budget-feasible program of reform in the following areas:

 a. Curricula, teaching methods, instructional media, educational

technologies, textbooks, language policy and school calendar in use at the

elementary and secondary levels, using international benchmarks.

PCER recommended the adoption of the restricted Basic Education

Curriculum (BEC) and its Implementation starting 2002, The core subjects are

Filipino, English, Mathematics, Science and Health and Makabayan which

consists of AP, MAPEH, EPP and ESP.

They restructured the curriculum as part of an ongoing effort to improve the

quality of learning and called it the RBEC (Revised Basic Education Curriculum),

this curriculum focuses on the basic literacy and numeracy while inculcating

values across learning areas to make it dynamic. The aim of this curriculum is to

provide knowledge and develop skills, attitudes, and values essential to personal

development and necessary for living in and contributing to a developing and

changing society.

However, things have changed in 2010. K to 12 was proposed because of

the result of international benchmarking. In education, international

benchmarking typically refers to analyzing high-performing education systems

and identifying ways to improve our own systems based on those findings.

Unesco's Philippine National Commission's Education Committee drafted a

resolution encouraging the government to implement a K-12 basic education

system. Only Djoubuti, Angola, and the Philippines remain below the international

standard among the 155 UNESCO member nations, according to the report.
 In general, our educational system is not recognized or regarded as

adequate outside of the country. This perspective on our current educational

system would only serve to increase unemployment and underemployment. This

is the government's goal. To deal with the country's current problems. To provide

every student with access to a high-quality education based on a decongested,

enriched curriculum that is internationally recognized and comparable.

For an instance, Korean Education office doesn’t acknowledge Philippine

graduates as a high school graduates but only middle school graduates. If

Philippine high school graduates wants to enter colleges in Korea, they have to

complete 12-year education or to take another high school qualification exam

provided in Korea.

b. Modernization of science laboratories, improvement of science and

mathematics education and the feasibility of establishing regional centers of

excellence in science education.

In the current Educational system, the Science, Technology, Engineering

and Mathematics Education Program (STEM, formerly Engineering and Science

Education Program or ESEP) is a science and mathematics-oriented curriculum

devised for high schools in the Philippines. The STEM program is offered by

specialized high schools, whether public or private, supervised by the Department

of Education.

The strength of our scientific spine will determine our future. Science and

Mathematics education produces abilities that are directly connected to

economic productivity and competitive products, making them mission-critical

parts of tomorrow's occupations. Innovation and production are driven by a

highly educated and skilled worker force. We will need a well-trained, technically

proficient workforce to manage and staff the scientific and technology

enterprises that provide the high-paying jobs as the country transitions to a new,

non-industrial economy.

c. Upgrading of computer classrooms, computing facilities and internet

access in all schools that meet eligibility standards for administering such

programs.

Businesses and the labor market are being impacted by significant

advancements in digitalization and new technology. The digital era offers

tremendous opportunities while simultaneously posing considerable hazards.

Labor with a new set of abilities will be required in the digital economy. As a result,

educational systems will have to adjust to satisfy this new need. Emerging Asian

countries must take a comprehensive approach to support teaching at all levels,

including ensuring that schools have adequate ICT infrastructure, boosting

teachers' ICT abilities, changing curricula to include ICT, and tackling the gender

digital divide.

From 1996-2005, Master Plan for Basic Education has the mandate of

modernizing education. The programme has been pursued through the

introduction of modern instructional materials such as computers and Internet,

videos, well equipped science laboratories and machine. –Department of

Education, Culture and Sports (DECS)

d. Expansion, modernization and standardization of our vocational and

technical institutions, especially polytechnic colleges, and universities.

The Republic Act No. 7796 “An act creating the technical education and

skills development authority, providing for its powers, structure and for other

purposes” also known as the “Technical Educational and Skills Development Act

of 1994” or the “TESDA Act of 1994.” TESDA offers hands-on training. Its goal is to

assist individuals in improving their abilities through a rigorous training program

that will increase their employability.

e. Distance learning and continuing education programs, specially for

adults and out-of-school youth, with a view towards possible eventual

accreditation.

The ALS program is being expanded and strengthened to provide more

opportunities for out-of-school children in special cases, as well as adult learners,

including indigenous peoples, to develop basic functional literacy and life skills,

as well as pursue an equivalent path to complete basic education. All learners,

especially those in unreached, underserved, conflict-affected, and emergency-

affected communities, are guaranteed access to systematic, flexible, and

suitable alternative basic education programs outside of the regular school

system under the law.

 f. Tuition financing schemes intended to bring the effective purchasing

power of students in line with the real costs of tertiary education.

Republic Act 10931 “Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act”

institutionalizes free tuition and exemption from other fees in state universities and

colleges (SUCs), local universities and colleges (LUCs) in the Philippines.

The free tuition extends beyond students and their families. The talents of

people stuck in dead-end employment owing to a lack of education would

benefit society.

g. Programs, resources and facilities of state universities and colleges, other

than UP, with the intention of rationalizing their academic offering and aligning

them with employer requirements in their respective areas.

This entails beginning with a clear image of what learners should be able to

do, then designing the curriculum, instruction, and evaluation to ensure that this

learning occurs. Learners must be able to do hands-on work and knowledge

application/replication in a variety of work environments and civilizations, in

addition to acquiring professional information. In order to meet the ever-

changing world, students should also exhibit such all-round traits as life-long

learning aptitude, teamwork attitudes, communication skills, and so on.

To relate it in the current Educational system, In CHED, Outcome-based

Education is established. According to Spady, OBE means focusing and

organizing a school's entire programs and instructional efforts around the clearly

defined outcomes we want all students to demonstrate when they leave school.
 In recent years, outcome-based education (OBE) has been the guiding

principle of higher education in the Philippines. In terms of course design,

instructional planning, teaching, and measuring students' learning, all curricula,

including teacher education, will be based on the notion of OBE.

Each student should have accomplished the goal by the end of the

educational session. In OBE, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to teaching or

assessment; instead, classes, opportunities, and assessments should all work

together to assist students attain the desired results or outcomes.

h. Governance, organization, programs, resources, and facilities of the

University of the Philippines, with a view towards developing its flagships campus

in Diliman into one of the top ten universities in Asia in time for the UP Centennial

in 2008.

This is the vision of our government for UP Diliman. Unfortunately, in the

recent survey conducted by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), University of the

Philippines ranked 72 among the universities in Asia. It also means that we still on

the process of improving our Educational system.

These commissions may not be carried out before, but they did bring

something to the table. Today’s system has been shaped by these past

resolutions.
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