Historical Timeline on the

Development of Special

and Inclusive Education

December 1974
Presidential Decree

1987
1987 Philippine Constitution

1989
Convention on the Rights
of the Child among the
world leaders of the United
Nations.

1990
Education for All (EFA) was
launched.
Participants: UNESCO, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF,
World Bank- endorsed and expanded vision of
learning and pledged to universal primary education
and massively reduce illiteracy.

March 24, 1992

R.A. 7277

June 17, 1992

R.A. 7610
Historical Timeline on the

Development of Special

and Inclusive Education

October 29,
1997
R.A. 8371

May 20, 2006

R.A. 9344

April 30, 2007

R.A. 9442

July 6, 2009
K to 12 Inclusion Policy
*A proposal program for Inclusive Education as
strategy for increasing participation rate of children
was passed to undersecretaries, assistant
secretaries, bureau directors, regional directors,
city/school superintendents to include the children
with special needs in the Kto12 program.

May 15, 2013

R.A. 10533

July 9, 2015
R.A. 10665
Historical Timeline on the

Development of Special

and Inclusive Education

September

2015
UNESCO - Sustainable
Development Goals,
Agenda 2030