Lignes, Franzelle Mae G.

de la Cruz, Charmaine A.
Objectives:
At the end of the session the students are expected
to;
trace the development of the Philippine Educational System
from the Pre-Spanish era to the Present along the National
Development goals and objectives of Education
know the significant laws in the Philippine Education
acquainted with the Historical Development of the Philippine
Educational System
underscore the teacher’s role in the National Program for the
expansion to a 12-year Basic Educational Cycle
 “ That men do not learn very
much from the lessons of
history is the most important
of all the lessons that history
has to teach.”
-Aldous Huxley
PRE-MAGELLANIC/PRE-SPANISH EDUCATION

 Education was;
o Informal
o Unstructured
o Devoid of methods
R
eading
writing
ithmetic
SPANISH EDUCATION
 The educational system was formal.
 Teaching of Spanish language was compulsory.
 Education during that period was in adequate, suppressed and
controlled.
• The tribal tutors were replaced by the Spanish Missionaries.
• Religion-oriented.
• It was for the elite.
• Educational Decree of 1863
– municipal government- one primary school for boys and girls in
each town.
– jesuits – normal school for male teachers.
• The schools maintained by Spain for more than three centuries were
closed for the time being but were reopened on August 29, 1898 by
the Secretary of Interior.
• The Burgos Institute in Malolos, the Military Academy of Malolos,
and the Literary University of the Philippines were established.
• Malolos Constitution established a system of free and compulsory
elementary education.

 
•  Schurman Commission- adequate secularized and free public school
system.
• Taft Commission per instructions of President McKinley - Free
primary instruction that trained the people for the duties of
citizenship and avocation.
• English- medium of instruction.
• 1901 - A highly centralized public school system was installed.

• The implementation of this Act created a heavy shortage of

teachers so the Philippine Commission authorized the Secretary of
Public Instruction to bring to the Philippines 600 teachers from the
U.S.A. They were the Thomasites.
• Philippine Commission - The high school system supported by
provincial governments, special educational institutions, school of
arts and trades, an agricultural school, and commerce and marine
institutes were established in 1902.
• 1908 - the Philippine Legislature approved Act No. 1870 created
University of the Philippines.
• The Reorganization Act of 1916

- the Filipinization of all department secretaries except the

Secretary of Public Instruction.
• Military Order No. 2 in 1942 - Japanese educational policies.

• The Philippine Executive Commission- Commission of Education,

Health and Public Welfare and schools

– reopened in June 1942.

• On October 14, 1943, the Japanese - sponsored Republic created the

Ministry of Education.
• Tagalog, Philippine History, and Character Education was reserved
for Filipinos.
– Love for work and dignity of labor was emphasized

• February 27, 1945, the Department of Instruction was made part of

the Department of Public Instruction.
•   1947, by virtue of Executive Order No. 94, the Department of

Instruction was changed to Department of Education.

– Bureau of Public and Private Schools- regulation and supervision
of public and private schools.
• 1972- Department of Education and Culture by virtue of

Proclamation 1081.
• 1978- Ministry of Education and Culture in virtue of P.D. No. 1397.

- 13 regional offices were created

- major organizational changes were implemented

• The Education Act of 1982 - Ministry of Education, Culture and

Sports.
• 1987- Department of Education, Culture and Sports in by virtue of

Executive Order No. 117.

• EO No. 117 -The structure of DECS as embodied has practically

remained unchanged until 1994.

• Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
– supervise tertiary degree programs and non-degree technical-
vocational programs, respectively.
          The Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM) report
provided the impetus for Congress to pass RA 7722 and RA 7796 in
1994 creating the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA),
respectively.
• DECS’ - elementary, secondary and non-formal education, including

culture and sports.

• TESDA- post-secondary, middle-level manpower training and

development.
• CHED - is responsible for higher education.

• August 2001, Republic Act 9155, (Governance of Basic Education

Act)
– (DECS) to (DepEd)

– redefining the role of field offices (regional offices, division offices,

• provides the overall framework for:

– school head empowerment by strengthening their leadership

roles.
– school-based management within the context of transparency
and local accountability.

Goal of basic education: provide the school age population and

young adults with skills, knowledge, and values to become caring,
self-reliant, productive and patriotic citizens.
 SUMMARY OF THE
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
YEAR FOLLOWS:
OFFICIAL NAME HEAD OF LEGAL BASES
OFFICE
1863 Superior Commission Chairman Educational Decree
of Primary Instruction of 1863
1901-1916 Department of Public General Act No. 74 of the
Instruction Superenten- Philippine
dent Commission, Jan 21,
1901
1916-1942 Department of Public Secretary Organic law of 1916
Instruction (Jones Law)
 YEAR OFFICIAL NAME HEAD OF LEGAL BASES
OFFICE
1942-1944 Department of Commissioner Renamed by the
Education, Health & Japanese exec.
Public Welfare Commission, June 11,
1947
1944 Department of Minister Renamed by
Education, Health & Japanese Sponsored
Public Welfare Philippine Republic

1944 Department of Public Secretary Renamed by

Instruction Japanese Sponsored
Philippine Republic

1945-1946 Department of Public Secretary Renamed by

Instruction and Commonwealth
Information Government
 YEAR OFFICIAL NAME HEAD OF LEGAL BASES
OFFICE
1946-1947 Department of Secretary Renamed by
Instruction Commonwealth
Government
1947-1975 Department of Secretary E.O. No. 94 October
Education 1947
(Reorganization Act
of 1947)
1975-1978 Department of Secretary Proc. No. 1081,
Education and September 24, 1972
Culture
1978-1984 Ministry of Education Minister P.D No. 1397, June 2,
and Culture 1978
 YEAR OFFICIAL NAME HEAD OF LEGAL BASES
OFFICE
1984-1986 Ministry of Education, Minister Education Act of
Culture and Sports 1982
1987-2001 Dept. of Education, Secretary E.O. No. 117 January
Culture & Sports 30, 1987
2002- Department of Secretary R.A 9155
present Education