From Spanish and American Era,

Education Planning was used, but

not visible enough compared to
present educational planning
activities. It was abused that led
to wasteful imbalances of our
1954
Board of National Education was
created through RA No. 1124
Functions:
• To formulate the objectives and
basic policies of education in
conformity with the constitution
1954 Functions:
• To coordinate the objectives,
functions and activities of
different types of educational
institutions
• To set up general goals of
accomplishments for the entire
1962
Program Implementation Agency
(PIA) was created through EO No.17
Regional Level – Regional Development
Agencies
Local Level – provincial economic
planning program by Emergency
Employment Administration
1962
Development Council was
formed• Composed of heads of
executive department, major
government agencies and
legislative leader
• Presided over by the
President
1965
Board of National Education
(BNE) had been concentrated
on the public school system,
particularly in financing and
qualitative aspect
1966
Executive Order no.53 (December 8,
1966)
Manpower Development Council
assessing human resources and
forecasting the needs for training
personnel.
1972
Martial Law in 1972 and the
implementation of the Integrated
Reorganization Plan
National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA) was
created for the purpose of
recommending continuing, coordinated
What are the functions of NEDA?
• Overseeing government development
programs
• Central agency for national
development planning and
coordination of program
implementation
• Coordinate development policies
and monitor project activities
1993
Commonwealth Act No.2 created the
National Economic Council (NEC)
-formulation of definite and
consistent national economic policies
and the preparation of comprehensive
economic and social development plan
NEC was under the office of the president and
headed by a chairman with cabinet rank.
According to the Department of Education,
today’s educational planning in the
Philippines can claim an unbroken history
even before the establishment of our
education system. During the pre-Spanish
era and the period of more than four
centuries when the Philippines was a
possession of Spain and of the United
People who were assigned the task of
administering our educational
institutions (public or private) had
always been doing a lot of
educational planning. Each year they
were obliged to ahead and to make
various preparations for the next
At a minimum, they had to estimate how
many students there would be, how many
classrooms, teachers, desks and books
would be needed to serve them
adequately; how much money these
would require, where the money would
come from; and how and when it would
This process was educational planning
which was taken for granted as a
normal part of the school
administrators’ job.
 The development of the present
system of Educational planning in
the Philippines can be traced back
to the many events that paved the
way to the acceptance and use of
planning as a strategy for achieving
educational development
1. Organization and Process of
Overall Development
Planning.

2. Development of
Educational Planning
 STATUS OF THE
PROJECT ON
UNIVERSITY
PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT
I. Objectives of the grant from the
Ford Foundation
II. Program Activities to date aimed
toward achieving these objectives
1. Phase I
. Selection of Excellent
Institutions
 . Comparative Analysis of Metro
Manila
Colleges and Universities
. Regional Analysis of Metro
Manila
. Manpower Supply and Demand
Analysis of Metro Manila
2. Phase II, Planning Proper
 FORMAT FOR 5- YEARS PLANNING

On July 18, 1974, the office of the Rector

issued to all the Deans, Regents,
Department Chairmen and School
principals the suggested format for 5-
Year Planning, which included a
checklist for planning.
THE DETAILS AND CHECKLIST ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
1. Responsibility of the Dean
2. Formation of the Planning Team
3. The Job of the Team
4. Formulating the Plan for Planning
5. Integration of the Documents into a 5
Year Plan
6. Public Hearing on the 5-year Plan
7. Action on the Plan through the
Rector
8. Implementation of the Plan
through
the Rector
9. Recycling of the Plan through
the next 5- years
Fatima Adessa U. Panaligan
Reporter