The Department

of Education and
Commission on
Higher Education
Departme
nt
 It is the executive
department of the
DepEd Philippine government
responsible for ensuring
access to, promoting
equity in, and improving
the quality of basic
education
Republic Act 9155
Governance of Basic Education Act of
2001
 We dream of Filipinos who passionately
DepEd love their country and whose values and
competencies enable them to realize their
Vision full potential and contribute meaningfully
to building the nation.

As a learner-centered public institution,

the Department of Education
continuously improves itself to better
serve its stakeholders.
 To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to
quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic
education where:

DepEd -Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive,

safe and motivating environment.
Mission -Teacher facilitate learning and constantly nurture every
learner.

-Administrator and staff, as stewards of the institution,

ensure an enabling and supportive environment for
effective learning to happen.

-Family, community, and stakeholders are actively

engaged and share responsibility for developing life-
long learning
 OPEN BOOK
TWO SEA LIONS

SHIELD
LIGTHED TORCH
 Central
Office
Organizational
 Office of the Secretary (OSEC)
OSEC Proper
Office of the Undersecretaries
Office of the Assistant Secretaries

Teacher Education Internal Audit Services

Council Secretariat Management Audit Division

Curriculum and Finance and Strategic

Instruction Administration Management

Governance and Legal and Legislative

Operation Affairs

Field
Operations

Regional Office

School Division Offices

Schools and Learning Centers

 Office of the Secretary (OSEC)
OSEC Proper
Office of the Undersecretaries
Office of the Assistant Secretaries

The secretary exercises

supervision and control over the
entire department
Each undersecretary and assistant secretary assists.
 Teacher Education
Council Secretariat

The secretariat shall primarily

provide technical and
administrative assistance to the
Council
 Internal Audit Service
Management Audit Division
Operations Audit Division

The Internal Audit Service

serves as the watchdog of the
Department
Curriculum and Finance and Strategic
Instruction Administration Management
 Curriculum and
Instruction
Curriculum and Instruction ensures
that the organization focuses on
the delivery of a relevant,
responsive, and effective basic
education curriculum
 Finance and
Administration

Finance and Administration ensures

the efficiency to support
organization to focus on its core
business and thus attain its targets.
 Strategic
Management

Strategic Management enables the

organization to focus on long-term
directions and interface with the
internal and external environment
and stakeholders.
Governance and Legal and
Operation Legislative
Affairs
Legal and Legislative
Affairs
Legal and Legislative Affairs
enhances capacity of the
organization to deal with legal
matters and to be proactive in
moving forward its legislative
agenda.
 Governance and
Operation
Governance and Operations ensures
the capacity of the organization to
continuously improve and be
strategic in managing the
environment for which “teaching
and learning” takes place.
 *Supervision of Field Offices is
Field under the scope of the
Undersecretary for Governance
Operations and Operations

Regional Office

School Division
Offices

Schools and Learning

Centers
 The approved
organizational structure is
consistent with the
provisions of RA 9155 in
applying the principles of
decentralization and
shared governance.
-Deped Order No. 52, s. 2015
 CHED
Commission on Higher
Education
It is the governing body
covering both public and
private higher education
institutions as well as degree-
granting programs in all
tertiary educational
institutions in the country
-Republic Act No. 7722
Higher Education Act of 1994
 VISION
Philippine higher education
system that is equitable and
producing locally responsive,
innovative, and globally
competitive graduates and
lifelong learners
 MISSION

To promote equitable access

and ensure quality and
relevance of higher education
institution and their programs
Formulate and recommend development plans,
policies, priorities, and programs on higher education; ROLES AND
FUNCTIONS
Formulate and recommend development plans, policies,
priorities, and programs on research;

Recommend to the executive and legislative branches

priorities and grants on higher education and research;

Set minimum standards for programs and institutions of

higher learning recommended by panels of experts in
the field and subject to public hearing, and enforced the
same;
Monitor and evaluate the performance of programs and
institutions of higher learning for appropriate incentives as well as
the imposition of sanctions such as, but not limited to, diminution ROLES AND
or withdrawal of subsidy, recommendation on the downgrading or
withdrawal of accreditation, program termination or school
FUNCTIONS
course;

Identify, support and develop potential centers of excellence in

program areas needed for the development of world-class
scholarship, nation building and national development;

Recommend to the Department of Budget and Management

(DBM) the budgets of public institutions of higher learning as well
as general guidelines for the use of their income;
Rationalize programs and institutions of higher learning and set
standards, policies and guidelines for the creation of new ones as well
as the conversion or elevation of schools to institutions of higher ROLES AND
learning, subject to budgetary limitations and the number of
institutions of higher learning in the province or region where
FUNCTIONS
creation, conversion or elevation is sought to be made;
Develop criteria for allocating additional resources such as research
and program development grants, scholarships, and the other similar
programs: Provided, that these shall not detract from the fiscal
autonomy already enjoyed by colleges and universities;
Direct or redirect purposive research by institutions of higher learning
to meet the needs of agro-industrialization and development;
Devise and implement resource development schemes;
Administer the Higher Education Development Fund, as described in
Section 10 of R.A. 7722, which will promote the purposes of higher
education; ROLES AND
Review the charters of institutions of higher learning and state FUNCTIONS
universities and colleges including the chairmanship and
membership of their governing bodies and recommend appropriate
measures as basis for necessary action;
Promulgate such rules and regulations and exercise such other
powers and functions as may be necessary to carry out effectively
the purpose and objectives of R.A. 7722; and
Perform such other functions as may be necessary for its effective
operations and for the continued enhancement, growth and
development of higher education.
 TESDA
Technical Vocational and Skills
Development Authority
It is the government agency
tasked to manage and
supervise technical education
and skills development (TESD)
in the Philippines.
-Republic Act No. 7736
TESDA Act of 1994
 VISION
The transformational
leader in the technical
education and skills
development of the
Filipino workforce.
 TESDA sets direction,
promulgates relevant
MISSION
standards, and
implements programs
geared towards quality-
assured and inclusive
technical education and
skills development and
certification system.