Decree Key pointsEducational Decree of 1863 Liberalized access to education

Establishment of at least one primary school for boys and girls by the municipal government

Establishment of normal school for male teachers under the Jesuits

Free primary instruction Spanish was compulsory Inadequate, suppressed and controlled

educationMalolos Constitution Free and compulsory elementary educationAct no. 74 (1901; Philippine Commission) Centralized public school system

600 teacher from USA (Thomasites)Act no. 477 Bureau of Public Instruction to Bureau of

EducationAct no. 1870 (1980) University of the PhilippinesReorganization Act of 1916 Filipinization of department secretaries except

Secretary of Public InstructionMilitary Order no. 2 (1942) Japanese educational policies

o Commission of Education, Health and Public Welfare (June 1942)

o Ministry of Education (Oct, 1943)o Filipinos taught Tagalog, Philippine

History, Character Educationo Emphasis on: Love for work and Dignity

of Laboro Dept. Of Instruction made a part of

Dept. Of Public Instruction (Feb. 27, 1945)

Executive Order no. 94 (1947) Dept. Of Instruction to Dept. Of EducationProclamation 1081 (1972) Dept. Of Education to Dept. Of Education and

CultureP.D. no. 1379 (1978) Dept. Of Education and Culture to Ministry of

Education and Culture Creation of 13 regional offices Major organizational changes

Education Act of 1982 MECSExecutive Order no. 117 (1987) DECSR.A. 7722 and R.A. 7796 (1994) Creation of CHED and TESDAR.A. 9155, Government of Basic Education Act (August, 2001)

DECS to DepEd Provides framework for

o School head empowerment by strengthening their leadership roles

o School based management within the context of transparency and local accountability

Goal: caring, self-reliant, productive and patriotic citizens