2023 Education Agenda

Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SERVICE
Basic Education Report 2023

EDUCATION AGENDA
MATATAG: Bansang Makabata, Batang Makabansa
MAke the curriculum relevant to produce competent, job-ready, active, and
responsible citizens.
 Revise the K to 12 Curriculum to make them more responsive to our aspiration as a
nation, to develop lifelong learners who are imbued with 21st-century skills,
discipline, and patriotism.
 Reduce the number of learning areas in K to 3 from 7 to 5 to focus on foundational
skills in literacy and numeracy in the early grades, particularly among disadvantaged
students.
 Strengthen our literacy and numeracy programs.
 Revitalize our Reading, Science and Technology, and Math programs by utilizing the
gains of previous programs. The programs will be benchmarked with local and
international best practices, consulted with experts, and will be research or evidence
based.
 Improve English proficiency while recognizing linguistic diversity. We will work
towards the goal of English language proficiency within the context of a multilingual
nation.
 Review the implementation of the Mother Tongue-based Multilingual Education
Policy, guided by the basic principle that, among others, learners learn when taught
in a language that they understand.
 Further intensify the values formation of learners in curriculum and teaching,
particularly through the Good Manners and Right Conduct and Values Education in
adherence to Republic Act 11476.
 Embed the culture of peace in our curriculum to develop learners who are peace
builders in communities.
 Integrate “peace competencies” such as social awareness responsibility, care for the
environment, value for diversity, self-esteem, positive character, resilience, and
human security into the various learning areas of the K to 12 Curriculum.
 Transparent with curriculum guides. We will share our draft curriculum guides with
interested education stakeholders to help us develop a robust curriculum.
 Transparent about our test scores. We will make our test data available for
researchers and analysts to aid us in making evidence-based policy decisions.
 Share sample test items with schools and teachers to strengthen the use of
assessment to improve the teaching and learning process.
 Engage with CHED and TESDA, and various industry partners to address the issue
of skills mismatch in our Senior High School Program.
TAke steps to accelerate the delivery of basic education facilities and

services.
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 Created the School Infrastructure and Facilities Strand. This strand will be devoted
entirely to addressing long-standing issues on educational facilities and
infrastructure.
 Build more resilient schools and classrooms. For 2023, we have a budget to build
around 6,000 classrooms.
 Commit to closing the remaining gaps in school infrastructure with policies to
eliminate corruption and insulate the allocation of school building funds from
politicization.
 Establish fully functional library hubs in our division offices.
 Provide schools with electricity. In the next 5 years, we will work towards providing
electricity, especially in our last-mile schools.
 Provide e-classroom packages for teaching and learning. Each package will consist
of 46 laptops, 2 charging carts, 2 wireless routers, and 1 smart TV. This will
accelerate the integration of ICT in teaching and learning and institutionalize blended
learning.
 Optimize the use of technology, both online and offline, to ensure that learners have
opportunities to learn even in the event of a pandemic or other emergencies.
 Digitize our essential processes, including our national assessments.
 Launch our National Education Portal or NEP, which will provide a dynamic “one-
stop-shop” platform available to all basic education stakeholders, such as teachers,
learners, and parents. The NEP will 26 substantially cut down the manual process,
reduce transaction costs and eliminate errors due to human intervention.
 Strengthen the complementarity between public and private schools through the
seamless implementation of the Government Assistance and Subsidies program of
the DepEd with the creation of the Voucher Program Management Office.
 Work with private school organizations. We will also speed up the issuance of the
Revised Manual of Regulation for Private Schools.
 Work closely with Congress in pushing for the expansion of GASTPE coverage to
include kindergarten and elementary learners.
 For BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao), there will be
available technical expertise. We will fully support your School Building Program and
GASTPE direction.
TAke good care of learners by promoting learner well-being, inclusive

education, and a positive learning environment.
 Undertake initiatives to provide schooling to many more children and youth in
situations of disadvantage, regardless of gender, abilities, psycho-emotional and
physical conditions, cultural and religious identity, and socio-economic standing.
 Strengthen and institutionalize the reintegration program for adolescent mothers,
Children at Risk (CAR), and Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL) by developing
inclusive models and mechanisms applicable to both formal and non-formal learning.
 Continue to strengthen the mechanism in safeguarding our learners against all forms
of discrimination and dangers. Our Learners Rights and Protection Office (LRPO)
has been acting on the reported cases ranging from all kinds of bullying, many forms
of abuse, corporal punishment, discrimination, and child neglect.
Telephone No.: (02) 6316033; 6332120; 6337254

 Improve our learning environments to encourage support, discourage bullying;

strengthen the implementation of child protection policies; make students feel safe
and respected; and make them, including our IP (Indigenous Peoples) learners and
those with disabilities, feel that they belong.
 Commit to seeking out mental wellness experts to form interventions at the school
level.
 Ensure that all learners have access to relevant guidance and psycho-social services
managed and delivered by mental health professionals. To achieve this, we will work
with the Department of Budget and Management to obtain higher salary grades for
guidance counselors and propose the creation of additional items that will focus on
providing learner support services, including guidance-related services in schools.
 Strengthen our inclusive education programs, including the alternative learning
system, last mile schools, and programs for IP learners and learners with disabilities.
We will endeavor that all learners, no matter what their backgrounds are, will be
afforded quality learning opportunities and services.
 Continue with the establishment of Inclusive Learning Resource Centers (ILRCs).
 Provide assessment assistive mechanisms such as audio-assisted technology,
Braille, and large-print test materials to students with disabilities. We will introduce
digital textbooks for certain core subjects in Senior High School.
 Work with the regional offices and our partners to facilitate the development of
learning resources for special needs learners, specifically our visually and hearing-
impaired learners.
 Work with legislators and local government units through the Literacy Coordinating
Council to eradicate illiteracy at the city, municipal, and barangay levels through
relevant policy issuances, and community literacy program interventions.
Give support to teachers to teach better.

 Continuously provide professional development programs, including graduate degree
scholarship programs to teachers focusing on their learning area specialization and
graduate certificate programs for nonmajors.
 Provide support in terms of innovative, responsive, and inclusive teaching
approaches following the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST).
 Capacitate our teachers and learners in utilizing technology in remote learning to
maximize the benefits of digital learning.
 Provide training and other learning and development interventions for school leaders,
namely the school heads, supervisors, superintendents, and assistant
superintendents, so that they can better support our teachers to teach better.
 Remove non-teaching tasks and provide administrative officers in schools. We will
provide adequate manpower complement in schools, manage teachers' workload,
and compensate teachers for unique school challenges.
 Fast-track the implementation of the career progression policy, so teachers get more
opportunities for promotion.
 Strictly implement the Merit Selection Policy so that HR recruitment, selection, and
appointment to vacant positions in the DepEd are based on key knowledge, skills,
attitudes and desired behaviors, and not due to any form of intervention from other
government personnel or similar entities outside of DepEd.
Telephone No.: (02) 6316033; 6332120; 6337254

 Make the new Teacher Education Council and Secretariat fully functional and start
working on its mandates, including setting minimum requirements for pre-service
teacher education programs in the country.
 Continuously advocate for additional benefits for our teachers.
 Implement the policy on the distribution of teacher workload and payment of teaching
overload, as provided in the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers.
 Requested the Department of Budget and Management to expand the coverage for
the grant of Special Hardship Allowances.
 Work towards addressing issues affecting the net-take-home pay of teachers.
 Discussing with the Department of Health for the provision of free annual physical
examinations for our teachers.
 Closely coordinating with the GSIS for an improved and superior benefits package for
all DepEd personnel. We will resolve issues on teachers’ loans, premium
remittances, and other benefits. We have committed to meeting at least once a
month until these issues are resolved.
 Provide free legal assistance facility for teachers on matters concerning loan
contracts, obligations, and cases.
Telephone No.: (02) 6316033; 6332120; 6337254

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Republic of the Philippines

Basic Education Report 2023

TAke steps to accelerate the delivery of basic education facilities and

DepEd Philippines @depedphilippines @DepEd_PH www.deped.gov.ph

TAke good care of learners by promoting learner well-being, inclusive

DepEd Philippines @depedphilippines @DepEd_PH www.deped.gov.ph

 Improve our learning environments to encourage support, discourage bullying;

Give support to teachers to teach better.

DepEd Philippines @depedphilippines @DepEd_PH www.deped.gov.ph

DepEd Philippines @depedphilippines @DepEd_PH www.deped.gov.ph

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