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"Education Act of 1982”

REPORTED BY :
Ana Mae Sayson
 I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter I

Section 1. Title - "Education Act of 1982.“

Section 2. Coverage- formal and non-formal
systems in public and private schools in all
levels of the entire educational system.
 Chapter 2
Section 3. Declaration of Basic Policy

- National developmental goals:

 1. To achieve and maintain an accelerating rate of economic
development and social progress;
 2. To ensure the maximum participation of all the people in the
attainment and enjoyment of the benefits of such growth; and
 3. To achieve and strengthen national unity and consciousness
and preserve, develop and promote desirable cultural, moral
and spiritual values in a changing world.
 Chapter 2
Section 3. Declaration of Basic Policy

-The State shall promote:

 the right of every individual to relevant quality education, regardless
of sex, age, creed, socio-economic status, physical and mental
conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political or other affiliation.
 the right of the nation's cultural communities in the exercise of their
right to develop themselves within the context of their cultures,
customs, traditions, interest and belief, and recognizes education as
an instrument for their maximum participation in national
development and in ensuring their involvement in achieving national
unity.
 Section 4 Declaration of Objectives
 The educational system aim to:
 1. Provide for a broad general education that will assist each individuals in the peculiar ecology of his
own society, to
(a) attain his potentials as a human being;
(b) enhance the range and quality of individual and group participation in the basic functions of
society; and
(c) acquire the essential educational foundation of his development
into a productive and versatile citizen;
 2. Train the nation's manpower in the middle-level skills for national development;
 3. Develop the profession that will provide leadership for the nation in the advancement of knowledge
for improving the quality of human life; and
 4. Respond effectively to changing needs and conditions of the nation through a system of educational
planning and evaluation.

All educational institutions shall aim to inculcate love of country, teach the duties of citizenship, and
develop moral character, personal discipline, and scientific, technological, and vocational efficiency.
 II. THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
CHAPTER 1
Section 5. Declaration of Policy and Objectives

 the State shall:

1. Aid and support the natural right and duty of parents in the rearing of the youth
through the educational system.
2. Promote and safeguard the welfare and interest of the students by defining
their rights and obligations, according them privileges, and encouraging the
establishment of sound relationships between them and the other members of the
school community.
3. Promote the social economic status of all school personnel, uphold their rights,
define their obligations, and improve their living and working conditions and career
prospects.
4. Extend support to promote the viability of those institutions through which
parents, students and school personnel seek to attain their educational goals.
Section 6. Definition and Coverage
 1. Parents
 2. Students
3. School personnel
a. Teaching or academic staff
b. School administrators
c. Academic non-teaching personnel
d. Non-academic personnel
4. Schools
 Section 7. Community
Participation
 educational institution shall provide for the
establishment of appropriate bodies through
which the members of the educational
community may discuss relevant issues, and
communicate information and suggestions for
assistance and support of the school and for the
promotion of their common interest.
II. THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
CHAPTER 2
Rights
 Section 8. Rights of Parents

 1. The right to organize by themselves and/or with teachers for the

purpose of providing a forum for the discussion of matters relating
to the total school program, and for ensuring the full cooperation
of parents and teachers in the formulation and efficient
implementation of such programs.
 2. The right to access to any official record directly relating to the
children who are under their parental responsibility.
 Section 9. Right of Students in School

 1. The right to receive, primarily through competent instruction, relevant quality

education in line with national goals and conducive to their full development as
person with human dignity.
 2. The right to freely choose their field of study subject to existing curricula and to
continue their course therein up to graduation, except in cases of academic
deficiency, or violation of disciplinary regulations.
 3. The right to school guidance and counseling services for decisions and selecting
the alternatives in fields of work suited to his potentialities.
 4. The right of access to his own school records, the confidentiality of which the
school shall maintain and preserve.
 5. The right to the issuance of official certificates, diplomas, transcript of records,
grades, transfer credentials and other similar documents within thirty days from
request.
 Section 9. Right of Students in School
 6. The right to publish a student newspaper and similar publications, as well as the
right to invite resource persons during assemblies, symposia and other activities
of similar nature.
 7. The right to free expression of opinions and suggestions, and to effective
channels of communication with appropriate academic channels and
administrative bodies of the school or institution.
 8. The right to form, establish, join and participate in organizations and societies
recognized by the school to foster their intellectual, cultural, spiritual and physical
growth and development, or to form, establish, join and maintain organizations
and societies for purposes not contrary to law.
 9. The right to be free from involuntary contributions, except those approved by
their own organizations or societies.
 Section 10. Rights of all School Personnel

 1. The right to free expression of opinion and suggestions, and to effective channels of
communication with appropriate academic and administrative bodies of the school or
institution.
 2. The right to be provided with free legal service by the appropriate government office in the
case of public school personnel, and through the school authorities concerned in the case of
private school personnel, when charged in an administrative, civil and/or criminal proceedings
by parties other than the school or regulatory authorities concerned for actions committed
directly in the lawful discharge of professional duties and/or in defense of school policies.
 3. The right to establish, join and maintain labor organizations and/or professional and self-
regulating organizations of their choice to promote their welfare and defend their interests.
 4. The right to be free from involuntary contributions except those imposed by their own
organizations.
 Section 11. Special Rights and/or Privileges of
Teaching or Academic Staff

 1. The right to be free from compulsory assignments not related to their duties as
defined in their appointments or employment contracts, unless compensated
therefor, conformably to existing law.
 2. The right to intellectual property consistent with applicable laws.
 3. Teachers shall be deemed persons in authority when in the discharge of lawful
duties and responsibilities, and shall, therefore, be accorded due respect and
protection.
 4. Teachers shall be accorded the opportunity to choose alternative career lines
either in school administration, in classroom teaching, or others, for purposes of
career advancement.
 Section 12. Special Rights of School Administration

 Shall be accorded sufficient administrative discretion necessary for

the efficient and effective performance of their functions.
 School administrators shall be deemed persons in authority while
in the discharge of lawful duties and responsibilities, and shall
therefore be accorded due respect and protection.
 Section 13. Rights of Schools

 1. The right of their governing boards or lawful authorities to

provide for the proper governance of the school and to adopt
and enforce administrative or management systems.
 2. The right for institutions of higher learning to determine on
academic grounds who shall be admitted to study, who may
teach, and what shall be subjects of the study and research.
II. THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
CHAPTER 3

Duties and Obligations

 Section 14. Duties of Parents

 1. Parents, individually or collectively, through the school systems, shall

help carry out the educational objectives in accordance with national
goals.
 2. Parents shall be obliged to enable their children to obtain elementary
education and shall strive to enable them to obtain secondary and
higher education in the pursuance of the right formation of the youth.
 3. Parents shall cooperate with the school in the implementation of the
school program curricular and co-curricular.
 Section 15. Duties and Responsibilities of Students
 1. Exert his utmost to develop his potentialities for service, particularly by undergoing an
education suited to his abilities, in order that he may become an asset to his family and to
society.
 2. Uphold the academic integrity of the school, endeavor to achieve academic excellence and
abide by the rules and regulations governing his academic responsibilities and moral integrity.
 3. Promote and maintain the peace and tranquility of the school by observing the rules and
discipline, and by exerting efforts to attain harmonious relationships with fellow students, the
teaching and academic staff and other school personnel.
 4. Participate actively in civic affairs and in the promotion of the general welfare, particularly
in the social, economic and cultural development of his community and in the attainment of a
just, compassionate and orderly society.
 5. Exercise his rights responsibly in the knowledge that he is answerable for any infringement
or violation of the public welfare and of the rights of others.
 Section 16. Teacher's Obligations
 1. Perform his duties to the school by discharging his responsibilities in accordance with the
philosophy, goals, and objectives of the school.
 2. Be accountable for the efficient and effective attainment of specified learning objectives
in pursuance of national development goals within the limits of available school resources.
 3. Render regular reports on performance of each student and to the latter and the latter's
parents and guardians with specific suggestions for improvement.
 4. Assume the responsibility to maintain and sustain his professional growth and
advancement and maintain professionalism in his behavior at all times.
 5. Refrain from making deductions in students' scholastic rating for acts that are clearly not
manifestations of poor scholarship.
 6. Participate as an agent of constructive social, economic, moral, intellectual, cultural and
political change in his school and the community within the context of national policies.
 Section 17. School Administrators'
Obligations
 1. Perform his duties to the school by discharging his responsibilities in accordance with the philosophy,
goals and objectives of the school.
 2. Be accountable for the efficient and effective administration and management of the school.
 3. Develop and maintain a healthy school atmosphere conducive to the promotion and preservation of
academic freedom and effective teaching and learning, and to harmonious and progressive school-
personnel relationship.
 4. Assume and maintain professional behavior in his work and in dealing with students, teachers,
academic non-teaching personnel, administrative staff, and parents or guardians.
 5. Render adequate reports to teachers, academic non-teaching personnel and non-academic staff on
their actual performance in relation to their expected performance and counsel them on ways of
improving the same.
 6. Observe due process, fairness, promptness, privacy, constructiveness and consistency in disciplining
his teachers and other personnel.
 7. Maintain adequate records and submit required reports to the Ministry of Education, Culture and
Sports.
 Section 18. Obligations of Academic Non-Teaching
Personnel

 1. Improve himself professionally be keeping abreast of the latest

trends and techniques in his profession.
 2. Assume, promote and maintain an atmosphere conducive to
service and learning.
 3. Promote and maintain an atmosphere conducive to service and
learning.
III. THE EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 1
Formal Education
 CHAPTER 1 : Formal Education
Section 19. Declaration of Policy

 The State recognizes that formal education, or

the school system, in society's primary learning
system, and therefore the main instrument for
the achievement of the country's educational
goals and objectives.
 CHAPTER 1 : Formal Education
Section 20. Definition

 "Formal Educational" refers to the hierarchically

structured and chronologically graded learning organized
and provided by the formal school system and for which
certification is required in order for the learner to
progress through the grades or move to higher levels.
Formal education shall correspond to the following
levels:
 1. Elementary Education. - the first stage of compulsory, formal education
primarily concerned with providing basic education and usually
corresponding to six or seven grades, including pre-school programs.
 2. Secondary Education. - the state of formal education following the
elementary level concerned primarily with continuing basic education
and expanding it to include the learning of employable gainful skills,
usually corresponding to four years of high school.
 3. Tertiary Education. - post secondary schooling is higher education
leading to a degree in a specific profession or discipline.
 Section 21. Objectives of Elementary Education

 1. To provide the knowledge and develop the skills, attitudes, and values essential to
personal development and necessary for living in and contributing to a developing
and changing social milieu;
 2. To provide learning experiences which increase the child's awareness of and
responsiveness to the changes in and just demands of society and to prepare him for
constructive and effective involvement;
 3. To promote and intensify the child's knowledge of, identification with, and love for
the nation and the people to which he belongs; and
 4. To promote work experiences which develop the child's orientation to the world of
work and creativity and prepare himself to engage in honest and gainful work.
Section 22. Objectives of Secondary Education

 1. To continue to promote the objectives of elementary

education; and
 2. To discover and enhance the different aptitudes and
interests of the students so as to equip him with skills
for productive endeavor and/or prepare him for
tertiary schooling.
 Section 23. Objective of Tertiary Education

 1. To provide a general education program that will promote national

identity, cultural consciousness, moral integrity and spiritual vigor;
 2. To train the nation's manpower in the skills required for national
development;
 3. To develop the professions that will provide leadership for the nation;
and
 4. To advance knowledge through research work and apply new
knowledge for improving the quality of human life and responding
effectively to changing societal needs and conditions.
 III. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 2
Non-Education and Specialized Educational Services
 Section 24. Specialized Educational Service
 1. "Work Education," or "Practical Arts," as a program of basic education which aims to
develop the right attitudes towards work; and "technical-vocational education," post-
secondary but non-degree programs leading to one, two, or three year certificates in
preparation for a group of middle-level occupations.
 2. "Special Education," the education of persons who are physically, mentally,
emotionally, socially, or culturally different from the so-called "normal" individuals that
they require modification of school practices/services to develop them to their
maximum capacity; and
 3. "Non-formal Education," any organized school-based educational activities
undertaken by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports and other agencies aimed
at attaining specific learning objectives for a particular clientele, especially the
illiterates and the out-of-school youth and adults, distinct from and outside the regular
offerings of the formal school system.
 The objectives of non-formal education are as follows:
 a. To eradicate illiteracy and raise the level of functional literacy of the
population;
 b. To provide unemployed and underemployed youth and adults with
appropriate vocational/technical skills to enable them to become more
productive and effective citizens; and
 c. To develop among the clientele of non-formal education proper
values and attitudes necessary for personal, community and national
development.
 III. THE EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 3
Establishment of Schools
 Section 25. Establishment of Schools

 All schools shall be established in accordance with law

 any private school proposed to be established must

incorporate as an non-stock educational corporation in
accordance with the provisions of the Corporation
Code of the Philippines.
 Section 26. Definition of Terms

 1. "Schools" are duly established institutions of learning or

educational institutions.

 2. "Public Schools" are educational institutions established and

administered by the government.

 3. "Private Schools" are educational institutions maintained and

administered by private individuals or groups.
 Section 27. Recognition of Schools

 The educational operations of schools shall be subject

to their prior authorization of the government, and
shall be affected by recognition.
 Section 28. Effects of Recognition; Punishable
Violations
 1. It transforms the temporary permit to a permanent authority
to operate;
 2. It entitled the school or college to give the students who have
completed the course for which recognition is granted, a
certificate, title or diploma; and
 3. It shall entitle the students who have graduated from said
recognized course or courses to all the benefits and privileges
enjoyed by graduates in similar courses of studies in all schools
recognized by the government.
 Section 29. Voluntary Accreditation

The Ministry shall encourage programs of

voluntary accreditation for institution which
desire to meet standards of quality over and
above minimum required for State recognition.
III. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 4
Internal Organization of Schools
 Section 30. Organization of Schools

 Each school shall establish such internal organization

as will best enable it to carry out its academic and
administrative functions, subject to limitations
provided by law.
 Section 31. Governing Board

 Every government college or university as a tertiary

institution and every private school shall have a
governing board pursuant to its charter or the
Corporation Code of the Philippines, as the case may
be.
 Section 32. Personnel Transactions

 The terms and conditions of employment of personnel

in government schools shall be governed by the Civil
Service, budgetary and compensation laws and rules.
III. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 5
School Finance and Assistance
 Section 33. Declaration of Policy

the Government shall:

 1. Adopt measures to broaden access to education through financial
assistance and other forms of incentives to schools, teachers, pupils and
students; and

 2. Encourage and stimulate private support to education through, inter

alia, fiscal and other assistance measures.
 A. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC SCHOOLS
Section 34. National Funds

Public school shall continue to be

funded from national funds.
 A. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC SCHOOLS
Section 35. Financial Aid Assistance to Public Secondary Schools

The national government shall extend

financial aid and assistance to public
secondary schools established and
maintained by local governments, including
barangay high schools.
 A. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC SCHOOLS
Section 36. Share of Local Government

Provinces, cities and municipalities and

barangays shall appropriate funds in their annual
budgets for the operation and maintenance of
public secondary schools on the basis of national
fund participation.
 A. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC SCHOOLS
Section 37. Special Education Fund

 The proceeds of the Special Education Fund accruing to local

governments shall be used exclusively for the purposes enumerated in
Section 1 of Republic Act No. 5447, and in accordance with rules and
regulations issued by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
and the Ministry of the Budget. Said proceeds shall be considered a
local fund and shall be subject to Presidential Decrees No. 477,
Presidential Decree No. 1375 and other applicable local budget laws
and regulations.
 A. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC SCHOOLS
Section 38. Tuition and other School Fees

 Secondary and post-secondary schools may charge tuition and

other school fees, in order to improve facilities or to
accommodate more students.
 A. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC SCHOOLS
Section 39. Income from other Sources

 Government-supported educational institution may receive

grants, legacies, donations and gifts for purposes allowed by
existing laws.
 B. FUNDING OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Section 40. Funding of Private Schools

 Private schools may be funded from their capital investment or

equity contributions, tuition fees and other school charges,
grants, loans, subsidies, passive investment income and income
from other sources.
 B. FUNDING OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Section 41. Government Assistance

 The government may provide aid to the programs of

private schools in the form of grants or scholarships, or
loans from government financial institutions: Provided,
That such programs meet certain defined educational
requirements and standards and contribute to the
attainment of national development goals.
 B. FUNDING OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Section 42. Tuition and Other Fees

 Each private school shall determine its rate of tuition

and other school fees or charges. The rates and
charges adopted by schools pursuant to this provision
shall be collectible, and their application or use
authorized, subject to rules and regulations
promulgated by the Ministry of Education, Culture and
Sports.
 B. FUNDING OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Section 43. Income from Other Sources

 Any private school duly recognized by the government, may receive any
grant and legacy, donation, gift, bequest or devise from any individual,
institution, corporation, foundation, trust of philanthropic organization,
or research institution or organization as may be authorized by law.
 Furthermore, private schools are authorized to engage in any auxiliary
enterprise to generate income primarily to finance their educational
operations and/or to reduce the need to increase students' fees.
 B. FUNDING OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Section 44. Institutional Funds

 The proceeds from tuition fees and other school

charges, as well as other income of schools, shall be
treated as institutional funds.
 C. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATION
Section 45. Declaration of Policy

 provide an incentive program to encourage the

participation of the community in the development of
the educational sector.
 C. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATION
Section 46. Relating to School Property

 Real property, such as lands, buildings and other

improvements thereon used actually, directly and
exclusively for educational purposes shall be subject to
the real property tax based on an assessment of
fifteen per cent of the market value of such property:
 C. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATION
Section 47. Relating to Gifts or Donations to Schools

All gifts or donation in favor of any school,

college or university recognized by the
Government shall not be subject to tax
 C. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATION
Section 48. Relating to Earnings from Established Scholarship Funds

 earnings are actually used to fund additional

scholarship grants to financially deserving students
shall be exempt from tax until the scholarship fund is
fully liquidated, when the outstanding balance thereof
shall be subject to tax.
 C. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATION
Section 49. School Dispersal Program

 All gains realized from the sale, disposition or transfer of property,

real or personal, of any duly established private school, college or
university, in pursuance of a school dispersal program of the
government or of the educational institution as approved by the
government, shall be considered exempt from tax if the total
proceeds of the sale are reinvested in a new or existing duly
established school, college, or university located in the dispersal
site, within one (1) year from the date of such sale, transfer or
disposition; otherwise, all taxes due on the gains realized from the
transaction shall immediately become due and payable.
 C. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATION
Section 50. Conversion to Educational Foundations

 An educational institution may convert itself into a

non-stock, non-profit educational foundation, in
accordance with the implementing rules to be issued
jointly by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
and the Ministry of Finance.
 D. ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS
Section 51.Government Assistance to Students

The government shall provide financial

assistance to financially disadvantaged
and deserving students.
 D. ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS
Section 52. Grant of Scholarship Pursuant to Existing Laws

 Educational institutions shall be encouraged to

grant scholarships to students pursuant to the
provisions of existing laws and such scholarship
measures as may hereafter be provided for by
law.
 D. ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS
Section 53. Assistance from the Private Sector

 The private sector, especially educational institutions,

business and industry, shall be encouraged to grant
financial assistance to students, especially those
undertaking research in the fields of science and
technology or in such projects as may be necessary
within the context of national development.
 IV. THE MINISTRY OF
EDUCATION, CULTURE AND
SPORTS
 CHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 54. Declaration of Policy

 The administration of the education system and,

pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution, the
supervision and regulation of educational institutions
are hereby vested in the Ministry of Education, Culture
and Sports, without prejudice to the provisions of the
charter of any state college and university.
 Section 55. Organization

 The Ministry shall be headed by the Minister of

Education, Culture and Sports who shall be assisted by
one or more Deputy Ministers.
 Section 56

The National Board of Education is hereby

abolished, and its appropriations, personnel,
records, and equipment are hereby transferred
to the Office of the Minister of Education,
Culture and Sports.
 Section 57. Functions and Powers of the Ministry
 The Ministry shall:
 1. Formulate general education objectives and policies, and adopt long-range educational
plans;
 2. Plan, develop and implement programs and projects in education and culture;
 3. Promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the administration, supervision and
regulation of the educational system in accordance with declared policy;
 4. Set up general objectives for the school system;
 5. Coordinate the activities and functions of the school system and the various cultural
agencies under it;
 6. Coordinate and work with agencies concerned with the educational and cultural
development of the national cultural communities; and
 7. Recommend and study legislation proposed for adoption.
Section 58. Report to the Batasang Pambansa

 The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports shall

make an annual report to the Batasang Pambansa with
comments and appropriate recommendations thirty
(30) days before the opening of its regular session.
IV. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS

CHAPTER 2
BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
 Section 59. Declaration of Policy

provide a complete set of program offerings

that meet both national and regional
development needs.
Section 60. Organization of the Board of Higher
Education

The Board of Higher Education is reconstituted

as an advisory body to the Minister of Education,
Culture and Sports.
 Section 61. Function of the Board of Higher
Education
The Board shall:
 1. Make policy recommendations regarding the planning and management
of the integrated system of higher education and the continuing
evaluation thereof.
 2. Recommend to the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports steps to
improve the governance of the various components of the higher
education system at national and regional levels.
 3. Assist the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports in making
recommendation relatives to the generation of resources and their
allocation for higher education.
IV. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS

CHAPTER 3
THE BUREAUS
 Section 62. Bureau of Elementary Education
 The Bureau shall perform the following functions:
 1. Conduct studies and formulate, develop, and evaluate programs and
educational standards for elementary education;
 2. Undertake studies necessary for the preparation of prototype curricular
designs, instructional materials, and teacher training programs for
elementary education; and
 3. Formulate guidelines to improve elementary school physical plants and
equipment, and general management of these schools.
 Section 63. Bureau of Secondary Education
The Bureau shall perform the following functions:
 1. Conduct studies and formulate, develop and evaluate programs and
educational standards for secondary education;
 2. Develop curricular designs, prepare instructional materials, and prepare
and evaluate programs to update the quality of the teaching and non-
teaching staff at the secondary level;
 3. Formulate guidelines to improve the secondary school physical plants
and equipment, and general management of these schools.
 Section 64. Bureau of Technical and Vocational
Education
The Bureau shall perform the following:
 1. Collaborate with other agencies in the formulation of manpower plans;
 2. Conduct studies, formulate, develop and evaluate post-secondary
vocational-technical programs and recommend educational standards for
these programs;
 3. Develop curricular designs and prepare instructional materials, prepare
and evaluate programs to upgrade the quality of teaching and non-
teaching staff, and formulate guidelines to improve the physical plant
and equipment of post-secondary vocational-technical schools.
 Section 65. Bureau of Higher Education
The Bureau of higher Education shall perform the following
functions:
 1. Develop, formulate and evaluate programs, projects and educational
standards for a higher education;
 2. Provide staff assistance to the Board of Higher Education in its policy
formulation and advisory functions;
 3. Provide technical assistance to encourage institutional development
programs and projects;
 4. Compile, analyze and evaluate data on higher education; and
 5. Perform other functions provided for by law.
 Section 66. Bureau of Continuing Education
the Bureau shall provide learning programs or activities that
shall:
 1. Serve as a means of meeting the learning needs of those unable to avail
themselves of the educational services and programs of formal education;
 2. Provide opportunities for the acquisition of skills necessary to enhance
and ensure continuing employability, efficiency, productivity, and
competitiveness in the labor market;
 3. Serve as a means for expanding access to educational opportunities to
citizens of varied interests, demographic characteristics and socio-
economic origins or status.
IV. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS

CHAPTER 4
REGIONAL OFFICES
 Section 67. Functions

A regional office shall:

 1. Formulate the regional plan of education based on the national plan of
the Ministry taking into account the specific needs and special traditions
of the region;
 2. Implement education laws, policies, plans, programs, rules and
regulations of the Ministry or agency in the regional area;
 3. Provide economical, efficient and effective education services to the
people in the area.
 V. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1
PENAL ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS
 Section 68. Penalty Clause

 Any person upon conviction for an act in violation of Section 28, Chapter
3, Title III above, shall be punished with a fine of not less than two
thousand pesos (P2,000.00) nor more than ten thousand pesos
(P10,000.00) or imprisonment for a maximum period of two (2) years, or
both, in the discretion of the court.
 If the act is committed by a school corporation, the school head together
with the person or persons responsible for the offense or violation shall
be equally liable.
 Section 69. Administrative Sanction
The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports may prescribe and impose such
administrative sanction
 1. Mismanagement of school operations;
 2. Gross inefficiency of the teaching or non-teaching personnel;
 3. Fraud or deceit committed in connection with the application for Ministry permit or
recognition;
 4. Failure to comply with conditions or obligations prescribed by this Code or its
implementing rules and regulations; and
 5. Unauthorized operation of a school or course, or any component thereof, or any
violation of the requirement governing advertisements or announcements of
educational institutions.
 Sanctions against the schools shall be without prejudice to the interest of the
students, teachers and employees.
V. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 Section 70. Rule-making Authority

 The Minister Education, Culture and Sports

charged with the administration and
enforcement of this Act, shall promulgate the
necessary implementing rules and regulations.
 Section 71. Separability Provision

 Any part or provision of this Act which may held invalid

or unconstitutional shall not affect its remaining parts
of provisions.
 Section 72. Repealing Clause

 All laws or parts thereof inconsistent with any

provision of this Act shall be deemed repealed or
modified, as the case may be.
 Section 73. Effectivity

 This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 Approved, September 11, 1982.