Ra 10533 The Enhance Basic Education Act of 2013

Implementing Rules and
Regulations of the Enhanced
Basic Education Act of 2013
Prepared by:
Ms. Irene V. Delarmino

Pursuant to Section 16 of Republic Act No. 10533,
entitled “An Act Enhancing the Philippine Basic
Education System by Strengthening Its
Curriculum and Increasing the Number of Years
for Basic Education, Appropriating Funds
Therefore and for Other Purposes,” otherwise
known as the “Enhanced Basic Education Act of
2013,”approved on May 15, 2013, and which
took effect on June 8, 2013, the Department of
Education (DepEd), the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED), and the Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA),
hereby issue the following rules and regulations
to implement the provisions of the Act.

RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section 1. Title. These rules and
regulations shall be referred to as
the Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) of the “Enhanced
Basic Education Act of 2013”
(Republic Act No. 10533).

Section 2. Scope and Application. The
provisions of this IRR shall primarily apply to
all public and private basic educational
institutions and learning centers. This IRR
shall also apply to Higher Education
Institutions (HEIs), Technical-Vocational
Institutions (TVIs), duly recognized
organizations acting as Teacher Education
Institutions (TEIs), and foundations.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

Section 3. Declaration of Policy. This
IRR shall be interpreted in light of the
Declaration of Policy found in Section 2
of the Act.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

• Section 4. Definition of Terms. For purposes of
this IRR, the following terms shall mean or be
understood as follows:
• (a) Act refers to Republic Act No. 10533, entitled
“An Act Enhancing the Philippine Basic
Education System by Strengthening Its
Curriculum and Increasing the Number of Years
for Basic Education, Appropriating Funds
Therefor and for Other Purposes,” otherwise
known as the “Enhanced Basic Education Act of
2013.”
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

(b) Learning Center refers to a physical space to
house learning resources and facilities of a
learning program for out-of-school youth and
adults. It is a venue for face-to-face learning
activities and other learning opportunities for
community development and improvement of
the people’s quality of life. This may also be
referred to as “Community Learning
Center” authorized or recognized by the
DepEd.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

(c) Learner refers to a pupil or student, or
to a learner in the alternative learning
system.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

(d) Mother Language or First Language
(L1) refers to the language or languages first
learned by a child, which he/she identifies with, is
identified as a native language user of by others,
which he/she knows best, or uses most. This
includes Filipino sign language used by
individuals with pertinent disabilities. The
regional or native language refers to the
traditional speech variety or variety of Filipino
sign language existing in a region, area or place.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

(e) Non-DepEd Public School refers to a
public school offering basic education
operated by an agency of the national
government other than the DepEd, or by a
local government unit.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

Section 5. Basic Education. Pursuant to Section
3 of the Act, basic education is intended to
meet basic learning needs which provides the
foundation on which subsequent learning can
be based. It encompasses kindergarten,
elementary, and secondary education as well as
alternative learning systems for out-of-school
learners and those with special needs under
Section 8 of this IRR.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

Section 6. Enhanced Basic Education
Program. For purposes of this IRR and pursuant
to Section 4 of the Act, the enhanced basic
education program encompasses at least one (1)
year of kindergarten education, six (6) years of
elementary education, and six (6) years of
secondary education, in that sequence. Secondary
education includes four (4) years of junior high
school and two (2) years of senior high school
education. The enhanced basic education program
may likewise be delivered through the alternative
learning system.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

Kindergarten Education is the first stage of
compulsory and mandatory formal education
which consists of one (1) year of preparatory
education for children at least five (5) years
old as a prerequisite for Grade 1.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

Elementary Education refers to the second
stage of compulsory basic education which is
composed of six (6) years. The entrant age to
this level is typically six (6) years old.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

Secondary Education refers to the third stage of
compulsory basic education. It consists of four
(4) years of junior high school education and
two (2) years of senior high school education.
The entrant age to the junior and senior high
school levels are typically twelve (12) and
sixteen (16) years old, respectively.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

• The DepEd may allow private educational
institutions flexibility in adopting the program
provided that they comply with the DepEd-
prescribed minimum standards consistent with
the Act.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

Section 7. Compulsory Basic Education. It
shall be compulsory for every parent or
guardian or other persons having custody of a
child to enroll such child in basic education,
irrespective of learning delivery modes and
systems, until its completion, as provided for
by existing laws, rules and regulations.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

Section 8. Inclusiveness of Enhanced Basic
Education. In furtherance of Section 3 of the
Act, inclusiveness of enhanced basic education
shall mean the implementation of programs
designed to address the physical, intellectual,
psychosocial, and cultural needs of learners,
which shall include, but shall not be limited to,
the following:
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

8.1. Programs for the Gifted and Talented.
These shall refer to comprehensive programs
for the gifted and talented learners in all levels
of basic education.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

8.2. Programs for Learners with
Disabilities. These shall refer to the
comprehensive programs designed for
learners with disabilities which may be
home-, school-, center- or community-based.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

8.3. Madrasah Program. This shall refer to the
comprehensive program using the Madrasah
curriculum prescribed by the DepEd, in
coordination with the Commission on Muslim
Filipinos, for Muslim learners in public and
private schools.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

8.4. Indigenous Peoples (IP) Education Program. This shall
refer to the program that supports education initiatives
undertaken through formal, non-formal, and informal
modalities with emphasis on any of, but not limited to, the key
areas of: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices and
community history; indigenous languages; Indigenous Learning
System (ILS) and community life cycle-based curriculum and
assessment; educational goals, aspirations, and competencies
specific to the Indigenous Cultural Community (ICC);
engagement of elders and other community members in the
teaching-learning process, assessment, and management of the
initiative, recognition and continuing practice of the
community’s ILS; and the rights and responsibilities of ICCs.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

8.5. Programs for Learners under Difficult
Circumstances. This shall refer to the timely
and responsive programs for learners under
difficult circumstances, such as, but not limited
to: geographic isolation; chronic illness;
displacement due to armed conflict, urban
resettlement, or disasters; child abuse and child
labor practices.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

Section 9. Acceleration. Acceleration of learners
in public and private basic educational
institutions shall be allowed, consistent with
DepEd rules and regulations.
RULE I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

RULE II. CURRICULUM
Section 10. Basic Education Curriculum
Development. In the development of the
Basic Education Curriculum, the DepEd shall
be guided by the following:

10.1. Formulation and Design. Pursuant to
Section 5 of the Act, the DepEd shall
formulate the design and details of the
enhanced basic education curriculum. The
DepEd shall work with the CHED and TESDA
to craft harmonized basic, tertiary, and
technical-vocational education curricula for
Filipino graduates to be locally and globally
competitive.
RULE II. CURRICULUM

• 10.2. Standards and Principles. The DepEd
shall adhere to the following standards and
principles, when appropriate, in developing the
enhanced basic education curriculum:
• (a) The curriculum shall be learner-centered,
inclusive and developmentally appropriate;
• (b) The curriculum shall be relevant, responsive
and research-based;
• (c) The curriculum shall be gender- and culture-
sensitive;
RULE II. CURRICULUM

• (d) The curriculum shall be contextualized
and global;
• (e) The curriculum shall use pedagogical
approaches that are constructivist, inquiry-
based, reflective, collaborative and
integrative;
RULE II. CURRICULUM

(f) The curriculum shall adhere to the principles and
framework of Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual
Education (MTB-MLE) which starts from where
the learners are and from what they already know
proceeding from the known to the unknown;
instructional materials and capable teachers to
implement the MTB-MLE curriculum shall be
available. For this purpose, MTB-MLE refers to
formal or non-formal education in which the
learner’s mother tongue and additional languages
are used in the classroom;
RULE II. CURRICULUM

(g) The curriculum shall use the spiral
progression approach to ensure mastery of
knowledge and skills after each level; and
(h) The curriculum shall be flexible enough to
enable and allow schools to localize,
indigenize and enhance the same based on
their respective educational and social
contexts.
RULE II. CURRICULUM

10.3. Production and Development of
Materials. The production and development of
locally produced teaching and learning
materials shall be encouraged. The approval of
these materials shall be devolved to the
regional and division education unit in
accordance with national policies and
standards.
RULE II. CURRICULUM

10.4. Medium of Teaching and Learning.
Pursuant to Sections 4 and 5 of the Act, basic
education shall be delivered in languages
understood by the learners as language plays a
strategic role in shaping the formative years of
learners.
RULE II. CURRICULUM

The curriculum shall develop proficiency in Filipino and
English, provided that the first and dominant language
of the learners shall serve as the fundamental language
of education. For Kindergarten and the first three years
of elementary education, instruction, teaching
materials, and assessment shall be in the regional or
native language of the learners. The DepEd shall
formulate a mother language transition program from
the mother/first language to the subsequent languages
of the curriculum that is appropriate to the language
capacity and needs of learners from Grade 4 to Grade 6.
Filipino and English shall be gradually introduced as
languages of instruction until such time when these two
(2) languages can become the primary languages of
instruction at the secondary level.
RULE II. CURRICULUM

10.5. Stakeholder Participation. To achieve an
enhanced and responsive basic education curriculum,
the DepEd shall undertake consultations with other
national government agencies and other stakeholders
including, but not limited to, the Department of Labor
and Employment (DOLE), the Professional
Regulation Commission (PRC), private and public
schools associations, national student organizations,
national teacher organizations, parents-teachers
associations, chambers of commerce and other
industry associations, on matters affecting the
concerned stakeholders.
RULE II. CURRICULUM

Section 11. Curriculum Consultative Committee. Pursuant
to Section 6 of the Act, a Curriculum Consultative
Committee shall be created, to be chaired by the DepEd
Secretary or his/her duly authorized representative, and with
members composed of, but not limited to, a representative
each from the CHED, TESDA, DOLE, PRC, the
Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and a
representative from business chambers such as the
Information Technology – Business Process Outsourcing
(IT-BPO) industry association. The Consultative Committee
shall oversee the review and evaluation of the
implementation of the enhanced basic education curriculum
and may recommend to the DepEd the formulation of
necessary refinements in the curriculum.
RULE II. CURRICULUM

RULE III. TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS,
TRAINING AND CONTINUING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Section 12. Teacher Education and Training. To ensure
that the enhanced basic education program meets the
demand for quality teachers and school leaders, the
DepEd, CHED, and TESDA shall conduct teacher
education and training programs, in collaboration with
relevant partners in government, academe, industry, and
non-governmental organizations. Such professional
development programs shall be initiated, conducted and
evaluated regularly throughout the year to ensure
constant upgrading of teacher skills. Teacher education
and training programs shall include, but shall not be
limited to:

• 12.1. In-service Training on Content and
Pedagogy. DepEd teachers who will implement
the enhanced basic education curriculum but have
not undergone pre-service education that is
aligned with the enhanced basic education
curriculum shall be trained to meet the content
and performance standards of the enhanced basic
education curriculum.
• The DepEd shall ensure that private educational
institutions shall be given the opportunity to avail
of such training.

12.2. Training of New Teachers. New graduates of the
Teacher Education curriculum not aligned with the
enhanced basic education curriculum shall undergo
additional training, upon hiring, to upgrade their
competencies and skills to the content and performance
standards of the new curriculum. Furthermore, the
CHED, in coordination with the DepEd and relevant
stakeholders, shall ensure that the Teacher Education
curriculum offered in these TEIs will meet the
necessary quality standards for new teachers. Duly
recognized organizations acting as TEIs, in
coordination with the DepEd, CHED, and other
relevant stakeholders, shall ensure that the curriculum
of these organizations meets the necessary quality
standards for trained teachers.

For purposes of this subparagraph, the
term “duly recognized organizations acting as
TEIs” refers to organizations, other than
schools or HEIs, contracted out by the DepEd
during the transition and for a fixed period, to
provide teacher training for purposes of
retooling the graduates of the Teacher
Education curriculum, and only in such areas
where there is a shortage of trained teachers.

12.3. Training of School
Leadership. Superintendents, principals,
subject area coordinators, and other
instructional school leaders shall likewise
undergo workshops and training to enhance
their skills on their roles as academic,
administrative, and community leaders.

12.4. Training of Alternative Learning System
(ALS) Coordinators, Instructional
Managers, Mobile Teachers, and Learning
Facilitators. ALS coordinators, instructional
managers, mobile teachers, and learning
facilitators shall likewise undergo workshops
and training to enhance their skills on their
roles as academic, administrative, and
community leaders.

Section 13. Hiring of Other
Teachers. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Sections 26, 27 and 28 of Republic Act No.
7836, otherwise known as the “Philippine
Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994,” the
DepEd and private educational institutions
shall hire, as may be relevant to the particular
subject:

13.1. Graduates of science, mathematics, statistics,
engineering, music and other degree courses needed
to teach in their specialized subjects in elementary
and secondary education with shortages in qualified
applicants who have passed the Licensure
Examination for Teachers (LET). They shall also
include graduates admitted by foundations duly
recognized for their expertise in the education sector
and who satisfactorily complete the requirements set
by these organizations; Provided, That they pass the
LET within five (5) years after their date of
hiring; Provided, further, That if such graduates are
willing to teach in basic education on part-time basis,
the provisions of LET shall no longer be required.

The term “foundations,” as used in this section,
refers to non-stock, non-profit organizations,
which are not operating as educational
institutions, contracted out by the DepEd for a
fixed period, to provide volunteers to teach in
basic education in areas where there is a
shortage of qualified teachers. The DepEd
shall issue the guidelines and procedures for
selection and eligibility of these organizations.

13.2. Graduates of technical-vocational courses to
teach in their specialized subjects in the
secondary education; Provided, That these
graduates possess the necessary certification
issued by TESDA; Provided, further, That they
undergo appropriate in-service training to be
administered by the DepEd or HEIs at the
expense of the DepEd. The DepEd shall provide
administrative support to private educational
institutions for the in-service training of their
teachers on the enhanced basic education
curriculum.

13.3. Faculty of HEIs to teach in their general
education or subject specialties in secondary
education; Provided, That the faculty must be a
holder of a relevant Bachelor’s degree, and
must have satisfactorily served as a full-time
HEI faculty;

13.4. The DepEd and private educational
institutions may hire practitioners, with
expertise in the specialized learning areas
offered by the enhanced basic education
curriculum, to teach in the secondary
level: Provided, That they teach on part-time
basis only. For this purpose, the DepEd, in
coordination with the appropriate government
agencies, shall determine the necessary
qualification standards in hiring these experts.

Section 14. Reasonable Supervision and
Regulation. As a matter of policy laid down in
Article XIV, Section 5(1) of the 1987
Philippine Constitution, the State recognizes
the complementary roles of public and private
institutions in the educational system and shall
exercise reasonable supervision and regulation
of all educational institutions.
RULE IV. PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS

Section 15. Issuance and Revocation of
Permits and/or Recognition of Private
Senior High Schools. The DepEd shall
regulate the offering of senior high school in
private educational institutions. Private
educational institutions may only offer senior
high school when so authorized by the DepEd.
The DepEd shall prescribe the guidelines on
the issuance and revocation of permits and/or
recognition of senior high schools.
INSTITUTIONS

Section 16. Specializations in Private Senior
High School. Private educational institutions
may offer specializations in senior high school
that are essential to the economic and social
development of the nation, region or locality.
Local planning in the development of
educational policies and programs shall be
encouraged consistent with the State policy to
take into account regional and sectoral needs
and conditions.
INSTITUTIONS

Section 17. Career Guidance and Counseling
Programs. Consistent with Section 9 of the Act,
to properly guide the students towards becoming
productive and contributing individuals through
informed career choices, the DepEd, in
coordination with the DOLE, TESDA, CHED,
PRC, NYC, industry associations, professional
associations, and other relevant stakeholders, shall
pursue programs that expose students to the world
and value of work, and develop the capability of
career counselors and advocates to guide the
students and equip them with the necessary life
skills and values.
RULE V. CAREER GUIDANCE AND
COUNSELING ADVOCACY

Section 18. Career Advocacy Activities. Career
advocacy activities refer to activities that will
guide secondary level students in choosing the
career tracks that they intend to pursue. Career
advocacy activities involve provision of career
information and experiences, advising,
coordinating and making referrals, and may
include, but are not limited to, career talks,
career and job fairs, parents’ orientations, and
seminar-workshops on career decision-making.
COUNSELING ADVOCACY

Section 19. Career Advocates. Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 27 of Republic Act No. 9258,
otherwise known as the “Guidance and Counseling Act
of 2004,” career advocates shall be allowed to conduct
career advocacy activities for secondary-level students
of the schools where they are currently
employed; Provided, That they undergo appropriate
capacity building programs developed and
implemented by the DepEd, in coordination with the
DOLE, TESDA, CHED, PRC, NYC, student
organizations, industry associations, guidance and
counseling associations, professional associations, and
other relevant stakeholders.
COUNSELING ADVOCACY

Career advocacy may be conducted by career
advocates and peer facilitators. Consistent with
Section 9 of the Act, career advocates refer to
career and employment guidance counselors who
are not registered and licensed guidance
counselors. Career advocates include homeroom
advisers and teachers of all learning areas who
will implement career advocacy activities. Peer
facilitators are secondary-level students trained to
assist career advocates in implementing career
advocacy activities.
COUNSELING ADVOCACY

Section 20. Role of the DepEd. The DepEd shall:
• (a) Integrate career concepts in the curriculum and
undertake teaching in relevant learning areas;
• (b) Conduct career assessments;
• (c) Conduct regular career advocacy activities;
• (d) Conduct continuous professionalization and capacity
building of guidance counselors, career advocates, and peer
facilitators;
• (e) Develop or accredit training programs on career
advocacy;
• (f) Establish a career advocacy unit and provide adequate
office space in high schools; and
• (g) Designate guidance supervisors at the division level and
career advocates at the school level.
COUNSELING ADVOCACY

RULE VI. E-GASTPE
BENEFICIARIES AND OTHER
FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
WITH PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS AND NON-
DEPED PUBLIC SCHOOLS

RULE VI. E-GASTPE BENEFICIARIES AND OTHER
FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS WITH PRIVATE
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND NON-DEPED
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Section 21. Expansion of E-
GASTPE Beneficiaries. Pursuant to Section
10 of the Act, the DepEd shall develop
programs of assistance that will extend the
benefits accorded by Republic Act No. 8545,
or the “Expanded Government Assistance for
Students and Teachers in Private Education
Act,” to qualified students enrolled in senior
high school.

Section 22. Criteria for Assistance to Qualified
Students. The programs of assistance shall be
made available primarily to students who
completed junior high school in public schools,
taking into account the income background and
financial needs of students, available capacities of
public, private and non-DepEd public schools in
the locality, socio-economic needs of regions,
overall performance of private and non-DepEd
public schools, as well as geographic spread and
size of the student population.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The programs of assistance may also be
made available to students who
completed junior high school in private
educational institutions, whether these
students are E-GASTPE beneficiaries or
not, subject to compliance with the
qualifications and guidelines to be
determined by the DepEd.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Section 23. Forms and Amount of
Assistance. The forms of assistance
that may be provided by the DepEd
may include any of the following:
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

(a) A voucher system, where government
issues a coupon directly to students to
enable them to enroll in eligible private
educational institutions or non-DepEd
public schools of their choice under a full
or partial tuition or schooling subsidy;
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

(b) Education Service Contracting (ESC),
where the government enters into
contracts with private educational
institutions or non-DepEd public schools
to shoulder the tuition and other fees of
high school students who shall enroll in
private high schools under this program;
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

(c) Management contracts, where
government enters into contractual
arrangements with private educational
institutions or non-DepEd public schools
to manage the day-to-day operations of
public schools under agreed performance
targets;
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

(d) Forms of assistance provided under
Republic Act No. 8545; and
(e) Other forms of financial arrangements
consistent with the principles of public-
private partnership.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The DepEd shall take into account the
ability of program beneficiaries to cover
tuition differentials, if any, in setting the
amount of the voucher, ESC, or other
forms of assistance. The amount of
assistance to be given by the government
shall not exceed the determined per
student cost in public schools.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Section 24. Participating Schools. Private educational
institutions, non-DepEd public schools, and other
potential providers of basic learning needs that may be
authorized to offer senior high school are eligible to
participate in programs of assistance, as may be
applicable, under the E-GASTPE program and other
financial arrangements formulated by the DepEd and
DBM based on the principles of public-private
partnership. The continued participation of said
providers in the E-GASTPE program and other
financial arrangements is subject to their meeting
minimum requirements and standards, including
student performance, as determined by the DepEd.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

To promote partnership and greater
cooperation between public and private
educational institutions, government will
take into account existing and potential
capacities of private educational
institutions in expanding public school
capacity.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Section 25. Implementation Mechanisms. The
DepEd may enter into contractual
arrangements or establish new mechanisms for
the design, administration, and supervision of
programs of assistance or aspects thereof,
subject to the approval of the appropriate
government agencies. For this purpose, the
DepEd shall:
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

(a) Issue the appropriate guidelines for the
implementation of the programs of
assistance;
(b) Ensure transparency and accountability in
the implementation of the programs of
assistance;
(c) Implement information and advocacy
programs to inform the general public and
ensure greater participation and availment
of the programs of assistance; and
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

(d) Undertake periodic reviews of the program
features and make adjustments, as necessary,
to ensure the successful, effective and
sustainable implementation of the program.
The program features shall include, among
others, amount of subsidy, number of grantees,
eligibility requirements, and performance of
participating schools.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Section 26. Funding Requirement. The
budgetary requirement of the programs
under this Rule shall be ensured by the
national government.
PUBLIC SCHOOLSs

The DepEd shall encourage private and
corporate donors to support the programs of
assistance in this section under the framework
of Republic Act No. 8525, entitled, “An Act
Establishing An ‘Adopt-A-School Program,’
Providing Incentives Therefor, And For Other
Purposes,” and other relevant laws and
policies.
PUBLIC SCHOOLSs

Section 27. Timeframe. The DepEd shall
implement the programs provided in this
Rule no later than the start of School Year
2016-2017.
PUBLIC SCHOOLSs

Section 28. Additional Beneficiaries. The
DepEd may develop similar programs of
assistance for kindergarten and elementary
pupils and alternative learning system learners
in accordance with specific objectives, taking
into account the need and capacities of public
and private educational institutions.
PUBLIC SCHOOLSs

RULE VII. TRANSITORY
PROVISIONS
Section 29. Private Basic Educational
Institutions’ Transition to the Enhanced Basic
Education Program. The DepEd shall ensure the
smooth transition of private elementary and high
schools in the country that are not aligned with
the enhanced basic education program. Private
educational institutions or a group thereof shall
develop their plans detailing how to transition
from their current basic education system to the
enhanced basic education program. The DepEd
shall provide the appropriate guidelines on the
evaluation of the transition plans.

Private educational institutions offering twelve
(12) to thirteen (13) years of basic education
prior to the enactment of this Act shall submit
to the DepEd their transition plans within
twelve (12) months from the effectivity of this
IRR, subject to the guidelines that will be
issued by the DepEd.
PROVISIONS

Section 30. Implementation Mechanisms and
Strategies. Pursuant to Section 12 of the Act,
the DepEd, CHED and TESDA shall formulate
the appropriate strategies and mechanisms
needed to ensure smooth transition from the
existing ten (10) years basic education cycle to
the enhanced basic education program.
PROVISIONS

The strategies may cover, among others, changes in
physical infrastructure, human resource, organizational
and structural concerns, bridging models linking
secondary education competencies and the entry
requirements of new tertiary curricula, and partnerships
between the government and other entities. Modeling
for Senior High School (SHS) may be implemented in
selected schools to simulate the transition process and
provide concrete data for the transition plan following
the guidelines set by the DepEd. The results of the SHS
modeling program may be considered in the nationwide
implementation of the SHS program in School Year
2016-2017.
PROVISIONS

30.1. Partnerships with HEIs and TVIs. To
manage the initial implementation of the
enhanced basic education program and
mitigate the expected multi-year low
enrolment turnout for HEIs and TVIs starting
School Year 2016-2017, the DepEd shall
engage in partnerships with HEIs and TVIs for
the utilization of the latter’s human and
physical resources, and issue relevant
guidelines on such partnerships.
PROVISIONS

Moreover, the DepEd, CHED, TESDA, TVIs and
HEIs shall coordinate closely with one another to
implement strategies that ensure the academic,
physical, financial, and human resource
capabilities of HEIs and TVIs to provide
educational and training services for graduates of
the enhanced basic education program to ensure
that they are not adversely affected. The faculty of
HEIs and TVIs allowed to teach students of
secondary education under Section 8 of the Act,
shall be given priority in hiring for the duration of
the transition period.
PROVISIONS

30.2. Financing Framework for State
Universities and Colleges During the
Transition Period. The CHED and DBM shall
review the financing policy framework for
State Universities and Colleges in light of the
Act with the end in view of optimizing the use
of government resources for education, the
results of which shall be covered by a joint
administrative issuance.
PROVISIONS

30.3. Effects of Initial Implementation of the
Enhanced Basic Education Program on
Industry Human Resource Requirements. The
DOLE, CHED, DepEd, TESDA and PRC, in
coordination with industry associations and
chambers of commerce, shall develop a
contingency plan, not later than the start of
School Year 2015-2016, to mitigate the effects of
the enhanced basic education program with
respect to a potential reduction or absence of
college graduates to meet the human resource
requirements of industry.
PROVISIONS

The plan shall contain mitigation strategies for
industries to adjust their employment policies
as deemed necessary and expedient, and may
include the adoption of other relevant
programs or appropriate qualifications.
PROVISIONS

Section 31. Labor and Management Rights. In the
implementation of the Act, including the transition period,
the rights of labor as provided in the Constitution, the
Civil Service Rules and Regulations, Labor Code of the
Philippines, and existing collective agreements, as well as
the prerogatives of management, shall be respected. The
DOLE, DepEd, CHED and TESDA shall promulgate the
appropriate joint administrative issuance, within sixty
(60) days from the effectivity of this IRR, to ensure the
sustainability of the private and public educational
institutions, and the promotion and protection of the
rights, interests and welfare of teaching and non-teaching
personnel.
PROVISIONS

For this purpose, the DOLE shall convene a
technical panel with representatives from the
DepEd, CHED, TESDA and representatives
from both teaching and non-teaching personnel
organizations, and administrators of the
educational institutions.
PROVISIONS

Section 32. Transition Period. The transition
period shall be reckoned from the date of the
approval of this IRR until the end of School
Year 2021-2022.
PROVISIONS

RULE VIII. JOINT
CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE
Section 33. Joint Congressional Oversight
Committee on the Enhanced Basic Education
Program. The Joint Congressional Oversight
Committee created under Section 13 of the Act
shall be composed of five (5) members each from
the Senate and from the House, including Chairs
of the Committees on Education, Arts and
Culture, and Finance of both Houses. The
membership of the Committee for every House
shall have at least two (2) opposition or minority
members.

RULE IX. MANDATORY
EVALUATION AND REVIEW
Section 34. Mandatory Evaluation and
Review. By the end of School Year 2014-2015,
the DepEd shall conduct a mandatory review
and submit a midterm report to Congress as to
the status of implementation of the Enhanced
Basic Education Program in terms of closing
the following current shortages: (a) teachers;
(b) classrooms; (c) textbooks; (d) seats; (e)
toilets; (f) other shortages that should be
addressed.

The DepEd shall include among others, in this
midterm report, the following key metrics of
access to and quality of basic education: (a)
participation rate; (b) retention rate; (c) National
Achievement Test results; (d) completion rate; (e)
teachers’ welfare and training profiles; (f)
adequacy of funding requirements; and (g) other
learning facilities including, but not limited to,
computer and science laboratories, libraries and
library hubs; and sports, music and arts.
RULE IX. MANDATORY
EVALUATION AND REVIEW

RULE X. COMMITMENT TO
INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKS
Section 35. Commitment to International
Benchmarks. The DepEd shall endeavor to
increase the per capita spending on education
towards the immediate attainment of
international benchmarks. Towards this end,
the DepEd shall seek to:

a) engage local government units to efficiently use
the special education fund and other funds to
advance and promote basic education;
b) implement programs that will enhance private
sector participation and partnership in basic
education; and
c) propose an annual budget allocation in
accordance with these goals. The DepEd shall
further develop a multi-year spending plan to
ensure that the UNESCO-prescribed standards on
education spending are attained.
RULE X. COMMITMENT TO
INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKS

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