Common REPUBLIC ACTS in LET:

● RA 7836 - Philippine Teacher Professionalization Act of 1994

● RA 7796 - TESDA Act of 1994
● Article XIV 1987 Philippine Constitution (Educ.Sci & Tech,Arts,Culture& Sports) this is the
very fundamental legal basis of education in thr philippines.
● Education Act of 1982 (Batas Pambansa 232, Sept 11,1982) an Act providing for the
Establishment & Maintenance of an Integrated System of Education
● RA 4670 - Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (June 18,1966)
● RA 6713 - Code of Conduct & Ethical Standards For Public Officials and Employees
● RA 7877 - Anti-sexual Harrassment Act of 1995
● RA 9155 - Decentralization; Legal basis of Shared Governance in Basic Education
● RA 7784 - Establishment of Center of Excellence
● K-12 Curriculum - Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum
● RA 90210 - "An Act to Integrate Information Teachnology into the Public Elementary &
Secondary Curricula & Appropriating funds
● RA 10121 - DRMM approval headed by OCO office of Civil defense May 2010
REPUBLIC ACT
7610 -- Anti child abuse
7160 -- Local Government Code
9262 -- Violence against women
7877 --Anti sexual Harassment
1425 -- Batas ni Rizal
10533 -- K-12 Curriculum
4670 -- Magna Carta for Public Teacher
7836 -- LET (PRC)
9293 --Qualification of teachers, applicants, registration
9155 -- BEC
7796 -- TESDA
7722 -- CHED
9994 -- Expanded Senior citizens
7277 -- Disabilities
8049 -- Anti hazing Law ( fraternity...
6713 -- Code of conduct
REPUBLIC ACT No. 137
-Board of Textbooks. It provided for all public schools to use only those books approved by the
board for a period of six years from the date of their adoption.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 1425
-The inclusion of a course on the life, works and writings- especially the Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo of Dr. Jose Rizal in the curricula of all public and private schools.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 4670
-The Magna Carta for Public School Teachers.
REPUBLIC ACT 1079
-Commonwealth Act No.117
-Civil Service Eligibility shall be permanent and shall be valid throughout a person’s lifetime.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 6728
-The Act Providing Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education.
(Scholarship Programs)
REPUBLIC ACT No. 7722
-Creating the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) composed of a chairperson and four (4)
commissioners.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 7743
-the establishment of public libraries and reading centers in every barangay and municipality of
the country.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 7784
-The Centers of Excellence Law
REPUBLIC ACT No. 7796
-The TESDA Law
REPUBLIC ACT No. 7836
-Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994
REPUBLIC ACT No. 7877
-Anti Sexual harassment Act of 1995
EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 27
-the inclusion of subject courses on human rights in the school curricula, textbooks, and other
reading materials
EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 189
-All public Secondary School teachers under the administrative supervision and control of
DECS.
-Issued by former President Corazon Aquino.
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 6-A
-known as the Educational Development Decree of 1972, and was implemented by the late
former President Ferdinand Marcos.
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 146
-this decree requiring ALL senior high school students to pass the National College Entrance
Examination (NCEE) as pre-requisite for admission to any post- secondary academic or
professional degree program.
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No.451
-this law repealed R.A No. 6139 and authorized the Sec. of Education and Culture to regulate
the imposition of tuition fee and other school fees in all private educational institutions.
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 688
-This law gave the Civil Service Commission the power and authority to give the appropriate
examination for all public school teachers.
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1139
-this decree issued on May 13, 1977, created the position of the undersecretary for NON-
FORMAL Education who shall make an overall assessment of the existing non formal education
programs and shall take charge of all non-formal education programs of DECS.
DEPARTMENT ORDER No. 1, s.1973
-this DECS order reiterates the policy on the use of locally published textbooks of Filipino
authorship in all levels of education, both public and private.
DEPARTMENT ORDER No. 25, s.1974
-The implementation of BILINGUAL EDUACATION Program which mandates the use of English
and Filipino as separate media of instruction.
MEC ORDER No. 22, s.1978
-ALL institutions shall offer in all their curricular programs at least six (6) units of Filipino, starting
the FIRST SEM Of school year 1979- 1980.
DECS ORDER No. 30, s. 1993
-this order issued on May 20, 1993, providing for a National Elementary Achievement Test
(NEAT) for ALL grade six pupils in Public and Private schools
DECS ORDER No. 38, s. 1994
-provided for a National Secondary Assessment Test (NSAT) to be administered to ALL
graduating public and private high school.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 1265
-the Law on the Observance of Flag Ceremony
EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 200, sec.3
-the Law prohibits fund raising in school
1987 CONSTITUTIONS ARTICLE XIV, sec. 3:2
-the Law teaches and imposes discipline
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 232, sec. 13:2 / 1987 CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE XIV, sec 5:2,/
1973 CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE XV, sec. 8:2
-the Law recognizes Academic Freedom
1992 MANUAL OF REGULATION FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL, sec 48-49
-the Law requires to have a fixed calendar
1992 MANUAL OF REGULATION FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL, sec. 44-47
-the Law on Education specifies faculty qualification
R.A No. 1054 AS AMMENDED BY P.D.’s Nos. 442, 570-A, 622, AND 643
-the Law requires Education to provide Medical and Dental Services
CIVIL CODE, ARTICLE 349
-the Law considers teachers, professors, and administrators to be in LOCO PARENTIS to their
pupils and students
1987 CONSTITUTIONS ARTICLE XIV, sec. 5:4
-the Law requires Education to provide professional advancement teachers.
LAWS ALLOWING PUBLICATIONS IN THE SCHOOL CAMPUS
-the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines prohibits the publication of the following:
1. ARTICLE 138 – inciting the people to rebellion
2. ARTICLE 142 – Seditious Libel
3. ARTICLE 154 – unlawful utterances
4. ARTICLE 201 – Immoral Doctrine, obscene publication and exhibition
5. ARTICLE 356 – threatening to publish and offering the prevent publication of an article for a
certain fee.
6. ARTICLE 357 – acts in the official proceedings that are prohibited to be published
7. ARTICLE 362 – Libellous remarks
REPUBLIC ACTS
9155 -- Governance of basic educ. act of 2001
6728 -- GASTPE
7722 -- creating CHED
7784 -- " " of center of excellence
7796 -- creating TESDA
6655 -- Free public secondary act of 1988
4090 -- creating a state scholarship council to intergrate, systematize, administer and implement
all program scholarships and appropriating funds.
5447 -- creation of a special educ. fund act enacted in 1968
-- organization and extension of classes
-- adding classroom to remote areas,barrios and provincial schools
6139 -- regulated the secretarian schools/private school in charging higher tuition fee
7687 -- science and technology scholarship act of 1994
7743 -- establishment of city and municipal libraries.
8292 -- higher educ. modernization act of 1997
6850 -- an act to grant Civil Service eligibility under certain conditions to Gov. employees
appointed under provisionap or temporary status who rendered 7 years of efficient service
8545 -- amending RA 7628 Expanded GASTPE Act
8525 -- Adopt a school program
8491 -- Flag and Heraldic code of the Ph.
7797 -- lengthen the school prog. to 200 days and not more than 220 days
8190 -- act of granting priority to residents of the brgy. where school is located in the
appointment and assignment of school.
6972 -- act of stablishing DAY CARE CENTER FOR EVERY BRGY.
7624 -- integrating of drug prevention and control in the intermediate & secondary curricula and
indigeneous learning system
7743 -- act providing libraries and reading centers throughout the Ph.
7877 -- anti-sexual harassment act of 1995
9163 -- NSTP of 2001
6193 -- regulation of tuition fees of private educ. institution
10627 -- anti-bullyinh act of 2013
10533 -- enhance basic educ. act of 2013 (K-12 PROGRAM)
9485 -- anti-red tape act
Executive Order (E.O.) 66 -- rule of cancellation of classes due to typhoon, flooding and other
calamities.