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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
DepEd Complex, lv,leralco Avenue, Paslg C ty

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ORDER ro. 105,s. :oto

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REITERATING THE COI{STITUTIONAL RIGHT OF DEPED PERSONNEL AIYD STUDEITTS TO FREE EJKERCISE OF R.ELIGIOI{

To:

Undcrsecretaries Assistant Secretaris Burcau Directors Directors of Sen,ices, Centcrs and Heads of Units Regjonal Directors Schools Division/City Superintendents I leads, Public Elementarl and Secondary Schools A1l Orhers Concerned

Tho right of a malr to worship Cod in his own eiew is guaranteed by the Bill l. of Rights under Article lll, Section 5 of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines uhich siates thati

"rvo Ia& snall bc made respectt^g a est.tbtishm.nt of rcUgton, o. ptohtbttulg th. !rce exerclse thereoj. The Jre. exerctse and .4!ogm.^t oJ retisious prolesslon and uorshtp, ulthowt illscrTmlnatlon or preterence, shall Jor.wr bc ctlol,l d, No retlgtous tast shctt bz requlrcd. fo. the ex.rcrse of clull or pollttcd.l rlghts." DcpEd Memorandum No. 3, s. 2010 $as issued on January 10, 2olo advisjng a1l DepDd officials to ensure that the lree xercise of religion by DepEd personnel are respected in thc course of the regular operations of the Department.

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Said memorandum, specifical\' mentioned tha! DepEd personnel belon8rng to rlrc Sevcnth-Day Advcntist Church should not be required to attend seminars, examinalions, trainings and other ptofessional development activilies hcld on Saturday, \ahich is their day of lest or church dav, in accordance with thejr religious bcliefs. However, in some public elementary and secondary schools, there is a practice of conducting special or make up for the suspension of classcs during typhoons or Ior any other reasons elery Saturday lor a particular duralion of time Hence, there are some complaints of discrimination and non-compliance with the pmvisions of DepDd Memorandum No. 3, s. 2010 in relation to the exercise of the right lo religious worship by teachcrs. Likc$'ise, there are complaints that said
DepEd Memorandum excludes affecled sludents ftom its covetage

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Accordingly, all concerned are hereby informed aJId advised of thc follo\ring:

a.

DcpEd personncl and students bclonging to any rcligious group, where Saturdav is their da]' of rest or "church dar_," should not be

requircd to attend seminars, examinations, special

trainings and other school activitics on Saturdays;
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There should be no diminution or deduction in the salaries (in the case oiteachers) or no effec! in the grades (in the case of students) for those teachers and students who incur absences on Saturdays due to the exercise of their right to religious worship; and

An afiangement should be made by the concemed teacher/

personnel with the school head for the performance of functions or by the concerncd students with the teacher for the completion of school rcquircments, without prejudice to thei! dght to lree exercise of relision.

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lmmediate and $ide dissemination of and st.ict compliance to this Order is

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BR. ARMIN A. LUISTRO FSC Secretary

Rference:

DepEd Memorandum: (No. 3, s.2010)

To be indicated in lhc Perpetual Index

under the following subjects:

RELIGION STUDENTS TEACHERS
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