Addressing

the Issues in
Education
Quality, Excellence,
Relevance,
Responsiveness and
Mismatch
 Reality Check
• Participation and achievement rates in basic
education in the Philippines had fallen
dramatically, owed to chronic underfunding.
(UNESCO, 2008)
• The Philippine dropped a total of 10 places
in the IMD World Competitiveness’ World
Talent Ranking 2018. (theaseanpost.com,
2018)
• There is a large proportion of "mismatch"
between training and actual jobs.
(www.ph.net)
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 • The Philippines has historically scored
embarrassingly low in international
rankings in terms of education system.
• Only the University of the Philippines
was mentioned in the 2018 Times
Higher Education Asia University
Ranking.
• More than 1/3 of Filipino children
scoring zero on both reading and
listening. (PBEd)

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 Addressing the
Issues on Quality,
Excellence,
Relevance,
Responsiveness and
Mismatch
 1.Kindergarten Education Act
(2011)
2.Basic Education Act (2013)
3.Allocation of Funds
4.Free Higher Education
5.Making Informed Choices

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 School Safety,
Bullying, Sexual
Assault
 • From 2007 to 2012, major
disasters affected around 11
million schoolchildren in the
Philippines, jeopardizing their
right to survival and basic
education. (Philippine
Information Agency, 2019)

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 Around 43,810 schools have
experienced natural hazards and
about 21,949 schools have
experienced human-induced
hazards while 19,001 (schools)
had other hazards. (Philippine
News Agency, 2019)

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 DepEd Survey

50% students said they have

experienced corporal abuse in
school and 74% are victims of
bullying

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 August 2010 to May 2012, a total of 112 cases
of child abuse and related complaints have
been referred to DepEd Central Office.
• NCR 59
• Region IV-A 22
• Region VII 5
• Regions I, III, IX 4
• Region IV 3
• Region XII 2
• CAR, VI, X, XI, XIII 1
• Region V no complaint
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 Addressing the
Issues on School
Safety, Bullying,
Sexual Assault
 Policies on School Safety

1. DepEd Order no. 55

2. DO 83, s. 2011
3. DM 104, s. 2011
4. DO 10, s. 2011
5. DO 48, s. 2012
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 Policies on School Safety

6. DO 72, s. 2012
7. DO 23, s. 2014
8. DO 23, s. 2015
9. DO 27, s. 2015
10. DO 37, s. 2015

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 Policies/Programs on Bullying

1. “Bully No More”
2. Republic Act 10627 or the
Anti-Bullying Act of 2013
3. DepEd Order No. 40, s.
2012
4. Child Protection Policy
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 Policies on Sexual Assault

1. Executive Order No. 53, s. 2011

2. R. A. No. 7610
3. Child Protection Policy
4. Strengthening Law Enforcement
and Protection Against Sexual
Offenses
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Disciplinary Policy
 Thirty percent of public school
students fall prey to corporal
punishment and around Seventy
percent experience physical and
psychological abuse at the hands
of their own teachers. (Council for
the Welfare of Children, 2019)
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Addressing the issues
on disciplinary
policy
 •Positive Discipline in
Everyday Teaching
•DepEd Order No. 4, s.
2012 (Child Protection
Policy)

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Teaching of
Evolution
 Teachers may be frustrated by
judicial, political, and social
pressures against the teaching
of evolution. Meanwhile
students may be faced with the
difficult decision to ‘believe’ in
the science or to maintain their
faith in another interpretation.

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Addressing the Issue
on Teaching of
Evolution
 1. Understand and be respectful of
where the students are coming from.
2. Be clear about your role as a faculty
member.
3. Employ active learning techniques.
4. Maintain a classroom atmosphere
that is positive, open and encouraging.
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