1. Can you use P.D. 907 Eligibility when applying to Philippine government agencies, explain? Yes! P.D.

907 is also
known as "Granting Civil Service Eligibility to College Honor Graduates". The Honor Graduate Eligibility (HGE) apply
to those who: 

- Graduated summa cum laude, magna cum laude or cum laude in their bachelor degree or baccalaureate degree.

- Graduated from school year 1972-1973 onwards.

2. What is decree professionalizing teaching?

On January 1, 1977 President Decree 1006, entitled providing for the Professionalization of Teachers, Regulating their

Practice in the Philippines, otherwise known as the Decree Professionalizing Teaching was proclaimed. With this
presidential proclamation, teaching became professionalized in the Philippines.

3. For using English and Filipino as a medium of instruction, what legal basis mandates these? The Bilingual education
program which implemented under Department order no. 25, s. 1974, mandates the use of English and Filipino as
separate media of instruction. English shall be the medium of science and mathematics while the rest of the
subject shall be taught in Filipino.
4. Based from DECS order No. 49, s. 1992, can you elaborate the criteria for granting honors?

The criteria for granting honors shall be based on the two points

Academic excellence which corresponds to seven points, and shall be based on the general average of grades of the
graduating student in the last two years of school. The final grade of the student should have been completed before
the last three weeks of the school year, and should be based on the work done on the last grading period.

Performance in the cocurricular activities which corresponds to three points and shall cover the performance of the
candidate during the last two years of the school. The rating shall be based on the combined assessment of all the
teachers of the candidate in his/her last two years in school.

5. Can you explain concisely the content of DECS order no. 30, s. 1993 and DECS order number 38 s. 1994?

DECS order no. 30, s. 1993 requiring National Elementary Achievement Tests for All Grade VI Elementary Pupils, this
order was issued on May 20, 1993. The NEAT will consist of a battery of the achievement test of multiple choice type
which will cover the four areas for English, Math, Science and Heograpiya, kasaysayan at sibika with each component
test lasting 40 minutes. Taking the NEAT will be requiring for graduation. However a low NEAT score will not necessarily
prevent a student from graduating. The results of this test will be made available for all school before the end of the
school year.

DECS order number 38 s. 1994 Issued on June 17, 1994 this order provided for a NATIONAL SECONDARY ASSESSMENT
TEST (NSAT) FOR ALL FOURTH YEAR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, the NSAT will be given on the 13th Friday after the
beginning of the school year, or three days after the companion NEAT. The NSAT replaces the NCEE, earlier abolished
under R. A. No. 7731 last June 2, 1994, since an evaluation of the academic performance of each school remains of
paramount importance.  Unlike the NCEE, passing the NSAT will not be a requirement for admission to tertiary degree
programs, nor will there be an overall NSAT grade. Nevertheless, all graduating high school seniors must take the NSAT.
There will be no charge for taking the NSAT.Components and weights of NSAT. The NSAT shall have both aptitude and
achievement components. The NSAT shall cover English and Filipino proficiencies (Verbal Ability), Mathematics
(Quantitative Ability), Vocational Aptitude (Abstract Reasoning), and Science and Technology. The results of the NSAT
shall be transmuted into percentage grades and shall be given an equivalent of l/5th of the general average of each
subject area, i.e., 1/5 of English IV, 1 /5th of Filipino IV, l/5th of Mathematics IV, and l/5th of Science IV. The scores will
be made available to the individual schools before the end of the school year.