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DIVISION MEMORANDUM
No. 9C1- s. 2020

CLARIFICATIONS ON THE USE OF THE MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING

COMPETENCIES (MELCs) AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES

TO OIC - Office of the Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

Chief Education Supervisors, CID, SGOD
Education Program Supervisors
Public Schools District Supervisors
All Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads
All Others Concerned

DATE May 18, 2020

1. Pursuant to Unnumbered Memorandum from the Office of the Undersecretary for Curriculum and
Instruction issued on May 6, 2020 titled Clarifications on the Use of the Most Essential Learning
Competencies (MELCs) and Other Related Issues, this Office directs all schools to report any
activity related to the selling of MELCs to DepEd OUCI through its email at ouci@deped.gov.ph.

2. The MELCs were provided by DepEd as the primary reference for all Schools, Schools Division
Offices (SD0s) and Regional Offices (R0s) in determining and implementing learning delivery
approaches that are suited to the local context and diversity of learners, while adapting to the
challenges posed by COVID-19. Schools are hereby instructed to refer to the MELCs in creating
learning activity sheets, self-learning modules, and other instructional materials. Moreover,
schools are enjoined to adhere to the content of the MELCs and refrain from creating a new list of
learning competencies for different learning areas.

3. Relatively, this Office hereby advises all teachers to refrain from buying ready-made lesson plans,
periodical examinations, summative tests, modules and the like. This Office through the
Curriculum Implementation Division (CID) is trying its best to provide all those materials for the
teachers.

4. Attached herewith is a copy of Unnumbered Memorandum from the Office of the Undersecretary
for Curriculum and Instruction for your perusal.

5. Immediate disseminatio ef and strict compliance with this Memorandum is directed.

CELEDO . BALDERAS, JR.

School ivision Superintendent

Address: CSDO Bldg., DasCA Compound, Burol-II, City of Dasmarinas, 4115

Telephone No: (046) 432 9355
Email Address: dasmarinas.city@deped.gov.ph
Website: https://depeddasma.edu.ph ES1=11311
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SUBJECT Clarifications on the Use of the Most Essential

Learning Competencies IMELCal and
Other Related Issues

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Ttiis Department has recto. rti reports on ;ctivt&ri I IR- Waling online regarding the
selltngof PirlElks The Department through the of the Ondersectetary for
Curticulints and Instruction 011-Cli would like °. its' that the MELO,. am strictly
not tar !sale, in4littutsgly condemns, iinv act that . ! itipotaii Lit
the IMpietttenlitrinti at Mitt:bra, ettpectalh• during :11 vindetnit

The NIELCs shall serve as the primary reference of all Schools. S'ehoolit Donsion
Offices itili(hs1 and Regional Offices 110)111 in cletermintng and irnplentruting
learning approarbrx that an- suited to the local contest and drversitte of
learners, whtle adapting to the challenges posed by COVI1) 19

Accordingly, KOs, Stios and schools need not create a nrw list of learning
cornpetenties tot the different learning areas tittwe these are already available
through the MELCs Schools, SOO!, and ROs ntr rtwouragrti to supplement the
MEICs tlitough their enhancement and csiniesitialiitation, Please note that the task
of pteparing modules fselllearning kit l boned on the ,contestualized MELCs is
expet trd to be t • arart. out nuttniv biv the supervisors., specialists, and selected
Master Teachers

Starting June I, 2020, teachers shall be tasked to prepare weekly Learning Activity
Sheets, partIcipate in capacity building act mines iii managing multi-modal !rattling
tteliVrile ttphotits. ttScStest lit (Ittetitilig ptIffills oft effeettste fits.thtellion of hornr•hased
leatning, prepare learners for the formal start of ChISSOS. and gather thrift on the
specific contests od their leiirip-ri 1,ti_cr.t1. to tectioofoglitil widgets, capacity of
learners tor itiderortitterit

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if-iterate, the R0s, SDOs and schools need not create a new list of learning
1, : lipetencies for the difierent learnmg areas since there is already on available list
of MELCs. They are only encouraged to NuppIrtnent the NIELCs.

The ROs is highly encouraged to continue developing self-learsting modules for

Armt for the grade level/teaming arra they are assigned to work on They shall
ensure that each competency in the identified MELCS shall have corresponding
self -learning module

Once done with the matrnals for the first four ws-eks of the corning, school year,
ROs are expected to submit such matenals to the Buteau of Learning
Delivery/Bureau of Learning Resources for tonversion lc, digital format and
uploading in the DepEd Commons and LR Portal The submission of the learning
materials for the succeeding months vall be done until all MELCs are covered

Ti avoid onfuiun wr irge everyone to check ofriefat announcements iuld

information only from DepEd Officials or through the INTEd website and ittt riil
online platforms

If you eritounter further activities teloted to the selling of MELCs, please it-port
soonest to DepEd OCCI through its email at ouciadeped goy ph

Thank you

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