HISTORICAL

DEVELOPPMENT OF
THE PHILIPPINE
EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM
 1901
• Highly centralized educational system was installed
• Philippine Commission by virtue of Act No.74

• PC authorized Sec. of Public Instruction to bring 600

teachers from US (Thomasitescentralized
educational system was)

• From Bureau of Public Instruction to Bureau of

Education (Act No. 477) which was passed on
Nov.1, 1902
 1902

• High school system supported by provincial gov’t

• Special education institutions
• School of arts and trades
• An agricultural school
• Commerce and marine institute
 1908

University of the Philippines

(Act No. 1870)
 1916

Reorganization Act of 1916 provided

the Filipinialization of all dept.
secretaries except the Sec. of Public
Instruction.
 1942

•Japanese educational policies were

embodied in Military Order No.2
•Philippine Executive Commission
established the Commission of Education,
Health, and Public Welfare
•Schools were re- opened in June 1942
 1943

• Ministry of Education
• Teaching of Tagalog, Philippine History, and
Character Education was reserved for the
Filipinos
• Love for work and dignity of labor was
emphasized Japanese Colonialization
 1945

Department of Instruction
was made part of the
Department of Public Instruction
 1947

• Department of Instruction was changed to

Department of Education (EO No.94)
• Supervision of public and private schools
belonged to the Bureau of Public and Private
Schools
 1972

• Department of Education and Culture

(Proclamation 1081)
• Ministry of Education and Culture (PD No.
1397) • 13 regional offices were created
 1982

Ministry of Education,
Culture, and Sports
(Education Act 1982) 1982
 1987

Department of Education,
Culture,
and Sports
 1994

CHED and TESDA

were established to supervise
the tertiary degree programs
and non-degree
tech-voc programs