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DECREE NO.
6-A
A Ferdinand E. Marcos Regime
PROCLAMATION NO. 1081
SEPTEMBER 21, 1972

GENERAL ORDER NO. 1

SEPTEMBER 22, 1972
SECTION 1: TITLE
“EDUCATIONAL
DEVELOPENT
DECREE OF 1972”
EDUCATIONAL
A FERDINAND E. MARCOS ERA

DECREE NO. 6-
A
SECTION 2:
DECLARATION OF POLICY
(A) TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN AN
ACCELERATING RATE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL PROGRESS

A FERDINAND E. MARCOS ERA

EDUCATIONAL
DECREE NO. 6-A
SECTION 2:
DECLARATION OF POLICY
(B) TO ASSURE THE MAXIMUM
PARTICIPATION OF ALL PEOPLE FOR
THE ATTAINMENT OF SUCH GROWTH

A FERDINAND E. MARCOS ERA

EDUCATIONAL
DECREE NO. 6-A
SECTION 2:
DECLARATION OF POLICY
( C ) TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL
CONCIOUSNESS AND PROMOTE
DESIRABLE CULTURAL VALUES IN A
CHANGING WORLD

A FERDINAND E. MARCOS ERA

EDUCATIONAL
DECREE NO. 6-A
MICRO
Differentiated learning in education

Reached potentials as human being

Improved quality of man

Stengthened national
conciousness
MACRO
Education
Improved human resources

Economic growth/sociological and

cultural progress
National development
SECTION 3: STATEMENT
OF OBJECTIVES
(A) PROVIDE BROAD GENERAL
EDUCATION
(1) ATTAIN HIS POTENTIAL HUMAN BEING
(2) QUALITY INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP
PARTICIPATION
(3) ACQUIRE ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL
FOUNDATION INTO PRODUCTIVE AND
VERSATILE CITIZEN
SECTION 3: STATEMENT
OF OBJECTIVES
(B) TRAIN THE NATION’S
MANPOWER
SECTION 3: STATEMENT
OF OBJECTIVES
(C) DEVELOP HIGH PROFESSIONAL
AND APPLY NEW KNOWLEGDE FOR
IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HUMAN
LIFE
SECTION 3: STATEMENT
OF OBJECTIVES
(D) RESPONSE EFFECTIVELY
TO CHANGING NEEDS
 SECTION 4: GUIDING
PRINCIPLE OF THE
TEN-YEAR PROGRAM
(A) IMPROVEMENT OF
CURRICULAR PROGRAMS
(B) UPGRADING OF ACADEMIC
STANDARD
 SECTION 4: GUIDING
PRINCIPLE OF THE
TEN-YEAR PROGRAM
(C) DEMOCRATIZATION OF
ACCES TO EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES
 SECTION 4: GUIDING
PRINCIPLE OF THE
TEN-YEAR PROGRAM
(D) RESTRUCTURING OF HIGHER
EDUCATION TO BECOME MORE
RESPONSIVE TO NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
SECTION 4: GUIDING
PRINCIPLE OF THE
TEN-YEAR PROGRAM
(E) EXPANSION OF EXISTING
PROGRAMS AND
ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW ONES
DESIGN
 SECTION 4: GUIDING
PRINCIPLE OF THE
TEN-YEAR PROGRAM
(F) INSTITUTING REFORM IN THE
EDUCATIONAL FINANCING
SYSTEM
SECTION 5: EDUCATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
(A) MANAGEMENT OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
CULTURE AND INSTTUTION OF
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPROVEMENTS.
SECTION 5: EDUCATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
(B) IMPROVEMENT OF
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
(C) IMPROVEMENTOF
TECHNICAL INSTITUTES
AND SKILLS TRAINING
CENTER
SECTION 5: EDUCATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
(D) CURRICULUM AND STAFF
DEVELOPMENT
(E) EXPANSION OF
AGRICULTURAL SECONDARY
AND HIGHER EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS
SECTION 5: EDUCATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
(F) DESIGN, UTILIZATION AND
IMPROVEMENT OF
INSTRUCTIONAL
TECHNLOGY
(G) ASSISTANCE & INCENTIVE
SECTION 6: WORKING
ARRANGEMENT
 SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
AND CULTURE AS CHAIRMAN
 SECRETARY OF FINANCE &
 COMMISSIONER OF BUDGET
AS MEMBER
 AUTHORITY TO
SECTION 7:
BORROW
The President of the Philippines, in behalf of the Republic of the
Philippines, may contract loans, credits or indebtedness with any
foreign source or lender, under such terms and conditions as may
be agreed upon, any provisions of law, including

R.A. 4850 R.A. 1048 R.A. 5045

R.A.6142 R.A. 4239 R.A. 5180
SECTION 7: AUTHORITY TO
BORROW
NOT EXCEEDING 100, 000, 000 DOLLOR OR
THE EQUIVALENT THEREOF IN THE OTHER
CURRENCIES

FEASIBILITY STUDIES SUPPLIES

EQUIPMENT MACHINERIES
CONSTRUCTION INSTALLATION
 UTILIZATION OF
SECTION 8:
PROCEEDS
The proceeds of such loans, credits or indebtedness, as well as
the appropriations under Section 9 hereof, shall be used
exclusively for financing the educational development projects
authorized under this Decree: 
• authorized to be established an Educational Institutions
Development Fund in an amount of not less than ten
million pesos (P10,000,00), Philippine currency,
annually for a period of ten (10) years
SECTION 9: APPROPRIATION
The proceeds of such loans, credits or indebtedness, as well as the
appropriations under Section 9 hereof, shall be used exclusively aIn addition to
the proceeds of the loans credits or indebtedness mentioned in Section 7 hereof,
there is hereby appropriated for the projects authorized herein in the sum of five
hundred million pesos (P500,000,000) out of the funds in the National Treasury
not otherwise appropriated which shall be programmed and released in the
following manner: fifty million pesos (P50,000,000) for Fiscal Year 1972-73
and fifty million pesos (P50,000,000) annually thereafter until June thirty,
nineteen hundred eighty-two:for financing the educational development projects
authorized under this Decree: 
SECTION 10: CREATION OF EDUCATIONAL
SPECIAL ACCOUNT
There is hereby established in the National Treasury an Educational
Special Account to meet the appropriations herein provided, which
shall be constituted from the following sources:

(a) Proceeds from bond issues as provided for under

Section 11 of this Decree
(b) Twenty million pesos (P20,000,000) annually from
the share of the National Government in the Special
Education Fund
SECTION 10: CREATION
OF
EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNT
(c) Fifteen million pesos (P15,000,000) from the Special
Science Fund for Fiscal Year 1972-73, and fifty per
centum (50%),
(d) Future savings of the Department of Education and
Culture that may result from the implementation of
reforms consequent to management study,
as provided in Section 14 hereof; and
SECTION 10: CREATION
OF
EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNT
(e) Augmentations from the General Funds which are
hereby authorized in cases where the above sources
are not sufficient to cover expenditures required in
any year, as provided in Section 15 of this Act.
SECTION 11: BOND ISSUES
The Secretary of Finance may issue and sell bonds not
exceeding twenty million pesos annually under the
authority of Republic Act Numbered Four thousand eight
hundred sixty-one, any provision of law to the contrary
notwithstanding.
SECTION 12: PORTIONS OF THE SPECIAL
EDUCATION FUND

Any provision of the law to the contrary

notwithstanding, effective July 1, 1972, until June 30,
1982, twenty million pesos (P20,000,000) of the annual
share of the National Government from the Special
SECTION 13: PORTION OF SPECIAL
SCIENCE FUND
Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, effective upon
approval of this Decree, fifteen million pesos (P15,000,000) of the Special
Science Fund established under Republic Act Numbered fifty-four hundred
and forty-eight as amended is hereby transferred to the Educational Special
Account herein provided. Starting July 1, 1972, until June 30, 1982, fifty per
centum (50%) of the total collections from the taxes imposed under Republic
Act Numbered fifty-four hundred and forty-eight as amended shall accrue to
the Educational Special Account. Thereafter, said portion shall accrue to the
General Fund
SECTION 14: FUTURE SAVINGS
Such amount of savings resulting from the
implementation of reforms consequent to the management
study authorized under Section 5 as may be necessary to
prosecute the projects under this Decree shall accrue to
the Educational Special Account.
SECTION 15: AUGMENTATION FROM
GENERAL FUND
In cases where funds from sources specified in Section
10 (a), (b), (c), and (d), are not sufficient to meet the
requirements in any fiscal year, such amounts as are
necessary to meet such requirements are hereby
appropriated out of the funds in the General Funds not
otherwise appropriated, and transferred to the Education
Special Account.
SECTION 16: TAX EXEMPTION
The loans, credits or indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Decree, the payment of
the principal, interest and other charges thereon, the earnings of the fund created under
Section 8, as well as the importation of articles, materials, equipment, machineries and
supplies, including all building materials by the Department of Education and Culture
or other offices, agencies or instrumentalities of the Government and by private or
chartered entities authorized by Education Special Committee to undertake the projects
authorized in this Act shall be exempt from all taxes, duties, fees, imposts, other
charges and restrictions, including import restrictions, imposed by the Republic of the
Philippines or any of its agencies or political subdivisions. The Secretary of Finance
shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the purpose.
 ADDITIONAL
SECTION 17:
APPROPRIATION
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of
any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to pay the
principal, interests and other charges on the loans, credits
or indebtedness incurred under the authority of this
Decree as and when they become due
SECTION 18: REPEALING CLAUSE
All laws, executive orders, rules or
regulations or parts thereof which are
inconsistent with this Decree are hereby
repealed and/or modified accordingly.
SECTION 19: EFFECTIVITY

This Decree shall take effect

immediately.
(Sgd)FERDINAND E. MARCOS
PRESIDENT
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Done in the City of Manila, this 29th day of

September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen
hundred and seventy-two.
(Sgd)ROBERTO V. REYES
ACTING EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Done in the City of Manila, this 29th day of

September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen
hundred and seventy-two.