Legal Bases of Philippine Education System (Summary). Below is a list of laws, acts, and decrees that have served legal bases of Philippine education system.
- Act #74-enacted in January 21, 1901. It provides for the establishment of Department of Public Instruction and establishment of PCAT now TUP and PNS now PNU
- Act #1870 founding of UP (June 18, 1908)
- Act #2706 Private School Law (enacted March 10, 1917)
- Commonwealth Act #1- preparatory military training shall begin in Elementary grade school at age 10. This act was amended by PD 1706 (August 8, 1980) requiring all citizens to render civil welfare service, law enforcement service and military service.
- Commonwealth Act #80- (October 26, 1936) established the Office of Adult Education (vocational training in an effort to eliminate illiteracy)
- Commonwealth Act#578 (June 8, 1940) conferred the status of PERSONS IN AUTHORITY upon teachers
- Commonwealth Act #586 Education Act of 1940-reduction of number of years in elementary (from 7 to 6), fixing school entrance age 7 years old, national support of elementary education, compulsory attendance in the primary grades for all children enrolled in grade one, introduction of double single session
- Commonwealth Act #589-(August 19, 1940) established school rituals in private and public schools
- RA #137 (June 14, 1947) enacted the Board of Textbooks
- RA #896 (June 20, 1953) Elementary Education Act of 1953. This law repealed Commonwealth Act #586 (restoration of grade 7, abolition of double single session, compulsory completion of elementary, compulsory enrolment of children in public school upon reaching 7 years old)
- RA #1124 (June 16, 1954) created the Board of National Education
- RA #1265 (June 11, 1955) compulsory daily flag ceremony in all educational institutions
- RA #1425 (June 12, 1956) teaching life, works and writings of Rizal especially Noli and Fili in all public and private schools
- RA #4760 (June 18, 1966) Magna Cart of Public School Teachers
- RA #1079 (June 15, 1959) provided that civil service eligibility shall be permanent and valid lifetime
- RA #6655 (May 25, 1988) Free Public Secondary Act of 1988
- RA #7722 (May 18, 1994) created CHED
- RA #7743 (June 17, 1994) established public libraries and reading centers in every barangay
- RA #7784 (August 4, 1994) established Centers of Excellence and Teachers Education Council
- RA #7796 (August 25, 1994) established TESDA
- RA #7836 (December 16, 1994) Phil Teachers Professionalization Act (supercedes PBET)
- RA #7877 (February 14, 1995) Anti-Sexual Harassment Act
- EO #27 (July 4, 1986) inclusion of human rights courses or subjects
- EO #189 (June 10, 1987) Basic Salary and COLA of public school teachers will be paid for by national government
- PD 6-A-(September 29, 1972) Education Development Decree of 1972
- PD 146-(March 9, 1972) NCEE (superceded by RA7731 on June 2, 1994)
- PD 688-(April 22, 1975) gave power to CSC the authority to give appropriate exam to all public school teachers
- PD 907-(March 11, 1976) all honor graduates of colleges and universities are granted civil service eligibility
- PD 1006 (September 22, 1976) PBET
- DECS Order #30 s 1993- NEAT
- DECS Order #30 s 1994- NSAT