Policy

• The Bilingual Education policy seeks to attain Filipino and English competence at a national level through their use as media of instruction at all levels
• DECS order # 11 s. 1987 was issued in pursuant to Section 3 of Republic Act No. 8190
• Bilingual education in the Philippines is the separate use of Filipino and English as the media of instruction in specific subject areas
• English is also known as the global language and is commonly used for formal and business communication
• Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order No. 210 s. 2003
• Multilingualism is the ability of an individual speaker or a community of speakers to communicate effectively in three or more languages
• Filipino is recognized as the national Language
• Language policies are stated in Article XIV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
• DECS order # 25 s. 1974 states the "Implementing Guidelines for the Policy of Bilingual Education"
• CHED issued the New General Educational Curriculum (GEC) which requires the HEIs to have at least 9 units of Filipino language courses
• Section 2 of Executive Order No. 210 s. 2003 states the encouragement of institutions of Higher Education, including State Colleges and Universities to adopt the use of the English language as a medium of instruction in the tertiary level
• Residents of the barangay where the public elementary or secondary school is located are considered as the first priority in hiring
• Section 6 of Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution states: "The national language of the Philippines is Filipino"
• Article XIV, Section 7 of the 1987 Constitution states: "For the purpose of communication and instruction, the official languages of the Philippines are Filipino and, until otherwise provided by law, English"
• Executive Order No. 335 s. 1988 supersedes EO 187 dated August 6, 1969
• Institutions authorized by the president to issue the appropriate rules and regulations for the effective implementation of Executive Order No. 210

  • CHED
  • DepEd
  • TESDA
• The Philippine Bilingual Education policy strengthens the advocacy of pursuing a "bilingual nation" competent in both Filipino and English
• DECS order #52 s. 1987 implemented The Philippine Bilingual Education Policy
• The 1987 Philippine Constitution mandates that the national language is "Filipino" and further provides that for the purpose of communication and instruction, official languages are Filipino and until otherwise provided by law, English
• Executive Order 335 enjoins all departments of the government agencies to take such steps as are necessary for the purpose of using Filipino language in official transactions, communications, and correspondence
• Lourdes R. Quisumbing issued DECS Order No. 52 s. 1987
• Registry refers to the list of teacher applicants maintained in senior divisions containing the names and addresses of teachers
• Language Diversity refers to the existence of the multiple languages spoken in the world which is variously estimated at between 6000 and 7000 languages
• Official languages of the Philippines

  • English
  • Filipino
• Executive Order 210 s. 2003 establishes the policy to strengthen English as a second language in the Educational system