TIMELINE OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Prepared by: Arcel Marie A. Emeliano BEED - IV

Arrange Accordingly: COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 117 REPUBLIC ACT No. 6132 COMMONWEALTH ACT No. 80 PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 491 PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 6-A COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 578  PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO 1006 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 139 BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 232   REPUBLIC ACT NO. 416 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 134 EDUCATIONAL ACT 1940 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 202 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1124  REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7797 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7877 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7836 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1968 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 263 REPUBLIC ACT No. 4007 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 17 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4670 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5525 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6054 

COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 117 an act to amend sections one, three, seven, eight, ten, seventeen, and twenty-one of act numbered twenty-eight hundred and thirty-three as amended by acts numbered twenty-nine hundred and twenty-six, thirty hundred and twenty-six, thirty-six hundred and five, and thirty- seven hundred and sixty-one, regarding income tax BACK

COMMONWEALTH ACT No. 80 An act creating the office of adult education, enumerating its duties, defining its objectives, and providing funds for its operation. BACK

COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 578  An act to amend article one hundred fifty-two of the revised penal code, so as to include teachers, professors, and persons charged with the supervision of public or duly recognized private schools, colleges, and universities, within the term "persons in authority"  BACK

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 139 An act to amend certain sections of act numbered twenty-nine hundred and fifty-seven, entitled "an act creating a board to have charge of the selection and approval of the textbooks to be used by the colleges and schools of the government, and for other purposes," as amended by act numbered thirty- one hundred and eighty-five, thirty-four hundred and two, and thirty-seven hundred and seventy-two BACK

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 416 An act for the purpose of converting the present Philippine normal school into the Philippine normal college, conferring the degrees of bachelor of science in elementary education and master of arts in education, providing for a board of trustees, defining the board's responsibilities and duties, providing professional and technical instruction, and for other purposes  BACK

EDUCATIONAL ACT 1940 An article which is also known as (REPUBLIC ACT NO. 586)  an act to insert a new section between section two hundred and sixty and two hundred and sixty-one of commonwealth act numbered four hundred and sixty-six, otherwise known as the national internal revenue code, and to amend section two hundred sixty-one of the same code  BACK

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1124  An act creating a board of national education charged with the duty of formulating general education policies and directing the educational interests of the nation BACK

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7877 An act declaring sexual harassment unlawful in the employment, Education or training environment, and for other purposes BACK

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1968 An act granting the municipality of sibalom, province of antique, a franchise for an electric light, heat and power system  BACK

REPUBLIC ACT No. 4007 An act amending section sixteen hundred eighty-six of the revised administrative code, as amended by republic act numbered twelve hundred seventy-seven. BACK

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4670 June 18, 1966 THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS BACK

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5525 An act amending certain sections of republic act numbered twenty- two hundred thirty-four, known as the charter of the city of legazpi  BACK

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6054  An act to institute a charter for barrio high schools BACK

REPUBLIC ACT No. 6132 An act implementing resolution of both houses numbered two as amended by resolution of both houses numbered four of the congress of the Philippines calling for a constitutional convention, providing for proportional representation therein and other details relating to the election of delegates to and the holding of the constitutional convention, repealing for the purpose republic act four thousand nine hundred fourteen, and for other purposes. BACK

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 491 June 25, 1974 Creating a national nutrition council and for other purposes BACK

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 6-A September 29, 1972 Authorizing the undertaking of educational development projects, providing for the mechanics of implementation and financing thereof, and for other purposes BACK

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO 1006 Providing for the professionalization of teachers, regulating their practice in the Philippines and for other purposes BACK

BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 232 September 11, 1982 An act providing for the establishment and maintenance of an integrated system of education BACK

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 134 February 27, 1987 Enabling act for the elections for members of congress on may 11, 1987, and for other purposes BACK

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 202 Creating the land transportation franchising and Regulatory board BACK

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7797 An act to lengthen the school calendar from two hundred (200) days to not more than two hundred twenty (220) class days. BACK

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7836 An act to strengthen the regulation and supervision of the practice of teaching in the Philippines and prescribing a licensure examination for teachers and for other purposes. BACK

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 263 July 19, 1995 Adopting community-based forest management as the national strategy to ensure the sustainable development of the country's forestlands resources and providing mechanisms for its implementation BACK

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 17 Amending section 3 of executive order no. 82, institutionalizing the legacy of the EDSA people power revolution by creating an EDSA people power commission to perpetuate and propagate the spirit of EDSA BACK