QuestionsQuestions (DEPED ORDER NO. 54, S. 2003)
It clarifies that news reports claiming the subject is being retained in its old design are incorrect; the subject has been restructured into Citizenship Advancement Training (CAT) under DepEd Order No. 35, s. 2003, and the guidelines of that Order must be used for implementation.
DepEd Order No. 35, s. 2003.
At the fourth year high school level, as indicated by the reference to DepEd Order No. 35, s. 2003.
It explicitly states that contrary reports are false and directs that CAT must follow the restructured form under DepEd Order No. 35, s. 2003.
It supersedes and withdraws any previous rules or issuances that conflict with DepEd Order No. 54, s. 2003.
Scouts—specifically, both Scouts and Girl Scouts—are covered by the exemption issuances mentioned in the Order.
DECS Order No. 106, s. 1998 (Revised Rules on the Exemption of Scouts from CAT) and DECS Order No. 30, s. 1999 (Revised Rules on the Exemption of Girl Scouts from CAT).
No. It expressly states that the exemptions under the referenced DECS Orders must still be observed.
It requires that the Order be promptly communicated to relevant DepEd offices and stakeholders and that they comply with its directives without delay.
It indicates the Order was adopted on 30 June 2003 and authorized by the Secretary (Edilberto C. De Jesus), supporting its official issuance and effect within DepEd.
By following the guidelines stipulated in DepEd Order No. 35, s. 2003, because DepEd Order No. 54 directs that these guidelines “shall be used as basis” for operationalization.
DepEd Order No. 54 supports correction: it clarifies CAT has been restructured and the implementation must follow DepEd Order No. 35, s. 2003, not the old Citizen Army Training design.
Because rescission means conflicting rules no longer govern; students must distinguish valid requirements from withdrawn ones to properly analyze compliance and rights/exemptions under the current framework.
It addresses the claim that CAT/Citizen Army Training was retained in the old design; this matters because compliance requires using the restructured CAT framework and not outdated curricular arrangements.
Students can cite that Scouts and Girl Scouts remain covered by the exemptions under DECS Order No. 106, s. 1998 and DECS Order No. 30, s. 1999, which DepEd Order No. 54 says must still be observed.