Question & AnswerQ&A (DEPED ORDER NO. 25, S. 2002)
DepEd Order No. 25, s. 2002 mandates the implementation of the 2002 Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) starting school year 2002-2003.
The Philippine Commission on Educational Reforms (PCER) was created on December 7, 1998 through Executive Order No. 46.
The BEC focuses on the basics of reading, writing, arithmetic, science, and patriotism, integrating values across subject areas, aiming to prepare students for lifelong learning and to address reading comprehension failures at Grades 3 and 6.
No, the adoption of the BEC is optional for private schools, though more than 50% of private schools have adopted it.
The BEC shifted high school math from a spiral system to a linear, sequential approach where specific math subjects (Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, Geometry) are taught in designated years (1st, 2nd, and 3rd year respectively).
No, no teacher will lose their job. In fact, DepEd hired 15,000 additional teachers during the BEC implementation.
School principals and supervisors continuously monitor the implementation of the revised curriculum in their respective schools and divisions.
The BEC stresses group learning and sharing of knowledge and experiences between teachers and students and among students, including collaborative lesson planning between subject teachers such as English and Values Education.
Textbooks worth approximately P1.4 billion have been procured and distributed for Grades 1 to IV and 1st and 2nd year high school, with DepEd providing textbooks up to Grade VI and through 3rd year high school through savings achieved from transparent procurement.
The National Education and Training Reform Coordinating Council (NETRC), Bureau of Elementary Education (BEE), Bureau of Secondary Education (BSE), with NEAP assistance, will conduct quarterly evaluations, and the curriculum will be monitored and fine-tuned through the 2002-2003 school year.