Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
PHILIPPINE MUSLIM TEACHERS’ COLLEGE
037 Bo. Green, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur
LEGAL BASES OF EDUCATION
(3RD Year Students)
Prepared by: Sittie Najmah H.Ali Magongcar-Sharief,LPT,MAEd
Name: _____________________________ Section: _________________ Score: ____________
I. Identification
1. Improving and assurance of quality education.
2. PNC vas converted to Philippine Normal University as provided by ____________.
3. An institution or organization that claims to be a higher education institution but which
offers illegitimate academic degrees and diplomas for a fee.
4. It is a private stock corporation to engage in maintaining and administering a school –
preschool, kindergarten, primary, secondary, tertiary or college, post-graduate studies,
technical and vocational education.
5. This is educational institution is not operated or profit and that no dividends are issued
among the governing body and members.
6. It offers various degree programs by a wide selection of colleges and universities and it is
administered and regulated by CHED.
7. Private school law was enacted on ____________
8. This act conferred the status of “persons in authority” upon the teachers, professors, and
persons charged with the supervision of public or duly recognized private schools, colleges
and universities.
9. First Philippine Commission in 1901.
10. By virtue of Presidential Decree 1706, issued by the late President Marcos on
__________________ otherwise known as the “_________________”, it required all
citizens to render, civic welfare service, law enforcement service and military service.
11. This is known as Education Act of 1940.
12. Republic Act No. 139 vas repealed by RA 8047 also known as ______________.
13. This is known as the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines.
14. This law created the Board of National Education charged with the duty of formulating
general educational policies and directing the educational interests of the nation.
15. The virtue of the Creation of the board of Higher Education as stipulated in Batas
Pambansa Blg. 232.
16. Known as the “Magna Carta for Public School Teachers”.
17. The Decree was a legal and formal recognition of teachers as professionals and teaching
as a profession.
18. This Order serves as the guideline for the selection of honor students in all public and
private high schools.
19. Also known as the Higher Education Act of 1994, the Act created the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) whose main task is to regulate and develop tertiary education in
the Philippines.
20. Known as the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994, the Act made it
mandatory for people pursuing a career in teaching to take the licensure examinations
that are administered and regulated by the Professional Regulatory Commission.
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
PHILIPPINE MUSLIM TEACHERS’ COLLEGE
037 Bo. Green, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur
LEGAL BASES OF EDUCATION
(3RD Year Students)
Prepared by: Sittie Najmah H.Ali Magongcar-Sharief,LPT,MAEd
21. It was the first attempt of the Spaniards to establish an overall public school system.
22. Act No.74 was enacted on _____________.
23. This law created the Office of Adult Education so as to eliminate illiteracy and to give
vocational and citizenship training to adult citizens of the country.
24. This law established a school ritual in all public and private elementary and secondary
schools in the Philippines.
25. This act virtues the creation of board of higher education.
26. This was to promote and improve the social and economic status of public school
teachers, their living and working conditions, their employment and career prospects.
27. This order required the use of English as medium of instruction for science and
mathematics subjects and the use of Filipino as medium of instruction for all other
subjects in the elementary and high school levels.
28. The Act abolished the National College Entrance Examinations or NCEE to give the
marginalized students a greater chance to gain access to college education.
29. This act repealed Commonwealth Act 586 also known as the Education Act of 1940.
30. This law amended the Act No. 2706 which provided that: The Secretary of Public
Instruction was vested with power to “supervise, inspect and regulate said schools and
colleges in order to determine the efficiency of instruction given in the same.”
31. This act prescribed the inclusion in the curricula of all schools, both public and private,
from elementary schools to the universities, the life, works and writings of Jose Rizal
especially the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
32. This act made it mandatory for people pursuing a career in teaching to take the licensure
examinations that are administered and regulated by the Professional Regulatory
Commission.
33. The law served as the legal basis for the creation of the University of the Philippines.
34. This order strengthens the teaching of values in the New Elementary School Curriculum
(NESC).
35. It is known as the “National Service Law”, and required all citizens to render, civic welfare
service, law enforcement service and military service.
36. It is an educational institution that focuses on a skill-based course/vocation.
37. A commission that exercised governmental authority all over the Philippines.
38. It is a school for teachers.
39. An act establishing the National Service Training Program for civic education and defense
preparedness program for students instituted by the Government of the Philippines.
40. This act was amended by Commonwealth Act No.578.
II. Modifying True or False
1. Methods of education during the Spanish period are: tell me and show me, observation,
and trial and error.
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
PHILIPPINE MUSLIM TEACHERS’ COLLEGE
037 Bo. Green, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur
LEGAL BASES OF EDUCATION
(3RD Year Students)
Prepared by: Sittie Najmah H.Ali Magongcar-Sharief,LPT,MAEd
2. The Spanish Friars produced the first grammars and dictionaries that led the development
of Spanish languages.
3. The aim of education during the American period is to reach democracy as a way of life
4. Education during the Japanese Era aimed at making people understand the position of the
Philippines in the Greater East Asia Prosperity Sphere being advocated by Japan.
5. The aim of education during the new society is for national development.
6. At the option expressed in writing by the parents or guardians, and without cost to them
and the government, religion shall be taught to their children or wards in private elementary and
high schools as may be provided by law.
7. Office of Adult Education as created on December 21, 1935 , so as to eliminate illiteracy
and to give vocational and citizenship training to adult citizens of the country.
8. RA 1265 was approved on June 20, 1953, and provided that a daily flag ceremony shall be
compulsory in all educational institutions. This includes the singing of the Philippine National
Anthem.
9. Commonwealth Act No. 589 was approved on December 26, 1991, established a school
ritual in all public and private elementary and secondary schools in the Philippines.
10. The State shall enhance the right of teachers to professional development. Non- teaching
academic and non-academic personnel shall enjoy the protection of the State.
III. MCQ
1. Theft of school equipment like tv, computer, etc. by teenagers in the community itself is
becoming a common phenomenon. What does this incident signify?
A. Prevalence of poverty in the community.
B. Inability of school to hire security guards.
C. Deprivation of Filipino schools.
D. Community's lack of sense of co-ownership.
2. A student passes a research report poorly written but ornately presented in a folder to make up
for the poor quality of the book report content. Which Filipino trait does this practice prove?
Emphasis on __________.
A. art over academics
B. substance over "porma"
C. art over science
D. "porma" over substance
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
PHILIPPINE MUSLIM TEACHERS’ COLLEGE
037 Bo. Green, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur
LEGAL BASES OF EDUCATION
(3RD Year Students)
Prepared by: Sittie Najmah H.Ali Magongcar-Sharief,LPT,MAEd
3. Student Z does not study at all but when the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) comes,
before he takes the LET, he spends one hour or more praying for a miracle, i.e. to pass the exam.
Which attitude towards religion or God is displayed?
A. Religion as fake
B. Religion as magic
C. Religion as authentic
D. Religion as real
4. During the Spanish period, what was/were the medium/media of instruction in schools?
A. The Vernacular
B. English
C. Spanish
D. Spanish and the Vernacular
5. All subjects in Philippine elementary and secondary schools are expected to be taught using the
integrated approach. This came about as a result of the implementation of _________.
A. Program for Decentralized Education
B. School-Based Management
C. Basic Education Curriculum
D. Schools First Initiative
6. Under which program were students who were not accommodated in public elementary and
secondary schools because of lack of classroom, teachers, and instructional materials, were
enrolled in private schools in their respective communities at the government's expense?
A. Government Assistance Program
B. Study Now-Pay Later
C. Educational Service Contract System
D. National Scholarship Program
7. What was the most prominent educational issue of the mid 1980s?
A. Bilingual Education
B. Values Education
C. Accountability
D. Mainstreaming
8. Availment of the Philippine Education Placement Test (PEPT) for adults and out-of-school
youths is in support of the goverriment'S educational program towards __________.
A. equitable access
B. quality
C. quality and relevance
D. relevance
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
PHILIPPINE MUSLIM TEACHERS’ COLLEGE
037 Bo. Green, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur
LEGAL BASES OF EDUCATION
(3RD Year Students)
Prepared by: Sittie Najmah H.Ali Magongcar-Sharief,LPT,MAEd
9. The main purpose of compulsory study of the Constitution is to __________
A. develop students into responsible, thinking citizens
B. acquaint students with the historical development of the Philippine Constitution
C. make constitutional experts of the students
D. prepare students for law-making
10. Which one may support equitable access but may sacrifice quality?
A. Open admission
B. School accreditation
C. Deregulated tuition fee hike
D. Selective retention
