ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION PLANS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE FOR EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PHILIPPINE MAIN EDUCATION HIGHWAY, AND FOR OTH…

WHEREAS, the Presidential
Commission on Educational Reforms (PCER) was created in 1998 to
continue the work of the 1991 Congressional Commission on Education and
to further strengthen the role of education in accelerating national
development and global
competitiveness;

WHEREAS,
Executive Order No. 273 (Series of 2000), now Executive Order 632
(Series of 2007), institutionalized the system of coordination,
assessment planning and monitoring of the entire educational
system;

WHEREAS, Executive Order
No. 632 (Series of 2007) amended Executive Order 273 (Series of 2000)
abolishing the National Coordinating Council for Education (NCCE) and
mandating a Presidential Assistant for Education to exercise its
functions;

WHEREAS, Executive
Order No. 652 (Series of 2007) created the Presidential Task Force to
assess, plan and monitor the entire educational system to further
strengthen the role of education in accelerating national and global
competitiveness;

WHEREAS, the
Presidential Task Force for Education laid down the foundation for a
stronger teamwork and coordination among the various education agencies
and stakeholders, leading to a fruitful coordination among the
different education agencies and stakeholders, the execution of
agreements and Executive Orders 652-A, 652-B, 685, 694, 705, 705-A,
729, 730, 693 and 237 for a harmonized implementation of crosscutting
polices and programs that would further optimize the utilization of
resources and to position the Philippines as a knowledge center in the
Asia-Pacific;

WHEREAS, the Office
of the Presidential Assistant for Education (OPAE) shall continue the
task of coordinating the efforts and programs of all education
agencies.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA
MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution,
do hereby order:

1. The implementation by the
   Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
   and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) of
   the Recommendation and Action Plans of the Presidential Task Force for
   Education (PTFE), on improving the different stages of the Philippine
   Main Education Highway towards a knowledge-based economy and to attain
   the vision of every Filipino family in ensuring that each son or
   daughter has the opportunity to get an education that will lead them to
   a productive and well-paying job and/or become an
   entrepreneur.

2. All concerned
   departments, bureaus, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the
   government, including government-owned and/or controlled, corporations
   are hereby directed to implement the recommendations and action plans
   of the Presidential Task Force for Education (PTFE) on improving the
   different stages of the Philippine Main Education
   Highway.

3. All other orders,
   issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof which are
   inconsistent thereof with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or
   modified accordingly.

4. This
   Executive Order shall take effect
   immediately.

Done in the City of Manila,
this 21^st day of January, in the Year of Our
Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.

By the
President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R.
ERMITA
Executive
Secretary