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
policies 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 entrepreneuer.

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.

Adopted: 21 Jan. 2009

(SGD.) GLORIA M. ARROYO
President of the Philippines  

BY THE PRESIDENT:

(SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary