MANDATING ALL CONCERNED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO SUPPORT THE NONFORMAL EDUCATION ACCREDITATION AND EQUIVALENCY (NFE A&E) SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES AN ALTERNA…
nonformal, informal, and indigenous learning systems, as well as
self-learning, independent, and out-of-school study programs
particularly those that respond to community needs;
WHEREAS, the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS)
through the Bureau of Nonformal Education (BNFE) is mandated to provide
nonformal basic education services on behalf of the Philippine
Government;
WHEREAS, the Education for All – Philippine Plan of Action (EFA-PPA)
conceived the development of a Nonformal Accreditation and Equivalency
System envisioned to provide an alternative means of obtaining
elementary and secondary certificates of learning to Filipinos unable to
avail of the educational opportunities of the formal school system;
WHEREAS, the Bureau of Nonformal Education has developed the
Nonformal Accreditation and Equivalency (NFE A&E) System with
funding assistance from the Asian Development Bank, thereby transforming
the twenty year dream of the Philippine Government for a truly
nonformal alternative learning system into reality.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the
Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by
law, do hereby direct all concerned government agencies and local
government units to support the Nonformal Education Accreditation and
Equivalency (NFE A&E) System as one of the pro-poor flagship
projects of the Philippine government dedicated to breaking the cycle of
illiteracy and poverty and providing opportunities to the educationally
disadvantaged to upgrade their skills and knowledge in order to improve
their social, political and economic quality of life.
Adopted: 23 Apr. 2000
BY THE PRESIDENT:
(SGD.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary