ASSUMPTION COLLEGE

GRADUATE SCHOOL
COURSE SYLLABUS
SY 2016-2017

COURSE CODE & TITLE : Legal Basis in Philippine Education

CREDIT UNITS : Three (3) Units
PROFESSOR : Atty. Armee M. Javellana
E-mail address: atty_armee@yahoo.com

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The course deals with the legal basis of the Philippine educational system. It will include its
development from pre-Spanish times to the present. Significant provisions of the 1987 Philippine
Constitutions, legislative acts, executive and departmental orders shall be discussed and examined as this will
provide students with knowledge and understanding of the implications of these laws on the policy directions
of the Philippine educational system and educational institutions. Students will also be introduced to the legal
structure in Philippine education. Significant court decisions, legal opinions and case shall be integrated into
course as well.

II. LEARNING OUTCOMES: At the end of the module, the students should be able to:

THINKING AND COMMUNICATING

1. Examine critically the educational policies of the Philippine government and educational institutions;
2. Express ones stand on the validity of certain educational policies;
3. Justify the importance of the legal bases of Philippine educational system;

FEELING AND DOING

4. To form sound judgment on the effects of laws on Philippine education and educational policies;
5. to recognize the importance establishing educational polies based on concrete legal foundations; to
accept or reject education policies in accordance to existing laws and policies promulgated for the
common good of the Filipino people; and
6. To be able to develop and formulate legally sound educational administrative decisions.

III. EVIDENCE OF LEARNING

Expected Output: Oral and written report, analysis of a case study, final paper.

LEARNING PLAN

Detailed Course Content & Time Frame

Week 1
1. Subject Orientation
Course Requirements and Standard Operating Procedures
The Course and Its Importance

2. Concept of the law and sources of educational law

2.1 Relevant provisions of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
2.2 Aims of the Philippine educational system
Week 2
3. Historical background and development of the Philippine educational system
3.1 Pre-Spanish Period
Spanish Period
Revolutionary Government
Malolos Constitution
3.2 American Period
 Commonwealth Period
1935 Constitution
Japanese Occupation
3.3 Philippine Republic (1945-1971)
Martial Law
1973 Constitution
3.4 Post-EDSA Period (1986-1992)
1986 Constitution
3.5 Philippine 2000 (1993-present)
Week 3
4. Structure and Organization of Philippine Education
4.1 DepEd
4.2 CHED
4.3 TESDA
5. Other pertinent laws
5.1 B.P. Blg. 232
5.2 P.D. No. 603
5.3 Civil Code of the Philippines
5.4 Family Code of the Philippines
Week 4
6. 2010 Revised Manual of Regulations of Private Schools in Basic Education
6.1 General Provisions
6.2 Curriculum
6.3 Establishment of Private Schools
6.4 Administration
6.5 School Personnel
6.6 Accreditation
6.7 School Operation/School Finance/Facilities
6.8 Student Discipline
6.9 Transfer of Students/ School Records
6.10 Grading System
6.11 Graduation
6.12 Rights and Duties of Students
Week 5
7. Legal Cases in Philippine Education
 St. Joseph College vs. St. Joseph College Workers Association
July 18, 2005
448 SCRA 594
 Cebu Institute of Medicine et al vs. Cebu Institute of Medicine Union
July 5, 2001
G.R. No. 141285
 Joseph Santos Jr. vs. NLRC, Hagonoy Institute, Inc et al
March 6, 1998
G.R. No. 115795
 Arokiaswamy William Margaret Celine V. U.P
December 16, 1997
CA-GR S.P. No. 42788
 ADMU vs. Capulong
May 27, 1993
G.R. No. 99237
222 SCRA 644
 Carmelo Arreza et al vs. Gregorio Araneta University Foundation
July 8, 1987
G.R. No. 78441
 Roel Ebrinalga et al vs. The Division Superintendent of Cebu et al
219 SCRA 256
 Miriam College Foundation Inc. vs. CA
December 15, 2000
 G.R. No. 127930
248 SCRA 265
 Angeles vs. Sison
February 16, 1982
G.R. No. L-45551
112 SCRA 26
 U.P. Board of Regents vs. Hon. Eloisa Ligot-Telan
October 21, 1993
G.R. No. 110280
227 SCRA 342
 University of the East vs. Romeo Jader
February 17, 2000
G.R. No. 132344
 University of San Carlos and Victoria Satorre vs. CA and Jeniffer Lee
October 18, 1988
G.R. No. L-79237
 Cheryll Santos Leus vs. St. Scholastica’s College Westgrove
January 28, 2015
G.R. No. 187226
Week 6 – Case Study Analysis

GRADING SYSTEM:
FINAL GRADE
 Class Participation (15%)
 Report (15%)
 Papers (15%)
 Case Analysis (15%)
 Final Paper (40%)
100%

REFERENCES:
1. The Philippine Constitution (1935, 1973 and 1987)
2. Public Laws, Commonwealth and Republic Acts, Presidential Decrees, Batas Pambansa.
3. Educational Act of 1982
4. Civil Code of the Philippines
5. Supreme Court Report Annotated (SCRA)
6. The Child and Youth and Welfare Code
7. Revised Labor Code of the Philippines Office of Research and Publications (1999). Politic and Governance
Theory and Practice in the Philippine Context: Ateneo de Manila University
8. Manual of Regulations of Private Schools 10th edition
9. Bauzon, P. (2012). Handbook in Legal Bases of Education. Mandaluyong City: National Bookstore
10. Natino, R. (20016). Laws on Education in the Philippines. Quezon City: Great Books Publishing.
11. Sarmiento, U. (2006). Education Law and the Private Schools. Quezon City: Central Books.
12. UNESCO. World Data on Education
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/WDE/2010/pdf-version/Philippines.pdf.
Retrieved on January 3, 2012

Prepared by:

Atty. Armee M. Javellana

Faculty, Graduate School

Noted by: Approved by:

PROF. CLARISA L. BARTOLOME DR. ANGELA REGALA

Chairperson, Education Department College Dean