FACILITATOR: SHERMAN A.

MADRID
Educ 203
The Professional Boards
This board shall have uniform powers and functions
in prescribing policies and regulations formulated by
these Boards are subject to the concurrence of the
Secretary of Education and Culture.
The main function of different Boards is to prescribe
minimum requirements for their respective professional
courses.
The Professional Boards are composed of:

Board of Medical Education

Council of Dental Education
Council of Medical Technology
The Textbook Board

The function of this board shall be limited only to the

selection and approval of suitable textbooks to be used in
both public and private elementary and secondary
schools.
Having at least a Master’s Degree is the requirement to
be a member of the said board.
Planning Service

This board was created by the department for

educational planning.

The Planning Service shall be responsible for planning,

research, project development and education and culture.
 To accomplish its major functions, the Planning
Service shall have a Planning and Programming
Division, a Project Development and Evaluation
Division, and Research and Statistics Division with
corresponding duties and responsibilities.
Financial and Management Service

This board shall be responsible for providing the

Department of Education and Culture with staff advice
and assistance on budgetary, financial, and management
improvement matters.
The Financial and Management Service shall have a
Budget and Accounting Division, a Management
Division, and a Special Education Fund Division with
corresponding duties and responsibilities.
Administrative Service
This board shall be responsible for providing the
Department of Education and Culture with Economical,
efficient, and effective services relating to personnel,
legal assistance, records, supplies, equipment, collection,
disbursements, security, and custodial work.
Administrative Service shall have charge of personnel,
supplies and equipment, and records.
 To carry on these functions, the Personnel
Division, a Legal Division, a General Service Division,
and a Teacher Examination and Certification Division
were created with corresponding duties and
responsibilities.
Information and Publication Service
The Information and Publication Service will
implement programs and projects designed to disseminate
proper information on the activities of the Department of
Education and Culture to the public and to all other
concerned agencies, both local and foreign.
In other words, the Information and Publication
Service will be responsible for the production
instructional materials and the program of information.
The Board of Higher Education
The Board formulates and evaluates programs and
scholarships and establish standards at the tertiary level
of education. It will also help the National Board of
Education and the Board of Examiners by providing them
with secretarial service.
This board is contemplated by the Presidential Survey
Commission.
The National Board of Education
This board was created by the Republic Act No. 1124
with 15 members representing different interests.
According to Section 5 of this law, the Board “shall be
the exclusive agency of the government for the
implementation of educational policies and the direction
of the educational interests of the nation, subject only to
the constitutional authority of the President of the
Republic over executive departments, bureaus, and
offices.”
Other Government Educational
Agencies Where the Secretary
of Education and Culture is
Connected
The National Council on Education

The National Council on Education is the highest

policy-making body in education, with the Secretary of
Education and Culture as Chairman and the experts and
representatives of various sectors of the community as
members.
The University of the Philippines

The University of the Philippines was created by Act

No. 1870, passed on June 18, 1908, by the Philippine
Legislature.
The Philippine Normal University

The Philippine Normal University was organized under

the provision of Section 17 of Act No. 74 of the
Philippine Commission. It was later converted into a
college by the Republic Act No. 921.
Central Luzon State University

Central Luzon State University was formerly the

Central Luzon Agricultural School and was converted
into a college by Executive Order No. 393, dated
December 31, 1950. It was later on converted into
university status by Republic Act No. 4062
The Philippine College of
Commerce

The Philippine College of Commerce was converted

into a college by Republic Act No. 778.
Mindanao State University

Mindanao State University was created by Republic

Act No, 1387
University of Eastern Philippines

University of Eastern Philippines was formerly the

Samar Institute of Technology which was established in
the municipalityof Catarman, province of Samar.
Central Mindanao State University

Central Mindanao State University- was formerly the

Mindanao AgriculturalCollege in the province of
Bukidnon.