Country: Philippines                          
Title:    The Teaching of the 1987 Constitution in All Schools,
          Colleges and Universities
Author:            Lourdes R.. Quisumbing, Secretary, DECS.  
Institution:       Department of Education, Culture and Sports
Citations:         Section 3 (1) Article XIV of the 1987 Philippine
                   Constitution, DECS order No. 62, s. 1987.  
Descriptors:       Curriculum; Constitutional law.  
Full text: 1.       Section 3 (1) Article XIV of the 1987 Philippine
  Constitution states that "All educational institution shall include
  the study of the Constitution as part of the curricula."

  2.       Towards this end, all schools, colleges and universities,
  public and private, shall include the teaching of the 1987
  Philippines Constitution integrated in appropriate subjects across
  the elementary, secondary and tertiary levels.  Likewise,
  non-formal education shall make provisions for its study in their
  programs.  In the tertiary level it shall remaim integrated with
  Philippine Government.

  3.       The scope and treatment of the study of the Philippine
  Constitution shall be adapted to the respective educational levels.

  4.       The Bureau of Elementary Education, Secondary Education
  and Higher Education shall prepare a suggested list of target
  learnings appropriate for each graded/level and corresponding
  prototype instructional materials which shall serve as basis for
  regional initiative in curriculum development and evaluation.

  5.       The Regional Director shall provide leadership in
  developing syllabi for the teaching of the Philippine Constitution
  at the elementary and secondary levels.  It is desired that a copy
  of the syllabi developed by the regions be submitted to the
  Department of Education, Culture and Sports.  Further, it is
  desirable for the regions to undertake community outreach programs
  and activities for the enhancement of awareness of the mandates of
  the 1987 Philippine Constitution.

  6.       Copies of the Philippine Constitution shall be made
  available in all public and private school librarian.