THE NATIONAL

PRINCIPLES

The Decrees has the followings:

1) PEACE AND ORDER

2) LAND REFORM

3) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

4) DEMOCRATIC PROCESS

5) GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION

6) EDUCATIONAL REFORMS

7) SOCIAL JUSTICE

PRESIDENTIAL DECREES

AND

EDUCATIONAL REFORMS

Presidential Decree No. 1, dated

September 21, 1971

-which declares the integrated

reorganization plan as part of the law of

the land with the purpose of ridding the

government service of the undesirables.

Presidential Decree No. 2, dated September 26, 1972

-which states that the entire country is

a land reform area with the Secretary of

Agrarian Reform taking steps to

implement the said decree.

Presidential Decree No. 6, datedOctober 6, 1972

-which outlines the amendatory rules

on the administrative disciplines of

government officials and employees.

Presidential Decree No. 6-A

-also known as the Educational

Development Decree of 1972, which

provides the framework for the ten-year

educational program.

Presidential Decree No. 27, dated October 21, 1972

-which guarantees the emancipation of

tenants from the bondage of the soil by

transferring to them the ownership of the

land they till and providing them with the

instruments and mechanics thereof.

Presidential Decree No. 46, datedNovember 10, 1972

-making it punishable for public

officials and employees to receive, and

for private persons to give gifts,

including Christmas.

Presidential Decree No. 48, dated October 11,1972

-establishing the Philippine Council for

Agricultural Research now (PCARRD) to oversee,

unify, integrate the planning, administration and

implementation of the government’s agricultural

research program, establish a system of priorities

agriculture, forestry, fisheries research, etc.

Presidential Decree No. 10, datedSeptember 1, 1973

-declaring unlawful rumor -

mongering and spreading of false

information.

Presidential Decree No. 146, datedMarch 9, 1973

-which requires all high school

graduates seeking admission to at least

a four-year college course to pass a

national college entrance exam.

Presidential Decree No. 1153

-institutionalizing the reforestation of

the country side specially the watershed

areas and all schools and universities to

participate actively in the annual tree

planting activity.

General Order No. 13, dated September 30, 1972

-cleanliness drive of the New Society requires

that every citizen of the Philippines, all universities,

colleges and schools and other similar institution,

private as well as public undertake the cleaning of

their surroundings, yards and gardens, as well as

canals, roads and streets in their immediate

premises.

General Order No. 15, dated October 5,1972

-prohibition; of ostentatious display of

wealth and extravagance, calling upon every

resident and citizen of the Philippines

including all elective officials from provincial

governors down to the barrio councilmen.

General Order No. 18, dated December

8, 1972

-enjoins all citizens, schools, etc, to

promote the concept off family welfare,

responsible parenthood, and family

planning.

Letter of Instruction No. 2, dated

September 2, 1972

- bans certain motion pictures in order

to safeguard the morality of the society

specially the youth against the negative

influence of certain motion pictures.

Letter of Instruction No. 51, datedJanuary 13, 1973

-created a special task force to study

the salary promotion scheme for public

school teachers.

Education Department Order No. 1, s.

1973, dated January 5, 1973

-reiterating the policy on the use of

locally published textbooks of Filipino

authorship.

Education Department Order No. 28, s.1972

-requiring school heads to take

disciplinary action against teachers,

employees and students.

Education Order No. 32, s. 1972

-limiting the academic freedom of

teachers.

PRESIDENTIAL

DECREE NO. 6

The grounds for disciplinary action under

this are:

a. DISHONESTY

b. OPPRESSION

c. MISCONDUCT

d. NEGLECT OF DUTY

e. DISGRACEFUL AND IMMORAL CONDUCT

f. BEING NOTORIOUSLY UNDESIRABLE

g. DISCOURTESY IN THE COURSE OF

OFFICIAL DUTIES

h. INEFFICIENCY AND INCOMPETENCE IN

THE PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL

DUTIES

i. RECEIVING FOR PERSONAL USE

OBJECTIVE

OF

EDUCATION

1. To inculcate moral and spiritual

values inspired by an abiding faith in

God.

2. To develop an enlightened, patriotic,

useful, and upright citizenry in a

democratic society.

3. To instill habits of industry and thrift and to

prepare individuals for the economic

development and wise conservation of nation’s

natural resources.

4. To maintain family solidarity, to improve

community life, to perpetuate all that is

desirable in our national heritage, and to servethe cause of world peace.

5. To promote the sciences and arts

and letters for the enrichment of life

and the recognition of the dignity of

the human person.