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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1139
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1139 -
CREATING THE POSITION OF UNDERSECRETARY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE FOR
NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
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WHEREAS,
non-formal education as a means of providing learning to the sector of
the population who are not in a position to avail themselves of the
facilities of formal education, is fast gaining support and
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WHEREAS, various agencies of the government are now implementing
non-formal education programs as part of the government-wide campaign
to upgrade manpower skills for industry, improve the literacy of the
large masses of the people, and reorient them towards the new values
posed by development;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, despite the efforts of these agencies much is yet be done to
achieve progress in non-formal education which would make it as least
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WHEREAS, there is a further need to insure utmost coordination of the
non-formal programs of various government agencies by way of
rationalizing and integrating these efforts.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order the following: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. There shall be created in the Department
of Education and Culture the position of Undersecretary of Education
and Culture with overall responsibility for the non-formal education
program of the Department.
Section 2. It shall likewise be the responsibility of
the Undersecretary for Non-formal Education to establish linkages with
institutions with similar programs, both government and non-government,
to assure effective and integrated implementation of these programs.
Section 3. Immediately after his appointment, the
Undersecretary for Non-formal Education shall make an overall
assessment of the existing non-formal education programs and submit his
report with recommendations to the Secretary of Education and Culture.
Section 4. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 13th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-seven.
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