legal bases of education

​6.4 - Laws related to Finance and Support

6.5 - Other Law affecting School Administration and Supervision

6.6 - Legal Bases of Philippines Education System

The Administration and Supervision of the Philippines government in the early part of American regime was entrusted to the Philippine Commission appointed by the president of the United States. The Second Commission, headed by William H. Taft, was created in 1901. To cooperate with militaries authorities in the islands and to open the way for the establishment of the civil government. All legislative function of the military government were transferred to the Second Philippine Commission.

​1. Commonwealth Act no. 586 - section 7 of this act nationalized the support of the elementary school except chartered cities.

​2. Republic Act no. 364 - this act authorizes all vocational school to collect tuition fees and received contributions from private persons and contract loans from the government and private banks and other financial institutions and to create a special trusts fund for each school.

​3. Republic Act no. 1284 - this law exempt from amusement tax all athletics meets, school program and exhibitions, and other educational activities conducted by public schools, by amending the National Internal Revenue Code

​4. Republic Act no. 5447 - this act is otherwise known as Special Educational Fund Act.

​Admin Order No. 53

• Title: Implementing the Grant of Additional Compensation in the Amount of Php 500.00 per month to Public School Teacher

​Admin Order No. 204

• Title: Authorizing to Increase in Cash Allowance for the Purchase of Chalks, Erasers, Forms and Other Classroom Supplies and Materials