Annex 1 Relevant school health policies released before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
From: School health policies and their implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
Document | Education/health | Title | Date | Organization responsible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Analysis sheet 1 reviewed policy documents of the timeline of preparedness/prevention (phase #1) | ||||
Republic act | Education | |||
Health | Republic Act No. 11036 Mental Health Act (An Act Establishing a National Mental Health Policy for the Purpose of Enhancing the Delivery of Integrated Mental Health Services, Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Persons Utilizing Psychosocial Health Services, Appropriating Funds Therefor and Other Purposes) | 2018/6/20 | National government (passed by the house of representatives and senate) | |
Republic Act No. 11223 entitled “An Act Instituting Universal Health Care for All Filipinos, Prescribing Reforms in the Health Care System, and Appropriating Funds Therefor” | 2018/6/23 | Department of health | ||
Republic Act 11148 Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act (An Act Scaling Up The National And Local Health And Nutrition Programs Through A Strengthened Integrated Strategy For Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health And Nutrition In The First One Thousand (1000) Days Of Life, Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes) | 2018/11/29 | 17th congress | ||
Republic Act No. 10354, or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 | 2012/7/23 | 15th congress | ||
Republic Act No. 9165 “Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act Of 2002” | 2002/6/7 | 12th congress | ||
Republic Act No. 10611 Food Safety Act of 2013 | 2013/8/23 | 15th congress | ||
Republic Act No. 11037 “Masustansyang Pagkain para sa Batang Pilipino Act”, An Act Institutionalizing a National Feeding Program for Undernourished Children in Public Day Care, Kindergarten, and Elementary Schools to Combat Hunger and Undernutrition Among Filipino Children and Appropriating Funds Therefor | 2018/7/24 | 17th congress | ||
Republic Act 11358 or “National Vision Screening Act.” | 2019/7/31 | 17th congress | ||
Republic Act No. 11332 An Act Providing Policies and Prescribing Procedures on Surveillance and Response to Notifiable Diseases, Epidemics, and Health Events of Public Health Concern, and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Repealing for the Purpose Act No. 3573, Otherwise Known as the “Law on Reporting of Communicable Diseases” | 2018/7/23 | 17th congress | ||
Implementing rules and regulations | Education | – | – | – |
Health | Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11036, otherwise known as the Mental Health Act | 2019/1/22 | Department of health | |
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11223, otherwise known as the Universal Health Care Act | 2019/10/10 | Department of health | ||
Administrative order | Education | – | – | – |
Health | Administrative Order No. 2016–0039 Revised Operational Framework for a Comprehensive National Mental Health Program | 2016/10/28 | Department of health | |
Department order | Education | DepEd Order No. 13, s. 2017 Policy and Guidelines on Healthy Food and Beverage Choices in Schools and in DepEd Offices | 2017/3/14 | Department of education |
DepEd Order 10, s. 2016 Policy and Guidelines for the Comprehensive Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Schools (Wins) Program | 2016/2/19 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Order 40, s. 2012: DepEd Child Protection Policy | 2012/5/14 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Order 32, s. 2017: Gender Responsive Basic Education Policy | 2017/6/29 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 083, s. 2019 Oplan Kalusugan sa DepEd One Health Week | 2019/7/9 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Order No. 30, S. 2018—Preventive Drug Education Program Policy For Curriculum And Instruction | 2018/7/12 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Order 52, s. 2008 Compliance with DepEd Policies on Food Safety in Schools | 7/2/2008 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Order 8, s.2007 Revised Implementing Guidelines on the Operation and Management of School Canteens in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools | 2/6/2007 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Order 28, s. 2018 Policy and Guidelines on Oplan Kalusugan sa Department of Education | 2018/7/6 | Department of education | ||
D.O 31, s. 2018: Policy Guidelines on the Implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education | 2018/7/13 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Order 65, s. 2009 Implementation of Essential Health Care Program (EHCP) for the School Children | 6/22/2009 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Order 87, s. 2012 Guidelines on the Implementation of the HNC-Funded School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) | 12/18/2012 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Order 51, s. 2016 Implementation of the School-Based Feeding Program for School Year 2016–2017 | 2016/6/29 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Order No. 033, s. 2019 Implementing Guidelines on the Comprehensive Oral Health Program of the Department of Education | 2019/12/9 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Order No. 036, s. 2019 Guidelines on the Implementation of School-Based Feeding Program-Milk Feeding Program Component | 2019/12/13 | Department of education | ||
Health | – | – | – | |
Department circular | Education | – | – | – |
Health | Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1, s. 2019 Measles Outbreak Response and Prevention of Transmission in Schools | 2019/3/22 | Department of health and department of education | |
Department Circular No. 2019–0233 Adoption of the National Food and Waterborne Disease Prevention and Control Program Clinical Practice Guidelines on Acute Infections Disease Reference Manual | 2019/6/14 | Department of health | ||
Department memorandum | Education | DepEd Memorandum No. 433, s. 2010 School Health Month Celebration | 2010/10/7 | Department of education |
DepEd Memorandum No. 101 Nutrition Month Celebration | 2012/6/15 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 73, s. 2014 Nutrition Month Celebration | 2014/6/26 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 82, s. 2015 Guidelines on the Implementation of School-Based Immunization Program | 2015/7/31 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 100, s. 2016 Nutrition Month Celebration | 2016/6/22 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 58, s. 2018 Nutrition Month Celebration | 2018/4/23 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 148, s. 2018 Observance of the National Mental Health Week and the World Mental Health Day | 2018/9/21 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 132, s. 2019 Observance of the National Mental Health Week and the World Mental Health Day | 2019/10/7 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 194, s. 2016 Implementing Guidelines to DepEd Order No. 10, S. 2016 (Policy and Guidelines for Comprehensive Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools Program) | 2018/12/21 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 128, s. 2016 Implementation of School-Based Immunization Program | 2016/7/16 | Department of education | ||
Health | – | – | – | |
Analysis sheet 2 reviewed policy documents of the timeline of Early phase response (phase #2) | ||||
Republic act | Education | Alternative Learning System Act (An Act Institutionalizing the Alternative Learning System in Basic Education for Out-Of-School Children in Special Cases and Adults and Appropriating Funds Therefor) | 2020/12/23 | 18th Congress of the Philippines (senate and house of representatives) |
Health | Republic Act 11494 An Act Providing For Covid-19 Response and Recovery Interventions And Providing Mechanisms to Accelerate the Recovery and Bolster the Resiliency of the Philippine Economy, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes | 2020/07/27 | 18th Congress of the Philippines (senate and house of representatives) | |
Implementing rules and regulations | Education | – | – | – |
Health | 2020 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11332, or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act | 2020/8/27 | ||
Implementing Guidelines of Republic Act No. 11494, “An Act Providing For Covid-19 Response and Recovery Interventions And Providing Mechanisms to Accelerate the Recovery and Bolster the Resiliency of the Philippine Economy, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes” | 2020/11/3 | (Not indicated) | ||
Administrative order | Education | – | – | – |
Health | Administrative Order No. 2020–0015 Guidelines on the Risk-Based Public Health Standards for COVID-19 Mitigation | 2020/4/27 | Department of health | |
Proclamation | Education | – | – | – |
Health | Proclamation No.1253 Declaring November 29 to 01 December 2021 as Bayanihan, Bakunahan National COVID-19 Vaccination Days | 2021/11/24 | Office of the president | |
Department order | Education | DO 41, s. 2020 “Guidelines on the Implementation of the School Dental Health Care Program, Including Medical and Nursing Services for School Year 2020–2021” | 2020/12/21 | Department of education |
Department Order No. 031, s. 2021 Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of the School-Based Feeding Program | 2021/8/9 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Order No. 044, s. 2021 Policy Guidelines on the Provision of Educational Programs and Services for Learners with Disabilities in the K to 12 Basic Education Program | 2021/11/2 | Department of education | ||
Department Order No. 045, s. 2021 Policy Guidelines in the Selection of and Minimum Requirements for the Conversion of Certain Schools with Special Education (SPED) Centers into Prototype Inclusive Learning Resource Centers | 2021/11/3 | Department of education | ||
Health | – | – | – | |
Department circular | Education | – | – | – |
Health | Department Circular No. 2020- 0042 Interim Guidelines on 2019 Novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease (2019-nCoV ARD) Response in Schools & Higher Education Institutions | 2020/2/5 | Department of health | |
Department Circular No. 0464, s. 2021 Interim Operational Guidelines on the COVID-19 Vaccination of the Pediatric Population Ages 12–17 Years Old with Comorbidities | 2021/10/14 | Department of health | ||
Department memorandum | Education | Joint-Memo-003-s-2021 Comprehensive Sexuality Education—Adolescent Reproductive Health Convergence Pilot Implementation | 2021/10/6 | |
Memorandum OUCI-2020-307 Suggested Measures to Foster “Academic Ease” During the COVID-19 Pandemic | 2020/10/30 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 058, s. 2020 Orientation for Regional and Schools Division Offices on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services in the Time of COVID-19 for Learners and DepEd Personnel | 2020/7/1 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Task Force COVID-19 Memorandum No. 82 Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services for Learners, Parents and DepEd Personnel, and Printing of MHPSS Materials | 2020/8/4 | Department of education | ||
DepEd OUA Memorandum 1028-0198: Advisory on the Implementation of the Medical Nursing Services and ARH for SY 2020–2021 | 2020/10/19 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 023, s. 2020 Third Set of Policy Directives of DepEd Task Force COVID-19 | 2020/2/19 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 031, s. 2020 Fourth Set of Policy Directives of DepEd Task Force COVID-19 | 2020/3/5 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 034, s. 2020 Fifth Set of Policy Directives of DepEd Task Force COVID-19 | 2020/3/9 | Department of education | ||
Bayanihan, Bakunahan National COVID-19 Vaccination Days | 2021/11/25 | Department of education | ||
Memorandum DM-OUCI-2021-055 Guidelines on the Counseling and Referral System of Learners for S.Y. 2020–2021 | 2021/03/03 | Department of education | ||
DM-OUCI-2021-144—Implementation of Homeroom Guidance (HG) during Crisis Situation | 2021/08/25 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 042, S. 2020 Guidelines for the Remainder of School Year 2019–2020 in Light of COVID-19 Measures | 2020/3/15 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 060, s. 2021 2021 One Health Week Celebration as Part of Oplan Kalusugan sa DepEd | 2021/9/7 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 071, s. 2021 Preparations for the Pilot Face-to-Face, Expansion and Transitioning to New Normal | 2021/10/18 | Department of education | ||
DepEd Memorandum No. 074, s. 2021 Inclusion and Promotion of Mental Health in all DepEd Events and Programs | 2021/10/26 | Department of education | ||
Department Memorandum No. 048, s. 2021 2021 Brigada Eskwela Implementing Guidelines | 2021/8/2 | Department of education | ||
DepEd DOH JMC No. 01, s. 2021 Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of Limited Face-to-Face Learning Modality | 2021/9/27 | Department of education, department of health | ||
CHED DOH JMC No. 2021-001 Guidelines on the Gradual Reopening of Campuses of Higher Education Institutions for Limited Face-to-face Classes during the COVID-19 Pandemic | 2021/10/2 | Department of health, commission on higher education | ||
Health | – | – | – | |
Other | Education | CHED Covid Advisory No. 5 Guidelines for the Prevention, Control, and Mitigation of the Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) | 2020/3/17 | Commission on higher education |
Omnibus Guidelines on the Minimum Public Health Standards for the Safe Reopening of Institutions | 2021/8/31 | Department of health | ||
Health | Guidelines on the Pilot Implementation of Alert Levels System for COVID-19 Response in the National Capital Region | 2021/9/13 | Inter-agency task force | |
Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines | 2020/5/15 2020/5/22 2020/6/3 2020/6/25 2020/7/2 2020/10/8 2020/10/15 2020/10/22 2020/11/19 2020/12/14 2021/1/14 2021/1/21 2021/2/11 2021/3/28 2021/4/3 2021/4/15 2021/5/6 2021/5/20 2021/8/6 2021/8/19 | Inter-agency task force | ||
Memorandum From the Executive Secretary on the Implementation of Temporary Emergency Response And Recovery Measures Under Republic Act No. 11494, Otherwise Known As The Bayanihan To Recover As One Act | 2020/8/23 | Office of the president | ||
Memorandum from the Executive Secretary On Stringent Social Distancing Measures and Further Guidelines for the Management of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Situation | 2020/3/13 | Office of the president | ||
Memorandum from the Executive Secretary On Community Quarantine Over the Entire Luzon and Further Guidelines for the Management of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation | 2020/3/16 | Office of the president | ||
Analysis sheet 3 reviewed policy documents of the timeline of chronic phase response/ recovery phase (phase #3)—Dec 15, 2021 onwards | ||||
Executive order | Education | – | – | – |
Health | Executive Order No. 3, S. 2022 Allowing Voluntary Wearing Of Facemasks In Outdoor Settings And Reiterating The Continued Implementation Of Minimum Public Health Standards During The State Of Public Health Emergency Relative To The Covid-19 Pandemic | |||
Executive Order No. 07 from the Office of the President entitled “Allowing Voluntary Wearing of Face Masks in Indoor and Outdoor Settings, Reiterating the Continued Implementation of Minimum Public Health Standards during the State of Public Health Emergency Relative to the COVID-19 Pandemic” | 2022/11/03 | Office of the president | ||
Administrative order | Education | – | – | – |
Health | Joint Administrative Order No. 2022-0001 Guidelines on Healthy Settings Framework in Learning Institutions | 2022/05/14 | Department of health Department of social welfare and development Department of education Commission on higher education Legal education board Technical education and skills development authority Department of the interior and local government | |
Memorandum order | Education | CHED Memorandum Order No. 09, s. 2022 Updated Guidelines on the Implementation of Face to Face classes to Prevent and Mitigate COVID-19 Infections in Higher Education | 2022/09/07 | Commission on higher education |
Health | – | – | – | |
Memorandum circular | Education | Joint Memorandum Circular No. 001, s. 2022 Revised Operational Guidelines on the Progressive Expansion of Face to Face Learning Modality | 2022/04/06 | Department of education Department of health |
Department order | Education | DO 010, s. 2022—Supplemental Guidelines on DepEd Order No. 031, s. 2021 (Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of the School-Based Feeding Program) | 2022/03/11 | Department of education |
DO No. 38, s. 2022—Supplemental Guidelines No. 2 to DepEd Order No. 031, s. 2021 (Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of the School-Based Feeding Program) | 2022/09/09 | Department of education | ||
DO No. 17, s. 2022—Guidelines on the Progressive Expansion of Face to Face Classes | 2022/04/06 | Department of education | ||
DO No. 23, s. 2022—Child Find Policy for Learners with Disabilities Towards Inclusive Education | 2022/05/25 | Department of education | ||
DO No. 12, s. 2022—Policy Guidelines for the Provision of Learning Resources and Needed Devices and Equipment and Funding Relevant Activities for the Implementation of Basic Education-Learning Continuity Plan | ||||
DO No. 1, s. 2022—Revised Policy Guidelines on Home Schooling Program | ||||
Health | – | – | – | |
Department circular | Education | – | – | – |
Health | Department Circular No. 2022–0610 Interim Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of Vaccination Activities during the Bakunahang Bayan II: Special COVID-19 Vaccination Days on December 5 to 7, 2022 | 2022/11/11 | Department of health | |
Department Circular No. 2022–0072 Interim Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of Vaccination Activities during the Bayanihan, Bakunahan National COVID-19 Vaccination Days, Part III on February 10–11, 2022 | 2022/2/7 | Department of health | ||
Department Circular No. 2022–0131 Interim Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of Vaccination Activities during the Bayanihan, Bakunahan National COVID-19 Vaccination Days, Part IV (March to Vaccinate: Bringing COVID-19 Vaccines Closer to Homes, Communities, and Workplaces) on March 10–12, 2022 | 2022/3/4 | Department of health | ||
Department memorandum | Education | DM No. 26, s. 2022- Disability-Inclusive Teaching in Emergencies Online Course | Department of education | |
Health | – | – | – | |