THE PHILIPPINE
BILINGUAL
EDUCATION POLICY
(BEP)
The policy was first implemented in 1974 when
DECS issued Dept. Order No. 25, s. 1974 entitled
"Implementing Guidelines for the Policy on
Bilingual Education."
Bilingual education in
the Philippines
The separate use of Filipino and
English as the media of instruction
in specific subject or ares.
English Filipino
social studies
science music
technology subjects arts
mathematics physical education
home economic
character education
practical arts
The policy is as follows:
The policy on Bilingual Education aims at the achivement of
competence in both Filipino and English at the national level, through
the teaching of both languages and their use as media of instructions at
all levels. The regional languages shall be used as auxilliary languages in
Grade I and II. The aspiration of the Filipino nation is to have its citizens
posses skills in Filipino to enable them to perform their functions and
duties in order to meet the needs of the country in the community of
nations.
The goals of Bilingual Education Policy shall be:
1. enhanced learning through two languages to achieve quality education as
called for by the 1987 Constitution.
2. the propagation of Filipino as a language of literacy.
3. the development of Filipino as a linguistic symbol of national unity and identity
4. the culltivation and elaboration of Filipino as a language of scholarly discourse,
that is to say it's continuing intellectualization.
5. the maintenance of English an international language for the Philippines and as a
non-exclusive language of science and technology.
c. Filipino and English shall be used as media of instruction, the use allocated to
specific subjects in the curriculum as indicated in Department Order No. 25, s. 1974.
d. The regional languages shall be used as auxiliary media of instruction and as initial
language for literacy where needed.
e. Filipino and English shall be taught as language subjects in all levels to achieve the
goals of bilingual competence.
f. Since competence in the use of both Filipino and English is one of the goals of the
Bilingual Education Policy, continuing improvement in the teaching of both languages,
their use as media of instruction and the specification shall be the responsibility of the
whole educational system.
g. Tertiary level institutions shall lead in the continuing intellectualization of Filipino.
The program of intellectualization, however, shall also be pursued in both the
elementary and secondary levels.
h. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall cooperate with the National
Language Commission which, according to the 1987 Constitution, shall be tasked with the
further development and enrichment of Filipino.
i. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall provide the means by which the
language policy can be implemented with the cooperation of government and non-
government organizations.
j. The Department shall program funds for implementing the Policy, in such areas as
materials production, in-service training, compensatory, and enrichment program for non-
Tagalogs, development of a suitable and standardized Filipino For classroom use and the
development of appropriate evaluative instruments.
Sypnosis
Filipino and English shall be used as media of instruction, the use
allocated to specific subject in the curriculum as indicated in the
Department Order No. 25,s. 1874
The regional languages shall be used as auxiilliary media of
instruction and as initial language for literacy, where needed.
Filipino and English shall be taught as language subjects in all levels
to achieve the goals of bilingual competence.
THANK YOU!!
Prepared by: Laura Joy C. Rada
