Republika ng Pilipinas
Kagawaran ng Edukasyon
                               Tanggapan ng Pangalawang Kalihim
OUA MEMO 00-1120-0098
MEMORANDUM
     For:            Undersecretaries
                     Assistant Secretaries
                     Bureau and Service Directors
                     Regional Directors
                     Schools Division Superintendents
                     Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools
                     All Others Concerned
     Subject:        2020 NATIONAL STUDENTS’ DAY CELEBRATION
      The Department of Education (DepEd), in coordination with the National
Youth Commission (NYC), will conduct the celebration of National Students’ Day
(NSD) on November 17, 2020. Pursuant to Republic Act No. 11369 or the National
Students’ Act, DepEd recognizes the observance of November 17 of every year as
National Students’ Day and a commemoration of International Student’s Day,
which was spearheaded by the International Students’ Council in 1941.
     In line with the theme Mag-aaral na Pilipino, Palaban sa Buhay Gamit
ang Puso, Galing at Talino, this year’s celebration aims to:
     1. support exercises and activities launched by students during the
        observance of National Students’ Day;
     2. express support and recognize the invaluable contributions of students to
        education; and
     3. generate support and assistance for students.
      The following are enjoined to attend the virtual celebration on November
17, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.:
     1.   All   public and private school learners with internet access
     2.   All   schools district offices personnel
     3.   All   Schools Division Offices (SDOs) personnel
     4.   All   Regional Offices (ROs) personnel
     5.   All   Regional Youth Formation Coordinators
     6.   All   Division Youth Formation Coordinators
                       Office of the Undersecretary for Administration (OUA)
                       [Administrative Service (AS), Information and Communications Technology Service (ICTS),
                       Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service (DRRMS), Bureau of Learner Support
                       Services (BLSS), Baguio Teachers Camp (BTC), Central Security & Safety Office (CSSO)]
                       Department of Education, Central Office, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City
                       Rm 519, Mabini Bldg; Mobile: +639260320762; Tel: (+632) 86337203, (+632) 86376207
                       Email: 
[email protected]; Facebook/Twitter @depedtayo
      7. All public and private teachers and school heads
      8. Other participants with access to electronic devices (e.g., laptop, android
         cellphones, and tablets) and internet connection
      Participants shall register at www.blssyfd.weebly.com starting November
11, 2020 until the day of the event. Materials (e.g., logo, streamers, programs)
and other updates of the event will be available on the said website and the official
Facebook page of the Bureau of Learner Support Services-Youth Formation
Division    (BLSS-YFD)      at    https://www.facebook.com/DepEd-Tayo-Youth-
Formation-106702481244213 .
      All schools, schools district offices, SDOs and ROs are required to submit a
comprehensive report and documentation of the activities to their respective
Regional Youth Formation Coordinators. These may include photographs of actual
and/or virtual programs as part of the event's culmination. The Regional Youth
Formation Coordinators shall consolidate these requirements and submit those to
BLSS-YFD through [email protected] .
      All expenses relative to NSD 2020 shall be charged to local funds, subject to
usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations. Compliance with the above-
mentioned requirements shall be strictly monitored by BLSS-YFD.
      For future correspondence and queries on the above-mentioned subject, kindly
contact Mr. Adolf P. Aguilar, Chief of BLSS-YFD, at 0920-525-9196 or email at
[email protected] .
      Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.
                                                  ALAIN DEL B. PASCUA
                                                      Undersecretary
(Enclosure No.1 – Republic Act No. 11369)