DepEd Official Statement on the GMRC and Values Education Act

The Department of Education has released its official statement on the passage of a bill that would institutionalize the Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) as a subject under the K-12 curriculum.

The Republic Act 11476 or the "GMRC and Values Education Ac" was signed by President Duterte on July 25, 2020. In this law, the subject GMRC will be taught under the K to 12 curriculum and would replace the current subject "Edukasyon sa Pagpapakato".

Here is the official statement from the Department of Education as it welcomes the passage of this new law:

The Department of Education (DepEd) welcomes the recent passage of Republic Act 11476, or the Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) and Values Education Act. We thank our President, legislators, and advocates for their support to DepEd in further empowering our youth to contribute to nation-building while protecting their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being.

Though we have been providing lessons on GMRC and Values Education in our K to 12 curriculum, we value the vital role of RA 11476 will play in strengthening our youth’s decision-making skills, attitude, and behaviors, especially in these critical times. We will be teaching 313 Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs) from Grades 1-10 this School Year 2020-2021.

With this law, and our nation’s aspiration to guide our youth to the right path, we look forward to raising more Filipinos who are Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa.