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Declaration of Policy

(c) Make education learner-oriented and responsive to the needs, cognitive and cultural capacity, the circumstances and diversity of learners, schools and communities through the appropriate languages of teaching and learning, including mother tongue as a learning resource.

SEC. 4. Enhanced Basic Education Program

For kindergarten and the first three (3) years of elementary education, instruction, teaching materials and assessment shall be in the regional or native language of the learners. The Department of Education (DepED) shall formulate a mother language transition program from Grade 4 to Grade 6 so that Filipino and English shall be gradually introduced as languages of instruction until such time when these two (2) languages can become the primary languages of instruction at the secondary level.

DO. 31, Series 2013

D.O. 31, s. 2013 states that:

a. Mother Tongue is used as a Medium of Instruction (MOI) for Grades 1 and 2 for teaching Mathematics, Araling Panlipunan (AP), Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health (MAPEH) and Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (EsP);

b. Mother Tongue is taught as a separate Learning Area in Grades 1 and 2;

c. Filipino, as a Learning Area, is first introduced in Grade 1 during the second quarter (2nd Q)/grading period;

d. English, as a Learning Area, is first introduced in Grade 1 during the third quarter (3rd Q)/grading period yan na b b b