Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1964

HOUSE BILL NO.

introduced by Representative Harlin Cast. Abayon

EXPLANATORY NOTE,

This bill seeks to provide a remedial system designed to improve the quality of Philippine
Education. It prescribes what specific learning outputs the students are expected to have acquired
and tests them on what they should have learned based on the RMKC. This measure was
previously filed by Senator Manny Villar in the 15* Congress. Passage of this Bill is eamestly
sought now in the 16* Congress.

HARLIN CAST. ABAYON

Representative
First District of Northern Samar


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

AN ACT PRESCRIBING REQUIRED MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCIES
(RMKC) FOR EVERY CURRICULAR SUBJECT IN EVERY GRADE AND YEAR
LEVEL IN BASIC EDUCATION IN ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOLS AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:

SECTION 14. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the Required Minimum
Knowledge and Competencies in Basic Education, or the "RMKC Act.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - it is hereby declared the Policy of the
Government that Students in Basic Education in Public Schools have to acquire and/or
be equipped with Required Minimum Knowledge and Competencies for every grade
and year leyel before qualifying for promotion to the next higher grade or year.

SECTION 3. Implementation of Policy. - In order to ensure that the declared
policy of this Act shall be implemented in an appropriate and efficient manner,

(a) The Department of Education (DepEd) shall formulate the Required Minimum
Knowledge and Competencies (RMKC) for every curricular subject for every grade and
year level in the public elementar high schools,

(b) The DepEd shall also incorporate in the textbooks prescribed for every
subject the RMKC and thereby make it mandatory for every teacher in a given subject
to teach, and the students shall be tasked to leam the RMKC corresponding to the
student's subject in the grade or year level to which the student belongs.

{c) The DepEd furthermore, shall design and conduct a training program for
public school teachers that will ensure the appropriate teaching method for teachers
and the leaming style for students that will ensure that the RMKC shall be absorbed.
Accordingly, the necessary supporting tools and equipment for the teaching and
learning interaction shall be provided.

SECTION 4. RMKC Design and Formulation. - The RMKC for every curricular
subject in basic education as provided under this Act shail be formulated with specificity
and particularity such that they are measurable as to be coefficient to the learning level
prescribed for students in every curricular subject.


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while students may be taught to acquire knowledge, skills, and
‘competencies beyond the RMKC, the assessment and tests to be given students to
determine whether or not a passing score has been achieved shail be on test items
within the relevant RMKC. Thus, lesson plans to be formulated as teaching guides shali
be confined to items within the RMKC before additional components for knowledge,
skills, and competencies are introduced to students.

Reference mateiials for supplementary instruction in classrooms or as
assignments to students for self-study shall also be designed, formulated and
implemented.

SECTION 5. Diagnostic and Performance Examinations. - A national
standardized test shall be administered with such frequency within a school year for
every curricular subject for evaluation and diagnostic purposes only, in order to
determine and assess the earning progress of the students in order that remedial
measures can be introduced to students not meeting the learning rate for the RMKC
‘expected at the various phases and periods of the school year.

SECTION 6. Honors and Rewards System. - While tests, quizzes and
examinations based on items from the RMKC shall provide the benchmark passing
scores or grades of students in basic education, supplementary learning competencies
shalt also be prescribed to further upgrade the quality of learning beyond the RMKC in
order to reinforce and improve the learning curve .of students; to spur their spirit of
competitiveness and drive for higher levels of performance, and to instill in students
proper conduct, diligence, and discipline to aspire for greater levels of achievement
and/or for excellence.

‘And, accordingly. the DepEd shall also formulate, develop arid implement a
system of honors, rewards and recognition to students with exemplary performance or
achievement.

in addition, an acceleration policy of promoting students to the next higher grade
or year within a school year shall also be adopted and thereby provide inspirational
models for excellence.

SECTION 7. Repealing Ciause. - All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders,
rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 8. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval.

Approved,