Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. 2142
 Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTOPHERSON “COCO” M. YAP 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to reinforce quality education in the primary and secondary level. 
Filipinos are known globally as one of the most adaptive, skilled, and competent 
professionals in almost every vocation. However, this notion of Filipino 
excellence is now challenged because of the poor showing in the 2018 Program 
for International Assessment. Out of 79 countries, our 15-year-old students 
ranked last in the areas of Reading Literacy, Mathematics Literacy, and Scientific 
Literacy.1 
As can be inferred in the Basic Education Development Plan2, the problem lies not 
only in the ability of the students but also in the aspect of teaching as it is vital in 
learning. Thus, to address this limitation, this bill aims to restructure and 
reconsider the present education curriculum system by employing the approach 
deemed most effective by the Department of Education to ensure mastery of 
knowledge and skills after each level, and the conduct of periodic review of not less 
than once every five years to determine its relevance and effectiveness in achieving 
the educational goals. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is earnestly sought. 
CHRISTOPHERSON “COCO” M. YAP 
1 DepEd Order No. 24, s. 2022, p. 80 (May 30. 2022) 
2 DepEd Order No. 24, s. 2022 
July 21, 2025
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. 2142
Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTOPHERSON “COCO” M. YAP 
AN ACT 
ALLOWING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THE FLEXIBILITY TO 
DETERMINE THE PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE 
BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 5 
OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10533, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE ENHANCED 
BASIC EDUCATION ACT OF 2013" 
       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
       SECTION 1. Section 5 of Republic Act No. 10533, otherwise known 
as the “Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013”, is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
 SECTION 5. Curriculum Development – XXX 
  “XXX. 
 “XXX. 
 “XXX. 
 “(a) XXX 
 “(b) XXX 
 “(c) XXX 
 “(d) XXX 
 “(e) XXX 
 “(f) XXX 


                  “(g) The curriculum shall employ the approach deemed most effective by 
the DepEd to ensure mastery of knowledge and skills after each level, Provided, 
that the curriculum and approach shall be subject to periodic review of not less 
than once every five (5) years, unless compelling circumstances necessitate an 
earlier period, to determine its relevance and effectiveness in achieving the 
educational goals; and 
 
                    “ (h) xxx" 
 
                  SECTION 2. All laws, orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts 
thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
amended accordingly. 
 
                  SECTION. 3 This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
 
Approved,