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The Supreme Court of the Philippines has ruled that Filipino and Panitikan (Philippine Literature) are not required core subjects in college. The SC upheld its previous ruling that the Commission on Higher Education can exclude these subjects from the general education curriculum, as long as universities have the academic freedom to still require them. Petitioners argued the Constitution mandates teaching these subjects, but the SC said the mandate was general and did not specify the educational level. The ruling also noted the K-12 law aims to promote public interest, not just that of a particular class.

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It's Final: Filipino, Panitikan Not Required in College: Advertising

The Supreme Court of the Philippines has ruled that Filipino and Panitikan (Philippine Literature) are not required core subjects in college. The SC upheld its previous ruling that the Commission on Higher Education can exclude these subjects from the general education curriculum, as long as universities have the academic freedom to still require them. Petitioners argued the Constitution mandates teaching these subjects, but the SC said the mandate was general and did not specify the educational level. The ruling also noted the K-12 law aims to promote public interest, not just that of a particular class.

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It’s final: Filipino, Panitikan not required in college

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino and Panitikan or Philippine Literature can be


excluded as core subjects in college, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled with finality.

In a five-page resolution, the SC en banc stood by its ruling last Oct. 9 after the
petitioners failed to present substantive new arguments that would have swayed the
justices to change their opinion.

“No further pleadings or motions shall be entertained in this case. Let entry of final
judgment be issued immediately,” said SC clerk of court Edgar Aricheta.

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The SC ruled last October that the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd)
memorandum that reduced the general education (GE) curriculum to a minimum of 36
units was valid and that CHEd’s Memorandum Order No. 20 Series of 2013
considered Filipino and Panitikan as no longer core subjects.

In its motion for reconsideration, the Alyansa ng Mga Tagapagtanggol ng Wikang


Filipino claimed that the Constitution mandates the inclusion of the study of Filipino
and the Constitution in the curriculum in all levels, thus CHEd MO no. 20, Series of
2013 fell short of complying with the provision when it removed the study of these
subjects in the GE at the tertiary level.

Another petitioner, Ma. Dolores Brillantes, insisted that adding two years of senior
high school is arbitrary and oppressive as it fails to consider the needs of students of
science high schools, who have higher mental capabilities.

But the justices pointed out that while the Constitution mandates the inclusion of the
study of the Constitution, Filipino and Panitikan in the curriculum of educational
institutions, “the mandate was general and did not specify the educational level in
which it must be taught.”

“CMO 20 did not violate the Constitution when it merely transferred these subjects as
part of the curriculum of primary and secondary education,” the ruling added.

Te SC also said CMO 20 only provides for the minimum standards for the general
education component of all degree programs.

“It does not limit the academic freedom of universities and colleges to require
additional courses in Filipino, Panitikan and the Constitution in their respective
curricula,” the SC said.
The SC also mentioned that the K-12 law, as a police power measure, is intended to
promote the interest of the public and not only of a particular class.

“It is also erroneous for petitioners to assume that the K-12 law does not serve the
interest of the students of science high schools. In fact, the K-12 law explicitly
recognized the right of schools to modify their curricula subject, of course, to the
minimum standards prescribed by (the Department of Education). The K-12
(Implementing Rules and Regulations) further confirmed the inclusiveness of the
design of the K-12 Basic Education Curriculum by mandating the inclusion of
programs for the gifted and talented and allowing acceleration of learners in public
and private educational institutions,” the SC added.

Read more at https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/05/26/1920978/its-final-


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