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Conduct (GMRC) as a Separate Subject in the Basic Education Curriculum

HOUSE BILL SEEKS TO REVIVE GOOD MANNERS

AND RIGHT CONDUCT (GMRC) AS A SEPARATE
SUBJECT IN THE BASIC EDUCATION
CURRICULUM
By Mark Anthony Llego 7 Comments

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In the old curriculum of our basic education program, a subject entitled “Good
Manners and Right Conduct” or GMRC, is part of the regular basic education
curriculum. Subsequently, it was scrapped as a regular subject and integrated in
Social Studies and other related subjects.

REVIVAL OF GOOD MANNERS AND

RIGHT CONDUCT ACT OF 2017
This bill seeks to revive GMRC and to include it as one of the separate subjects in
the revived K to 12 program in basic education.

The necessity for such revival stems from the observation that the youth of today
has a surplusage of role models for their behavior owing to the information
explosion in this age of the internet. Modernization in a globalized village almost
always results to confusion in the minds of our youth as the variety of influences
make them vulnerable to the pervasive effects of pop culture, which is not always
admirable and worthy of emulation. In fact, there is a detrimental side of pop
culture which challenge (he inculcation of the basic tenets of the promotion and
observance of respect for oneself, others, and our elders, as well as the teaching
of the values of patience, perseverance, industry , honesty and good faith in
dealing with other human beings.

In view of such occurrence, it may be prudent to introduce in the curriculum a “set

menu’ of lessons on good manners and right conduct so as to better guide our
youth in facing contemporary society.

Thus, the passage of this bill is very much needed as it is very timely.

HOUSE BILL NO. 6705

AN ACT TO REVIVE GOOD MANNERS AND

RIGHT CONDUCT (GMRC) AS A SEPARATE
SUBJECT IN THE BASIC EDUCATION
CURRICULUM
Introduced by Representative Salvador B. Belaro. Jr.

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

Congress assembled:

SECTION I. Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Revival of Good Manners and
Right Conduct Act of 2017.”
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the Stale to recognize the
vital role of the youth in nation-building and to promote and protect their physical,
moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being It shall inculcate in the youth
patriotism and nationalism, and encourage their involvement in public and civic
affairs.

SECT ION 3. Inclusion as A Separate Subject in the Curriculum of Basic

Education Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC). – The Department of
Education (DepEd) is herein tasked to include as a separate subject in the
curriculum of the present K to 12 program in basic education Good Manners and
Right Conduct (GMRC) which shall inculcate among our students the basic tenets
of the promotion and observance of respect for oneself others, and our elders, as
well as the teaching of the values of patience, perseverance, industry, honesty
and good faith in dealing with other human beings.

SECTION 4. Funding. – An initial budget of Twenty Million Pesos

(P20.000.000.00) is hereby allocated for this Act. The funds necessary to carry
out the provision of this Act shall be included in the Genera) Appropriation Act of
the year following its enactment into law and thereafter

SECTION 5. Implementing Rules. The Department of Education (DepEd), is

hereby tasked to jointly formulate the implementing rules and regulati ons of this
Act.

SECTION 6. Separability Clause —If any provision of this Act is held invalid, the
other provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION. 7. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees or rules inconsistent with

this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION. 8 Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after the
completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2)
newspapers of general circulation

Approved.
 HOUSE BILL NO. 6705 HISTORY
FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO REVIVE GOOD MANNERS AND RIGHT CONDUCT
(GMRC) AS A SEPARATE SUBJECT IN THE BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BELARO, SALVADOR JR. B.
DATE FILED : 2017-11-22
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : 1. Bravo (M.) (000 2018-01-30) 2. Sy-
Alvarado (000 2017-12-11)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: REFERRAL TO THE
COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 2017-11-28

SENATE BILL SEEKS TO

INSTITUTIONALIZE GOO D
MANNERS AND RIGHT CONDUCT
(GMRC) IN THE SCHOOL
CURRICULUM
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COMMENTS

1. Maria Jajorie T Uy
July 9, 2019 at 8:04 am

Mabuhay Po kayo ,Sir..Our filipino traits being

Admired by the world are already eclipsed by
One, not instilled anymore with Great importance by
some past regimes, educ funds misused,teachers salaries still a
problem..Corruption, shortcut!!!
Equals to graduates with low capabilities, no much future opportunities,increase
unemploymnt 🙏😇🙏
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2. Benj Bangahan
May 12, 2019 at 5:48 pm

GMRC should have been revived long time ago.

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3. vinze
April 26, 2019 at 10:03 am

Millenials left the group

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4. winky
 April 22, 2019 at 5:18 pm

How does the “Makatao, makabayan, Makakalikasan and Maka -diyos” fare with
social studies? Would they make Philippine students more competitive in the
world market? If not, then GMRC would be a complete waste of time and money
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5. winky
April 22, 2019 at 5:12 pm

Give me a break, GMRC is BS and would just be complete waste of time. Social
Studies is still part of the curriculum and covers whatever intent GMRC is set to
accomplish.
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6. Atty Jose Peralta Magsaysay

April 22, 2019 at 4:07 pm

About time ‘!!!

And I hope another Bill can be passed to develop a strong sense of Nationhood
among our people and the appropriate subject on this should be included in
school curriculum starting from the primary grades on to high school. I will argue
that our lack of s strong sense of nationhood is the mother of most of our
problems as nation!
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7. Twila G Punsalan
March 17, 2019 at 10:28 am

The intention to revive the GMRC in the curriculum is very much appreciated. It is
good to support the already embedded subject in the current K -12 basic
education curriculum as a separate subject from Kinder up to grade 10 presently
called Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (EsP). Good manners and right conduct or
character education and values education are still the core of the current subject,
EsP, and is approached more holistically. It emphasizes Filipino values in four
themes, Makatao, Makabayan, Makakalikasan at Maka-Diyos in a spiralling
curriculum content and value learning process. We hope that the current bill
focuses in the sustainability of this subject as a separate subject as there has
constantly been attempts to opt for values integration instead of a separate
subject which actually waters down the intention of the bill. The bill should provide
measures to refine/ enhance the EsP curriculum as a separate subject, develop
teaching- learning materials, capacitate teachers and supervisors who are
assigned to teach/ supervise the subject but who are not specialists of the
discipline. Most of them have bot been adequately prepared to handle the
subject. Moreover, efforts should be made to unify directions of various groups
and professional organizations whose goals are supportive of the objectives of
 EsP in order to strengthen the goals of basic education in the development of
learners who are makatao, makabayan, makakalikasan, and maka-Diyos.
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