DepEd Order No. 018, s. 2023 : Revised Multi-Year Guidelines on The Allocation, Receipt, Utilization, Monitoring, And Reporting Of The Basic Education Facilities Funds (BEFF)

DepEd Order No. 018, s. 2023

Revised Multi-Year Guidelines on The Allocation, Receipt, Utilization, Monitoring, And Reporting Of The Basic Education Facilities Funds (BEFF)

 

 

JUL 20 2023

 

DepEd ORDER

No. 018, s. 2023

 

REVISED MULTI-YEAR GUIDELINES ON THE ALLOCATION, RECEIPT, UTILIZATION, MONITORING, AND REPORTING OF THE BASIC EDUCATION FACILITIES FUNDS (BEFF)

 

To:      Undersecretaries

Assistant Secretaries

Bureau Directors

Minister, Basic, Higher, and Technical Education-BARMM

Regional Directors

Schools Division/City Superintendents

Regional/Division Engineers

All Others Concerned

 

1.         The Department of Education (DepEd) issues the enclosed Revised Multi-Year Guidelines on the Allocation, Receipt, Utilization, Monitoring, and Reporting of the Basic Education Facilities Funds. (BEFF).

 

2.         The revised guidelines follow the special provision stipulated in the latest or governing General Appropriation Act (GM) and the latest issuances of the Department related to the various program components of BEFF, including Construction of School Buildings, Repair and Rehabilitation of School Buildings, Construction or Rehabilitation of Priority Health Facilities, Electrification Program, and School Furniture Program.

 

3.         These guidelines shall be used by the respective Implementing Units (IUs) in the implementation of the various BEFF programs. The implementation stages consist of: a) conduct

of prioritization of schools recipient of the program, b) procurement, c) monitoring, and d) completion and booking up of completed projects.

 

4.         This Order shall supersede DepEd Order No. 35 s. 2017 titled Revised Guidelines on the Implementation of Basic Educational Facilities Funds and DepEd Order No. 61 s. 2017 titled Amendment to Certain Provisions of DepEd Order No. 35 s. 2017. All other Orders, Memoranda, and other related issuances, rules, regulations, and provisions which are inconsistent with these guidelines are repealed, rescinded, or modified accordingly.

 

5.         This Order shall take effect immediately upon its approval. Its certified copies shall be filed with the University of the Philippines Law Center-Office of the Administrative Register (UP LC-ONAR), UP Diliman, Quezon City.

 

6.         For inquiries and/ or clarifications relative to the enclosed guidelines, please contact the Education Facilities Division (EFD), Office of the Undersecretary for School Infrastructure and Facilities, (OUSIF), through email ousif.efd@deped.gov.ph, located at DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City.

 

7. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

 

 

(SGD) SARA Z. DUTERTE

Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines

Secretary of the Department of Education

 

Encl.:

            As stated

 

Reference:

DepEd Order Nos. 35, 61 and 64, s. 2017; 005, 006, 023, 048,

            And 053, s. 2021; and 036, s. 2022

 

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index

under the following subjects:

 

ALLOCATION

CHANGE

FUNDS

POLICY

PROGRAMS

PROJECTS

SCHOOL BUILDINGS

SCHOOLS

 

A full copy of DepEd Order No. 018, s. 2023 below and Enclosures: