DepEd Order 025, s. 2025 - Policy on the Implementation of Reproductive Health Education for Adolescent Learners in Basic Education

DepEd Order 025, s. 2025

Policy on the Implementation of Reproductive Health Education for Adolescent Learners in Basic Education

 

SEP 02 2025

 

DepEd ORDER

No. 025, s. 2025

 

POLICY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION FOR ADOLESCENT LEARNERS IN BASIC EDUCATION

 

To:      Undersecretaries

Assistant Secretaries

Bureau and Setvice Directors

Regional Directors

Schools Division Superintendents

Public and Private Elementary and Secondary School Heads

Attached Agencies

All Others Concerned

 

1. The Department of Education (DepEd) issues the enclosed Policy on the Implementation of Reproductive Health Education (RHEI for Adolescent Learners in Basic Education, in line with its mandate as stipulated in the Republic Act No. 10354 or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law of 2012.

 

2. Through this policy, DepEd commits to providing age-and developmentally appropriate reproductive health education to adolescent learners, which shall be taught by adequately trained teachers in formal and nonformal educational systems. 

 

3. This Order repeals DepEd Order (DO) No. 031, s. 2018 titled Policy Guidelines on the Implementation of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education, and adopts Reproductive Health Education as the new framework in place of Comprehensive Sexuality Education. Moreover, all DOs and other related issuances, provisions, rules, and regulations inconsistent with this policy are hereby repealed

 

4. This Order shall take effect immediately upon its approval, issuance, and 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation. Certified copies of this Order shall be registered with the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR) at the University of the Philippines Law Center (UP LC), UP Diliman, Quezon City.

 

5. For more information, please contact the Bureau of Curriculum Development, Department of Education Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, through email at bcd.od@deped.gov.ph.

 

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

 

 

(SGD) SONNY ANGARA

Secretary

 

Encls.:

            As stated

 

References:

DepEd Order (No. 031, s. 2018)

 

 

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index

under the following subjects:

 

BASIC EDUCATION

CURRICULUM

LEARNERS

POLICY

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION

SCHOOLS

 

A full copy of DepEd Order No. 025, s. 2025 below: