DepEd Order 002, s. 2026 - Guidelines on the Grant of Wellness Leave for the Department of Education Personnel

DepEd Order 002, s. 2026

Guidelines on the Grant of Wellness Leave for the Department of Education Personnel

 

FEB 13 2026

 

DepEd ORDER

No. 002, s. 2026

 

GUIDELINES ON THE GRANT OF WELLNESS LEAVE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL

 

To:      Undersecretaries

Assistant Secretaries

Bureau and Service Directors

Regional Directors

Schools Division Superintendents

Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads

All Others Concerned

 

1. The Department of Education (DepEd) issues the enclosed Guidelines on the Grant of Wellness Leave for the Department of Education Personnel pursuant to Civil Service Commission (CSC) Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 01, s. 2026 titled Wellness Leave Policy.

 

2. This Order prescribes the guidelines for the availment of the Wellness Leave for all eligible DepEd teaching, related teaching, and non teaching personnel. Furthermore, this Order aims to promote the well-being and mental health of all DepEd employees, ensuring a healthy, supportive, and enabling work environment for everyone.

 

3. All Orders and other related issuances, rules, regulations, and provisions that are inconsistent with these guidelines are repealed, rescinded, or modified accordingly.

 

4. If any portion of this Order, or application thereof to any circumstance, is declared invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the other portions or provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsiding. 

 

5. This Order shall take effect immediately upon its approval, issuance, and publication on the DepEd website. Certificied 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.

 

6. For queries and concerns, please contact the Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development-Employee Welfare Division, Mabini Building, Department of Education Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, through email at bhrod.ewd@deped.gov.ph or at telephone number (02) 8633 7229.

 

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

 

 

 

(Sgd.) SONNY ANGARA

Secretary

 

Encl.:

As stated

 

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index

under the following subjects:

 

BENEFITS

BUREAUS AND OFFICES

COMMITTEES

LEAVES

OFFICIALS

PROGRAMS

SCHOOLS

 

A full copy of DepEd Order No. 002, s. 2026 below: