The Education Act of 1982 in the Philippines is known as which law?

• A. Batas Pambansa Blg. 232
• B. Commonwealth Act No. 578
• C. Act No. 74
• D. Commonwealth Act No. 1

Answer: (B)

The Education Act of 1982 is established as Batas Pambansa Blg. 232. This law, passed by the Batasang Pambansa in 1982, reorganized the Philippine education system and created the Department of Education, Culture and Sports to oversee education, culture, and sports at both national and local levels. It set the framework for how public education is structured, governed, and implemented, including standards and policies that shape basic education across the country.

Commonwealth Acts are from the earlier American-period era, so they’re not the 1982 education reform. The numbers listed for those acts correspond to different, older pieces of legislation, not the Education Act of 1982.