The legal bases of the Philippine Educational System are found in which document?

• A. The 1987 Constitution
• B. Batas Pambansa Blg. 232
• C. Commonwealth Act No. 1
• D. Act No. 74

Answer: (A)

The main concept is that the framework and duties of the Philippine educational system come from the country’s supreme law. The 1987 Constitution sets the state’s obligation to protect and promote the right to quality education and to organize and fund a national system of education. It establishes who is responsible for different levels of education and provides the overarching authority under which all other education laws operate. Because the Constitution is the highest legal authority, it serves as the primary basis for education policy, with older statutes (like older education laws) functioning as implementing rules within that constitutional framework. Therefore, the 1987 Constitution is the document that provides the legal bases for the Philippine Educational System.