An entry Bugsy posted on her blog about EO 566 and CHEd Memorandum Order 49 led me to the conclusion that CHEd, whether inadvertently or otherwise, has just made illegal the tutoring students of degrees which lead to professions regulated by the PRC.
While it does allow tutoring for individual subjects, once you establish any sort of program or syllabus that can constitutes as a curriculum of sorts, you’re already considered as having a “review course”:
REVIEW COURSE - refers to the set of non-degree program of study and/or instructional materials/module, offered by a school with a recognized course/program requiring licensure examination, that are intended to merely refresh and enhance the knowledge or competencies and skills of reviewees. [CMO 49]
And a review center is defined as:
REVIEW CENTER - refers to a center operated and owned by a duly authorized entity pursuant to these Rules intending to offer to the public and/or specialized groups whether for a fee or for free a program or course of study that is intended to refresh and enhance the knowledge or competencies and skills of reviewees obtained in the formal school setting. The term review center as understood in these rules shall also embrace the operation or conduct of review classes or courses provided by individuals whether for a fee or not. [CMO 49]
That means that if you have any kind structured tutoring program for medical, dentistry, nursing, or engineering, you’ll have to register as a review center, even if you’re alone and render your services for free.
And how much does the registration cost? Oh, no more than PHP100,000. Gives a whole new meaning to the word extortion, doesn’t it?
Of course, as long as you don’t teach in a structured way, you don’t have to worry about registering.
10 responses so far ↓
1 bugsybee // Feb 12, 2007 at 1:01 am
Thank you for the mention, Jon. I really appreciate your support. I am sorry though to refute your statement “as long as you don’t teach in a structured way”, there is no need for registration which you differentiated from tutoring programs for courses requiring licensure examinations. You may have missed one of the last provisions of that ridiculous memorandum covering “Similar entities”.
It says in Rule XVI (?), (see memo for what seems like an error):
The CHED shall require all entities operating like review centers BUT NOT FOR LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS to register with the CHED and to submit documentation/information relative to their operation for purposes of inventory, data basing and classification.
The next paragraph also says that CHED may issue more specific rules and regulations governing these similar entities in the future.
Also, the total registration for those whose activities are classified as “review centers” even if operating individually and regardless if services are rendered for free is P400,000, not just P100,000.
Commission? Extortion?
If this is not corrected, Jon, I am sorry to say that this would be, for me, the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. Then I’d lose all hope for our country.
2 Jon Limjap // Feb 13, 2007 at 10:56 pm
But they didn’t define what “operating like review centers” mean right?
I mean, will CHEd seek to what? Regulate, say, culinary schools? Livelihood seminar centers? Tutors? IT certification centers?
Let’s see them even start trying to do that. The task is so gargantuan I’m sure they wouldn’t even know where to start.
3 bugsybee // Feb 15, 2007 at 11:33 pm
Jon, there’s another clause there defining what a review center is so as long as you fall within that broad definition, you will be considered as “operating like a review center”. I know it’s a humongous task but I don’t think that CHED has even realized that.
4 Jon Limjap // Feb 18, 2007 at 11:02 am
Well, I’ve talked to my mother and she said that she doesn’t know anyone involved in the issue. Too bad.
5 The Ca t // Feb 22, 2007 at 7:51 am
I just talked with the CHED chairman overseas call and discussed this with him.
There will be some revisions particularly the fee.
6 Jon Limjap // Feb 25, 2007 at 4:52 am
Cat,
Baka naman maging 1 million. Hehe.
Dapat at least i-ladderize nila yung fees, and hopefully at least give it for free to people or orgs who offer services for free.
7 ems // Mar 4, 2007 at 11:35 pm
Jon, i nominated your site at philippineblogawards.com.ph
8 Jon Limjap // Mar 7, 2007 at 7:33 am
Ate ems,
Wow, thanks!
9 Jon Limjap // Mar 7, 2007 at 7:50 am
Ate ems,
Seems like I spoke too soon. Hindi ako nanominate, pero mukhang nanominate yung blog mo! Congrats!
10 saken // Jun 4, 2008 at 10:49 am
An inquiry to CHED central office. What is really true? a Review center must tie up with a school? or the center tying up with the school? who is the legal entity to apply? the school or the center?
I would like to invite your attention to the categories of applicants, Rule VII on the implementing guidelines and procedures section 2 paragraph A on the status of the school applicant as HEI’s RECOGNIZED by the ched(CMO 30 s. 2007)… now they say should be accredited? does accreditation mean only accrediting agency/ies in the Philippines?or any? international or national? reserving the new CMO 19 or 20 s 2008 giving time for the school to Voluntarily apply for accreditation.
thanks
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