To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division/City Superintendents
All Others Concerned

1. The statement under Item No. 7 of DepEd Order No. 64, s. 2011 (Equal Opportunities and Standard Implementation of DepEd Policies for the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Implementors) has additional legal basis. Hence, it shall read as follows:“As a teacher who follows a flexible teaching schedule without summer vacation and different teaching hours to meet the learning needs of the ALS learners, the Mobile Teachers or the Division Alternative Learning System Coordinator (DALSC) is entitled to earn leave credits and avail of the privilege of monetization of leave credits. Availment of such privilege must be pursuant to the guidelines prescribed under MEC Memorandum No. 12, s. 1982 entitled “Accumulation and Crediting of Leaves” and DECS Order No. 51, s. 1997 entitled “Amendatory Rules and Regulations Governing the Monetization of Leave Credits of Government Officials and Employees,” and in accordance with existing labor laws in the Philippines
2. This Order shall take effect immediately.
3. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

References:
DepEd Order: (No.: 64, s. 2011)
MEC Memorandum: (No. 12, s. 1982)
DECS Order: (No. 51, s. 1997)

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects:
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM
POLICY
CHANGE
RULES & REGULATIONS
EMPLOYEES
SERVICE
LEAVE
TEACHERS
OFFICIALS

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