1. MANUEL
QUEZON’S
PHILOSOPHY
OF PHILIPPINE
EDUCATION

2. MANUELQUEZON’S PHILOSOPHY OFPHILIPPINE
EDUCATION
 Quezon’sphilosophy of PhilippineEducation is
basically local or Philippinein orientation, a
reflection of theneed of colonial peopleto
upgradethemselves
 Intellectually
 Morally
 Economically trough education

3. QUEZON’S EDUCATIONALVIEWS BEGAN:
Aims of Philippine Education
2 Objectives
for better citizenship
Asameansof livelihood

4. EDUCATION FORBETTER
CITIZENSHIP
 Thestateisthereforeduty bound to mould spirit
of theyouth in patriotism and self sacrificewith
can bedonethrough education.
 Public or even privateschoolsmust constantly
instil in themindsand heartsof their students
their duty to defend thenation in timeof war
and to beuseful and law –abiding citizensin
timeof peace.

5. EDUCATION FORBETTER
CITIZENSHIP
 freepublic primary education and citizenship
training for adults
 develop their talentssincethegovernment could
createfor them alargenumber of scholarships
 “thetrueworth of aman ismeasured not only by
adiplomabut by hisproficiency in hischosen
lineof work” - Quezon

6. EDUCATION FORBETTER
CITIZENSHIP
 Poor – should besatisfied with vocational education.
 Intellectually-gifted – should haveambition to follow
acollegeor universities.
 For Quezon, thediplomaissimply astepping stone
towardsvariouspathsof progress.
 Philippinesoldiersshould also begiven vocational
training to makethem economically self-sufficient.

7. DUTIES OFCITIZENSHIP
 A worthy citizen first learnshisdutiesbefore
speaking hisdemandsthecitizen must bea
defender of itsstateand beamodel of oneself be
abiding thelaw
 Thecitizen and government workstogether to
maintain peaceand order in thecountry
 A women isnot aslaveand granted theright to
vote, for it wastheir duty also to choosealeader
that would lead their country well.

8. A NATIONALSOUL
 A nation’ssoul wasitslanguagebecausea
genuinenational prideisanchored on one’s
nativelanguage.
 Theadoption of Tagalog asthebasisfor the
Philippinenational languagesinceit wasthe
most developed of all existing languagein the
country and most widely spoken languagein his
time.
 Tagalog, let subculturesunderstand each other

9. BUILDING THEFILIPINO
CHARACTER
 “A nation isnothing morenor lessthan its
citenry” Quezon
 A nation strength isnot wealth but thehappiness
or welfareof thecommon man.
 A nation isstrong “when every citizen
recognizestherightsof hisfellowmen, and in
turn makesin fellowmen recognizehisown
rights”

10. EASY GOING PARASITISM
 Filipino deservespersonal gain, personal interest
and they don’t valueperseveranceand other
attitudesthat would help them build thecharacter
and to improvetheir selves.
 Self Inefficiency (Quezon)
 Filipinosrely on government, that thegovernment
will givethem everything, but not theFilipinos
didn’t realizethat they must work for their self and
not to defend on government, work hard and be
dignified on what ever field of career you have.

11. NATIONALSPIRITUAL
RECONSTRUCTION
 To meet thesesocietal weaknessesand remedy
thedeterioration of therace, Quezon felt the
need for thenational spiritual reconstruction.
 Makeasocial code, acodefor ethics, personal
conduct that should beadopted.
 Thecodemust besomekind of awritten
Bushido that “can beexplained in theschools,
preached from thepulpits, and taught in the
streetsand plazas, and in theremotest cornersof
our land”

12. NATIONALSPIRITUAL
RECONSTRUCTION
 And hiscodeisincorporated in ExecutiveOrder No. 217
1. Havefaith I God who guidesthedestiniesof men and nations
2. Love, defend and beready to sacrificeyourself for your
country
3. Respect theconstitution and thegovernment which established
for your safety and welfare, and obey itslaws
4. Pay your taxeswillingly and promptly
5. Safeguard thesanctity of ballot and abideby theruleof
majority
6. Loveand respect your parents

13. 7. Valueyour honor asyou valueyour life
8. Betruthful, honest, just, charitable, courteousand dignified on
your actions
9. Lead aclean and frugal life
10. Liveup to thenobletraditionsof our heroes
11. Beindustriousand valuethedignity of labor
12. Beself-reliant and preseverein pursuing your legitimate
ambitions
13. Loveyou work and do not do for tomorrow what you can do
today
14. Promotesocial justice
15. PatronizePhilippine-madeproducts
16. Useand develop wisely our natural resourcesand do not allow
your citizenship to beexploited by others