Law revives GMRC subject

President Rodrigo Duterte enacted a measure requiring Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) and Values Education subjects from kindergarten to senior high school.

Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, principal author of the bill in the Senate, said Duterte signed it into law on Thursday.

Zubiri hopes the Department of Education would come up with the implementing rules and regulations in time for the opening of online classes in August.

“With many schools set on implementing distance learning, it’s going to be even more vital that we give our students formative guidance through GMRC and Values Education," Zubiri said in a statement.

Republic Act 11476, or the GMRC and Values Education Act, institutionalizes these subjects in the K-12 curriculum, replacing Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao.

GMRC was removed from the basic education curriculum when the K-12 program was implemented in 2013.