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PEAC 55 | Funder. Advocate. Program Manager. Enabler.

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The video highlights the 55-year role of the Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC) in supporting and strengthening Philippine private education, framing PEAC’s work around four functions: funder, advocate, program manager, and enabler. It also emphasizes PEAC as a long-standing mechanism for public-private partnership in education.

1) Origins and purpose of PEAC (post–World War II to 1968)

  • After World War II, private education expanded and later successfully campaigned for a share of a US-set special fund for education.
  • This led to the creation of the Fund for Assistance to Private Education (FAPE) via Executive Order No. 6, signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on Nov. 5, 1968.
  • The same order established PEAC to serve as the trustee of the fund, positioning PEAC as a symbol of the needed public-private partnership in Philippine education.

2) Founding leaders and mandate

The video lists PEAC’s “founding fathers” as original members, describing them as emphasizing:

  • The need for government assistance to private education
  • The importance of an organized private education sector that collaborates with government
  • Concrete reforms and developments for the sector

3) PEAC as a Funder: institution building and direct support

PEAC’s funding role is described as multifaceted, including institution-building and internally funded programs such as:

  • Support for sector-related organizations like:
    • FAAP (Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines)
    • CEM (Center for Educational Measurement)
    • PERA (Private Education Retirement Annuity system)
    • UPAISS (Private Education Property and Accident Insurance system)
  • Internally funded programs supporting:
    • Teachers in private schools pursuing thesis/dissertation work
    • Capacity-building for education associations (e.g., groups like KAPA/CAPPUK as named in the subtitles)
    • Schools needing coaches and mentors, particularly while schools carry out quality assurance initiatives

4) PEAC as an Advocate: policy, research-backed advocacy, and GAST

The video credits PEAC with championing major legislation:

  • Republic Act No. 6728: GASTPE (Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education)
  • Advocacy efforts to extend GASTPE to K–6 learners and secure more support/resources for private education

It stresses that PEAC advocacy is typically grounded in:

  • Research, such as:
    • studying ESC allocation and increasing ESC slots
    • certification/assessment instruments to ensure subsidy compliance with standards and K–12/curriculum requirements
  • Ongoing consultation and “on-the-ground” engagement with schools, teachers, and beneficiaries

It also references external research and advocacy work such as a “complementarity framework” for basic education.

5) PEAC as Program Manager: implementing major subsidy programs (proof of PPP)

A core emphasis is PEAC’s role in implementing large government subsidy programs in education:

  • Junior High School Education Service Contracting (JHS-ESC)
  • Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS-VP)

Key points:

  • PEAC conceptualized, studied feasibility, and piloted these programs before nationwide government implementation.
  • PEAC is described as a co-implementer—with responsibility tied to legislative and budget provisions (including special provisions in the General Appropriations Act).
  • The video frames this as cost-effective delivery of government’s constitutional duty to provide free secondary education.

It also highlights practical challenges of transitioning—especially into the voucher system—and PEAC’s coordination with partner technical teams and schools.

6) Sector roles in quality, safety net, and higher education

The video describes PEAC’s broader contributions:

  • Acting as a safety net for students when the public sector cannot accommodate all education needs.
  • In higher education, PEAC supported work leading to the designation of private higher education institutions as Centers of Excellence/Development (through CHED).
  • PEAC maintains quality assurance mechanisms, including:
    • certification for private junior high schools
    • standards-based quality assurance development for senior high schools and elementary schools, aligned in a “seamless design” that encourages continuous improvement across levels
  • Professional development: PEAC supports educator training and inservice programs, enabling many educators to take leadership roles.

7) PEAC as an Enabler: turning challenges into opportunities

Finally, PEAC is portrayed as an “enabler” for the entire private education sector and for improving education system performance by:

  • Advancing complementarity in practice
  • Facilitating integrated, inclusive, and high-performing education outcomes
  • Working with stakeholders in government and other sectors to address decline and learning-related challenges (including mitigation of learning loss via curriculum, teacher training, and technology)

Presenters / Contributors (as named in the subtitles)

  • Dr. Onofre D. Corpus (former education secretary)
  • Attorney Nicker T. Yent es (National Economic Council / now NEDA, as stated)
  • Dr. Armand V. Fabela (Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities)
  • Dr. Waldo S. Perfecto (Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines)
  • Dr. Arturo M. Guerrero (Association of Christian Schools and Colleges / as stated)
  • Funder/advocate/program manager voice (speaker) referenced as “fer” (spoken in the subtitles, not fully identified)
  • Another speaker referenced as “I came in…” (role not fully identified in the subtitles)

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