Environmental Education In The Philippines

It is most evident in our daily lives that environmental education is being implemented in schools. However, other countries have not kick started their EE program just yet. However, in the Philippines environmental education still needs some work. They started their EE program in 2008 calling it the Republic Act 9512 also known as the Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008. Since then, the committee in charge of this program has been planning and strategizing and recently held a conference to establish a game plan. Over the past 3 years the committee has thought of ways to incorporate different agencies and hopes to establish a unity among the agencies. Their plan is to “implement the integration of environmental education in all school curricula whether public or private, including barangay daycare, preschool, non-formal, technical vocational, professional level, indigenous learning and out-of-school youth courses or programs; and shall develop school curriculum, and even educational materials.” The country is taking a major step in the right direction thanks to this committee.