08/10/2026
๐๐๐ค: ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐? ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐, ๐๐๐ข๐, ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐จ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ด๐ฐ. ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ข๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐บ๐ข๐ณ๐ช.
๐ญ. ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ค-๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐จ?
Hindi lang bullying ang LRP. Mas malawak ang saklaw nito.
Under DO 006, s. 2026, LRP concerns include cases involving:
Child abuse
Violence
Exploitation
Discrimination
Bullying and retaliation
Gender-based sexual harassment
At iba pang acts, conditions, o circumstances na maaaring makapinsala sa rights, safety, development, dignity, at well-being ng learners.
Kasama rin dito ang concerns involving learners who may be particularly vulnerable because of circumstances such as disability, pregnancy, HIV/AIDS status, being a Child at Risk (CAR) or Child in Conflict with the Law (CICL), among others.
Kaya hindi dapat โbullying programโ lang ang prevention plan.
Ang goal ay comprehensive Learner Rights and Protection system.
๐ฎ. ๐๐ค, ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ก๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐จ?
YES. Para sa public schools and CLCs.
Ang DO 006, s. 2026 ay nagtatatag ng prevention at response strategies para sa all public schools and Community Learning Centers (CLCs).
Ibig sabihin, hindi ito โoptional kapag may LRP case.โ Dapat may systems in place even before an incident happens.
Prevention is not a reaction to a case. It is preparation before the case.
๐ฏ. ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ก?
Think of it as:
PREVENT โ PREPARE โ RESPOND โ SUPPORT โ MONITOR
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ง
Protocols + Education & Awareness + Advocacy & Mobilization
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐
Clear roles, reporting channels, referral pathways, and school-specific procedures
๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ก๐
SOPs + Risk Assessment + Incident Reporting + Referral + Investigation
๐ฆ๐จ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง
Psychological First Aid, counseling, and mental health and psychosocial support services
๐ ๐ข๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ
Documentation, follow-through, reporting, and monitoring of interventions.
๐ฐ. ๐๐๐ฃ๐ค-๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ก ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก?
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ / ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น
The overall school leader and disciplining authority.
Provides leadership, ensures implementation, facilitates appropriate action, and ensures that school systems and policies are operational.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ (๐๐๐ข)
Case handling + learner behavior
The LFO handles bullying and related complaints/cases, facilitates the case process, protects the rights of those involved, and provides findings and recommendations to the School Head as applicable under the governing procedures.
Important: Under DepEd Memorandum No. 055, s. 2026, the School Counselor, School Counselor Associate, Guidance Advocate, and other non-teaching personnel shall not be designated as LFOs.
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ
Counseling + intervention + professional support
Provides counseling, intervention, referral, and monitoring, and helps determine the safety and well-being needs of learners involved in an incident.
LFO โ School Counselor.
Different functions. Complementary roles.
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (๐ฆ๐๐)
Support + prevention + referral
Supports school-based mental health services, prevention and awareness activities, referrals, and other support functions within the scope of the position.
๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ (๐๐ฃ๐)
The school's protection mechanismโnot just a committee on paper.
Magmomonitor ng interventions na ibinibigay sa mga learners concerned.
The CPC establishes mechanisms for protecting learners from LRP incidents and includes the School Head/Administrator, school counselor/teacher, teacher representative, parent representative, learner representative, and community representative.
๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ข๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐น
Everyone has a role in prevention and early identification.
They help create a safe environment, recognize concerns, report appropriately, implement preventive measures, and support learners within their respective roles and responsibilities.
๐ฑ. ๐ฟ๐ค๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐๐จ
No. Everyone has a responsibility to protect.
But not everyone has the same function in handling a case.
Observe and report when appropriate.
Refer to the designated personnel.
Maintain confidentiality.
Do not investigate beyond your authority or role.
Provide support within your competence.
Clear roles = safer responses.
๐ฒ. ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ โ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐โ?
Hindi necessarily.
Prevention aims to reduce the likelihood and impact of LRP concerns through proactive measures. It cannot guarantee that no incident will ever occur.
That is why schools need both:
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
Paano natin mababawasan ang possibility na mangyari?
๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ก๐ฆ๐
Kung nangyari na, paano tayo tutugon nang tama, mabilis, safe, at rights-based?
DO 006 establishes both approaches precisely because learner protection requires action before and after an incident.
๐ณ. ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ข?
Hindi lang maraming activities. Ang mas mahalaga ay may system that works.
May clear protocols
May informed personnel
May accessible reporting mechanisms
May defined roles
May referral pathways
May appropriate interventions
May documentation and confidentiality
May monitoring and follow-through
May coordination with parents and appropriate agencies when necessary
Hindi sapat na may policy. Dapat alam ng tao. Hindi sapat na alam ng tao. Dapat gumagana ang sistema.
๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐
LRP is not only about responding to cases.
It is about building a school culture where:
We prevent harm.
We respond when harm occurs.
We support those affected.
We monitor what happens next.
One school. One system. One shared commitment:
๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
Department of Education. DepEd Order No. 006, s. 2026 โ Guidelines on Ensuring a Safe and Motivating Learning Environment (ESMLE). It establishes prevention and response strategies for LRP concerns and applies to public schools and CLCs.
Department of Education. DepEd Memorandum No. 055, s. 2026 โ Clarificatory Guidelines on the Designation of Learner Formation Officers in Schools pursuant to the Revised IRR of RA No. 10627 and DepEd Order No. 006, s. 2026.