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Department of Education Central office in Pasig City. INQUIRER PHOTO / NINO JESUS ORBETA
MANILA, Philippines — A private school teacher on Friday asked the Supreme Court to stop the full implementation in the coming school year of the senior high school (SHS) curriculum that the Department of Education (DepEd) had streamlined from the original four tracks to just two, fearing it could lead to job losses.
Barry Tayam, a SHS teacher at San Beda College Alabang, filed a petition for certiorari that also sought a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the full rollout of the “Strengthened SHS Curriculum” under DepEd’s Memorandum Order No. 12, s. 2026, for incoming Grade 11 students.
According to Tayam, the revised curriculum, which will reduce the 15 core subjects to just five under the original program, could lead to job losses especially among probationary or contractual teachers as they are likely to lose teaching load.
