SC: Filipino, Philippine Literature no longer mandatory subjects in college

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court declared the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 20 Series of 2013 as valid and official.





Under the the MO, CHED reduced the General Education Curriculum (GEC) to minimum of 36 units. Filipino and “Panitikan” (Philippine Literature) can now be excluded from the core subjects in tertiary education.

Issued in 2013, CHED