

The Aquino government after the People Power Revolution, enacted Executive Order No. The Education Act of 1982 created the Bureau of Continuing Education from the Office of Nonformal Education. After the declaration of Martial Law, the Marcos government's Philippine Constitution of 1973 created the position of the Undersecretary of Nonformal Education. A decade later, this branch was transformed into the Adult and Community Education Division of the Bureau of Public Schools. 80 in 1936 to create the Office of Adult Education as part of the then Department of Instruction.

The New Commonwealth government passed Act No. Six years later the act was amended to assign teachers in public schools to give the lectures. 1829 was created to provide for the delivery of civicoeducational lectures in towns and barrios. This branch of education is governed by the DECS Bureau of Nonformal Education(BNFE) and its history can be traced as far back as 1908 when ACT No. Activities that fall under this system of education range from vocational training to adult reading classes, from family planning sessions to cultural and leadership workshops for community leaders.
#NATURE CHARACTERISTICS AND SCOPE OF NON FORMAL EDUCATION PLUS#
The mission of Nonformal Education (NFE) in the Philippines is to empower the Filipino with "desirable knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that will enable him/her to think critically and creatively, act innovatively and humanely in improving the quality of his/her life and that of his/her family, community and country." NFE aims to reduce the number of illiterate out-of-school youth and adults with need-based literacy programs, plus continue education through basic development projects.
