DepEd National Uniforms for Teaching and Non-Teaching Personnel: DM 60 and 84, s. 2016 and DM 063, s. 2018

This page brings together the three DepEd memoranda that set the national uniforms for teaching and non-teaching personnel. DepEd Memorandum (DM) No. 60, s. 2016 created two uniform sets. DM No. 84, s. 2016 gave the colors, fabric, schedule, exemptions, and designs. DM No. 063, s. 2018 kept the same uniforms for School Year 2018-2019. The full text of each memorandum follows the quick guide below.

On this page 6 sections

Quick guide to the uniforms

Personnel	Set A (Mondays and Wednesdays)	Set B (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Male teaching and non-teaching	White polo (half button), dark gray or black pants	Off-white polo (half button), dark gray or black pants
Female teaching (including principals)	Pink blouse, dark gray pants	Beige blouse, black pants
Female non-teaching	Green blouse, dark gray or black pants	Blue blouse, dark gray or black pants

On Fridays, personnel may wear appropriate office clothes.

Key points

• There are only two national uniform sets. Regional and schools division uniforms are not allowed.
• No specific supplier is endorsed. Personnel may buy uniform materials from any source that meets the standards.
• Bulk buying of fabric is prohibited. Officials who force personnel to buy from a specific source face sanctions.
• The fabric should be a combination of polyester, rayon, and cotton.
• Personnel may modify the uniform for religious, social, or cultural reasons. Examples are long sleeves instead of short sleeves, or skirts instead of pants for women.
• Some personnel are exempted, such as medical and dental staff, pregnant employees, and personnel in mourning. The full list is in DM No. 84 below.
• Wearing the prescribed uniform took effect on August 1, 2016, for School Years 2016-2018.
• DM No. 063, s. 2018 kept the same uniforms for SY 2018-2019. It also set the annual clothing and uniform allowance at P6,000.00, up from the P5,000.00 stated in 2016.

DepEd Memorandum No. 60, s. 2016

Guidelines on the DepEd National Uniforms for Teaching and Non-Teaching Personnel

Dated April 5, 2016

To: Undersecretaries; Assistant Secretaries; Bureau and Service Directors; Regional Directors; Schools Division Superintendents; Public Elementary and Secondary Schools Heads; All Others Concerned

1. This is to announce the decision of the Executive Committee (ExeCom) that there will only be two (2) sets of national uniforms to be used by Teaching and Non-Teaching Personnel starting School Year 2016-2017, with consideration of the following guidelines set by the DepEd Uniform Committee (DUC):
   • a. General availability of the textile materials in the market;
   • b. Comfort and durability of the textile materials. The quality of the fabric should be adaptable to the weather conditions and the environment of concerned personnel; and
   • c. Over-all look. The design of the uniform should be presentable, and should convey modesty and integrity. Age, body built, and skin tone will also be considered in the design process.
2. The DUC will convene on April 25, 2016 and will prepare a selection of designs and range of colors for the uniforms. Design and colors will be presented to the ExeCom for approval.
3. The design of the uniforms will be in the simplest form to allow unrestricted movement. No specific fabric will be prescribed, for as long as the fabric used will follow the guidelines set that will be captured in a separate memorandum to be released by the end of April 2016.
4. Only the approved national uniforms should be used by both teaching and non-teaching personnel. There shall be no regional and schools division uniforms as to have uniformity across all offices. Bulk buying of fabric is likewise prohibited.
5. The schedule listed below should be followed:
   • a. Set A for the Mondays and Wednesdays and Set B for Tuesdays and Thursdays. Color assignments will be communicated separately; and
   • b. Appropriate office clothes may be worn on uniform-free Fridays.
6. The annual clothing and uniform allowance in the amount of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) has already been released. To facilitate the transition period, employees can still wear their old uniforms. But all concerned personnel must wear the new prescribed uniforms by July 2016.
7. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.

Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC, Secretary

DepEd Memorandum No. 84, s. 2016

Additional Guidelines on the DepEd National Uniforms for Teaching and Non-Teaching Personnel

Dated May 20, 2016

To: Undersecretaries; Assistant Secretaries; Regional Directors; Schools Division Superintendents; Bureau and Service Directors; Public Elementary and Secondary Schools Heads; All Others Concerned

1. The guidelines on the Department of Education (DepEd) National Uniforms for Teaching and Non-Teaching Personnel was announced through DepEd Memorandum (DM) No. 60, s. 2016. In view of this, the following additional guidelines are hereby issued:
   • a. The national uniform for male teaching and non-teaching personnel shall be as follows: (a.1) Polo: White and off-white (half button); (a.2) Pants: Dark gray or black.
   • b. The national uniform for female teaching and non-teaching personnel shall be as follows: (b.1) Teaching Personnel (including Principals): Blouse: Beige and pink; Pants: Black and dark gray. (b.2) Non-Teaching Personnel: Blouse: Green and blue; Pants: Dark gray or black.
   • c. The textile materials to be used in the uniform should be a combination of polyester, rayon, and cotton. The color specification of the uniforms will be limited to a range of two colors. The details are contained in Enclosure No. 1.
   • d. For better appreciation, designs and color specifications can be downloaded on the DepEd website. The schedule of wearing the uniforms is contained in Enclosure No. 2.
   • e. The effectivity of wearing the prescribed uniform will be on August 1, 2016. Said uniforms shall be used for School Years (SYs) 2016-2018.
2. Pursuant to DM No. 60, s. 2016 entitled Guidelines on the DepEd National Uniforms for Teaching and Non-Teaching Personnel, the DepEd underscores the following points:
   • a. Only the approved national uniforms should be used by both teaching and non-teaching personnel. There shall be no regional and schools divisions uniforms to have uniformity across all offices.
   • b. The teaching and non-teaching personnel from central, regional, division and district offices, and public elementary schools are free to purchase and obtain the prescribed uniform materials from any available source that comply with the standards set.
   • c. Bulk buying of fabric is prohibited. Those who have authority over teachers and any DepEd official found violating this rule shall be subject to appropriate sanctions and disciplinary action. All concerned must send to the DepEd Central Office (CO) a written report of any DepEd official who compels or coerces teaching and non-teaching personnel to purchase the uniform materials from a specific source, including the official himself/herself.
   • d. Modifications or adjustments on the prescribed uniforms (e.g. long sleeves instead of short sleeves, skirts instead of pants for the female employees) to conform with religious, social, and cultural requirements or any legitimate practice related thereto shall be allowed.
   • e. The following personnel are exempted from wearing the prescribed uniforms: (e.1) School officials who occupy third level positions in the Career Executive Service (CES); (e.2) Medical and dental staff who shall wear their profession’s uniforms; (e.3) Janitors, utility workers, and maintenance personnel who shall wear appropriate working attire; (e.4) Legal officers, i.e. lawyers/attorneys, whose nature of work requires a different dress code; (e.5) Teaching and non-teaching personnel with physical disabilities and other legitimate health reasons; (e.6) Pregnant employees who shall wear maternity dresses during their period of pregnancy; and (e.7) Teaching and non-teaching personnel who are in mourning may wear the appropriate mourning clothes.
   • f. This Office wishes to reiterate and inform all concerned that it has not endorsed, accredited nor authorized any particular supplier to approach the regional and division offices and declare himself/herself as the exclusive distributor of the textile materials for the DepEd uniforms. Any uniform supplier who visits DepEd offices and uses the name of the undersigned or of any official in the CO in trying to get a deal for the supply of the DepEd uniforms must be reported to the Office of the Secretary (Attention: National Uniform Committee).
   • g. Non-compliance to and deliberate defiance of this Order shall be dealt with administratively pursuant to Section 22.C (Violation of Reasonable Office Rules and Regulations), Rule XIV, Revised Omnibus Rules Implementing Book V of the Administrative Code of 1987 (Executive Order No. 292).
3. Based on these provisions, the following documents are enclosed for reference: (a) Enclosure No. 1, Color Specifications of the DepEd National Uniforms; (b) Enclosure No. 2, Schedule of Wearing the DepEd National Uniforms; and (c) Enclosure No. 3, Design and Sketches of the DepEd National Uniforms.
4. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.

Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC, Secretary

Enclosure No. 1: Color specifications

Teaching personnel: female blouse

Non-teaching personnel: female blouse

Teaching and non-teaching personnel: male polo barong

Teaching and non-teaching personnel: male and female pants

Enclosure No. 2: Schedule of wearing the uniforms

Male teaching and non-teaching personnel

• Set A (Mondays and Wednesdays): white polo (half button), dark gray or black pants
• Set B (Tuesdays and Thursdays): off-white polo (half button), dark gray or black pants

Female teaching personnel

• Set A (Mondays and Wednesdays): pink blouse, dark gray pants
• Set B (Tuesdays and Thursdays): beige blouse, black pants

Female non-teaching personnel

• Set A (Mondays and Wednesdays): green blouse, dark gray or black pants
• Set B (Tuesdays and Thursdays): blue blouse, dark gray or black pants

Note: Appropriate office clothes may be worn on Fridays.

Enclosure No. 3: Designs and sketches

Female teaching personnel, Set A (Mondays and Wednesdays): pink blouse, dark gray pants

Female teaching personnel, Set B (Tuesdays and Thursdays): beige blouse, black pants

Female non-teaching personnel, Set A (Mondays and Wednesdays): green blouse, dark gray or black pants

Female non-teaching personnel, Set B (Tuesdays and Thursdays): blue blouse, dark gray or black pants

Male teaching and non-teaching personnel: Set A (Mondays and Wednesdays), white polo with dark gray or black pants; Set B (Tuesdays and Thursdays), off-white polo with dark gray or black pants

DepEd Memorandum No. 063, s. 2018

DepEd National Uniforms for Teaching and Non-Teaching Personnel for School Year 2018-2019

Dated April 6, 2018

To: Undersecretaries; Assistant Secretaries; Bureau and Service Directors; Regional Directors; Schools Division Superintendents; Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads; All Others Concerned

1. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has issued Budget Circular No. 2018-1 entitled Rules and Regulations on the Grant of Uniform/Clothing Allowance (U/CA) to Civilian Government Personnel on March 8, 2018.
2. In view of this, the Department of Education (DepEd) announces that the National Uniforms for Teaching and Non-Teaching Personnel for School Year (SY) 2018-2019 shall remain the same as that of SY 2016-2017.
3. The prescribed official uniform designs are stipulated in DepEd Memorandum (DM) No. 84, s. 2016 entitled Additional Guidelines on the DepEd National Uniforms for Teaching and Non-Teaching Personnel.
4. The annual clothing and uniform allowance in the amount of Six Thousand Pesos (P6,000.00) shall be released to all personnel, subject to existing accounting and auditing rules and regulations, and upon the release of the Notice of Cash Allocation from the DBM.
5. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.

Leonor Magtolis Briones, Secretary

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