Enclosed is Deped Memorandum No. 223, s. 2016 entitled Strengthening the Implementation of the Gulayan Sa Paaralan Program in the Public Elementary and Secondary Schools Nationwide which encloses the implementing guidelines of the Gulayan sa Paaralan Program for the SY: 2016-2017.

Relative to this, all school heads are enjoined to apply the implementing guidelines of the Gulayan sa Paaralan Program (GPP) in their respective schools.

Moreover, this Memorandum also reiterates that all school heads are tasked to keep the school garden alive, year round even during summer and Christmas vacation – by planting leguminous and indigenous crops.

A crop museum is highly recommended to be adopted to promote crop diversification and improve the sufficiency on the supply of seeds and seedlings. Likewise, be advised that the Division monitoring team will visit your school in a quarterly basis.

For your strict compliance.

0993 – Division Memorandum No. 08, s. 2017