1. Pursuant to Unnumbered Memorandum from the Office of the Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction issued on May 6, 2020 titled Clarifications on the Use of the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs) and Other Related Issues, this Office directs all schools to report any activity related to the selling of MELCs to DepEd OUCI through its email at ouci@deped.gov.ph.
2. The MELCs were provided by DepEd as the primary reference for all Schools, Schools Division Offices (SD0s) and Regional Offices (R0s) in determining and implementing learning delivery approaches that are suited to the local context and diversity of learners, while adapting to the challenges posed by COVID-19. Schools are hereby instructed to refer to the MELCs in creating learning activity sheets, self-learning modules, and other instructional materials. Moreover, schools are enjoined to adhere to the content of the MELCs and refrain from creating a new list of learning competencies for different learning areas.
3. Relatively, this Office hereby advises all teachers to refrain from buying ready-made lesson plans, periodical examinations, summative tests, modules and the like. This Office through the Curriculum Implementation Division (CID) is trying its best to provide all those materials for the teachers.
4. Attached herewith is a copy of Unnumbered Memorandum from the Office of the Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction for your perusal.
5. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Memorandum is directed.
