2016 DepEd National Uniform for Teaching and Non-Teaching Personnel

The Department of Education issued its Memorandum No. 84, s. 2016 last May 20 to set additional guidelines on DepEd National Uniforms for Teaching and Non-Teaching Personnel. The following are the set guidelines:

1. The national uniform for male teaching and non-teaching personnel shall be as follows:

                 a. Polo: White and Off-White (half button)
                 b. Pants: Dark Gray or Black

2. The national uniform for female teaching and non-teaching personnel shall be as follows:

                 a. Teaching Personnel (including principal)

                               i. Blouse: Beige and Pink
                              ii. Pants: Black and Dark Gray

                 b. Non-Teaching Personnel

                              i. Blouse: Green or Blue
                             ii. Pants: Dark Gray or Black

3. 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. See the details below.

4. For better appreciation, designs and color specifications can be downloaded on www.deped.gov.ph.

5. The effectivity of wearing the prescribed uniforms will be on August 1, 2016. Said uniforms shall be used for School Years (SYs) 2016-2018.

Read more about DepEd Memo No. 84, s.2016.

New DepEd National Uniform for Teachers for School Years 2013-2015

For the school years 2013 to 2015, Department of Education is prescribing two new designs for male and female teachers and non-teaching personnel. According to the DepEd Order No. 7, s. 2013, the first design shall be worn every Mondays and Wednesdays and the second design every Tuesdays and Thursdays. However, the regional and division offices can prescribe their own sets of uniform, which shall be used every Wednesdays and Thursdays respectively. Every Fridays are wash days (as teachers, we should consider wearing smart casual every wash day).

The following are the designs for male and female teachers:

Just last Friday, after my training in Informatics, I went to Divisoria market alone (despite my worries about snatchers, sadly, they are so many there). I found this store inside 999 mall selling official DepEd uniforms. They are selling the textile materials for 550 pesos per set. I negotiated for a lower price and got them for 500 pesos per set.

The textile materials I bought for the new DepEd uniform for teachers S.Y. 2013-2015