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DEpED'ORDER i"
. No. t{
, s.2005
INSTRUCTIONS TO ENSURE @NSUMPTION OF NUTRITIOUS A

AND SAFE FOCID IN SCHOOLS

To: Undareeor€taries
Assisterf Secr€tarles a
Buraau DirEctors
Regional'Diredorr
Direc-tors of SeMces, Centerg and Haads of Unlts
Sghools Divisiori/Clty Superint€ndEnts.
Heads, Public anC prtvaie Elern€flhry and Saconery Sdndr
.L To ensum consumption it
r*ruitious'and s#e foorl hr $drools, all regbml dirsilors,
schools superintendenttt, gdrbd heeds and other s€hool parsonnel ara hereby dire*d to
observE the following measures:
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. A Calftan for Every Schoolr

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Erery Sdrool muet hsve d scfrool erileen, no mstter how smell

the sdtroolend how modeet tfie cantesr. ln sehools, cupently wi$tout a
canteon, the school h€S. kr cotlaboration wltr the Parent-TeachEr-
CommunityAssociatbn {PTCA}, stroutO teke steps to esiablish one.

b. $chool Centean-Frspared Foodb

Sshool childreri should be advised b buy fod and bercragns mly

et the s€frool cailteefl and be tlitcouragad fmm going out of the cempua
to .buy ?ood items during ccfiool tims, The recess period mrct be
// supervised by the class sdviserc.

G, RegulatlordContlrlof $upply of Food tbmc

j.

Fosd items for sele ai Sre cankbn should include natural or

fodified food products that ere ricfr in protein, ffiargy, vitsmlns end
. minsrals like: rootcrops, rice and corn productc in,natiw pt€Baratlone,
fruits end vqetebles in r€ason, and fortlfie'd foods, bearing &e'$angksp
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Pincf seal. Beverages sfuU .lyrftrd to milk, shakeg and ]jiees
prepared frorn fresh frulb and veg#Hes.

t 6. F{ame-gpppared $nacks

The scirool heeds and teachere should encoufiage .Faftlnt$,

thrwgh th€ PTCA, to prepare packed snacks fsr their drildran b eat
durirg recess tirne under Sr+ supervision of t.te clsss adviser.

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lirrits 1i.GUs) ai"rr1 i).1.;,'r-! i{el:il-r rlnii* {Rli,.i*;iiffaier,r;;*'y l{*aliir (l*irter
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. i:stiied elririiqs, irietruit* i*riti c+riferiii*ritiii+:s ::lid E:ih*r pii'i ;:a';!ie'd ft:r'4'r'
fhey er* prehibited to s*ll .ro*d Srat require rltensils;

f. Food Scbty itfescase$tCenc*Pte

impo*anca"or iooo s.afe!y, basic mes$ages/@ncepte'shal! be integrated

in selected subi€ete in the'basic education cuniculurn,
:

Z. The Health and Nutrition Center shall provide Food Safety Handbook to *tropls es
reference material and sfnll initftrte the orierdailon. fairlrg of regiqflal heaffr ,tnd: nutitloit
personnel wfio will likewise take the ieO in orientirg tE divieion.'office,' Itld $chool heelth
personneland school adrninistrators. ': ':' .

g. Health and nutrition parsonnel at lhe regionsl and dlviqion levels and tcfiool heads shEll
inteneify advocacy on nuiritbn and food safgty end ansure strict implanenlrtion of all
appropdata safety mea$rr€s in the sc*pols,

4. tmmediite disseminatiirn of and widest eompliance with tris Order ie direc{ed.

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FLORENCIO B. ABAD
$ecretap

Reference;
DECS Memorandum: No. 373, s, 1996
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Allotnrent l{D.O, 50-gn
To be indicated in the *ermtuallrtdex
/',/ under the following subjecls:

HEALTH EDUCATION
POLICY
PUPILS
scHools '

STUDENTS

Medcl;ndtfious and Eafe food

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DepHD ORDER
No.8 .s.2097

R ON'I'HE OPERNTI ON
EV ISED I M PLEMENTINC OU T' ELINES I

AND MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL CANTEENS IN PUBLIC

. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDART SCHOOLS

To: Underseeretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau Directors
. Regional Directors
Directors of ServiccVCenters and ileads of Units
Schools Division/City Superintendents
Heids. Public Elemcntary and Secondary Schools

I.O PURPOSE

Thesc guidelines are hereby issued in order to rationalize ihe operation and
nranagement of school canteens in the public school system and to ensurc that:

Lt The schooi ' cantcen statt'],-ii"ip etiminate matnutrition among

pupils/students.

1.2 The schooi canteen shall serve as a venue for the development of
. rlesirabte eating habits of pupils/-students.

1,3 The school canteen shall serve as a laborarory for Home Economics.
- retail trade and in the incidentat teaching of health and nutrition. .lt shall
provide hands-on training for students on planning, purchasing. handling
and srorage. preparatidn. serving and sdle of safc and nutritious meals.

1.4 The school cante€n guirlelines shall serve as a mechanism to support the
l)cpa(ment's responr. to tlrc mandate of Article 2.of Republic Act No.
69jS to creale an atnrosphere thilt is conducive to the glowth and
development of cooperatives.

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car-rtcerl sli"ii be i.l-iarlc by liic , ii(t.os cuilc{;iiir;ld io ct,:'pitavize
rransparencya:ldac\cj.yrriability.
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2.0 COVERAGE

These guidelitles shall apply to school canteens, as hereinafter defined, opera(ing

in public elementary and seqgndary schools of.the Department of Education.

3.0 DEFINITION OF TERMS

As herein used. the following terms shall be understood to mean:

3.1 School Canteen refers to one of tlre ancillary services in thc school
system that sells food items to the pupilVstudcnts and $erves as a suPpofi
mechanism in the effort to eliminate malnutritiort concerns of the school.
It can be used as a laboratory canteen on food planning, preparation,
serving, storage and selling. A school canteen can either be schoOl-
managed or leachers' cooperative-rnanaged. .

3.2 Schoot-lVianaged Canteen - refers to a school canteen ftat is bperated

6 unr]er the general supervision of thc school
hcad/principal, :
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3.3 ive Ma - rofei's to a school canteen
C'@by a duly registered teachers' cooperative.

' 3.4 Laboraton Canteen refers to the canteen operated and nranaged by
-
@ part of their H:E. classes. It can make usc of lhe t
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facilities of the schooi-rnanaged canteen or the teachers' cooperative-

mairagerl canteen in the absenie of a separate room ihat they can use.

3.5 Canteen Teacher - refe$ to an H.E. teacher who has been designated to
;*-rg-"ndsupervisE the school-managed canteen. HelShe
"pr*t.,
aiso superviseJthe students doing practicum activities in the canteen'

3.6 Administrative Expen-pes refers to generalrt*P9nl*.1. of business

tperrtig":uch as salaries, supplies, \+'ater and electric bllls' rnsurance.
etc.
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1A iclc;ri to ol' ptorrir:tirrg, sciii:1[! and

fui[gglleg.$g - erpuri.ses
distributing prodilcls which nray:ior:lude such i:*nrs as adveriising,
commissi ogi, d.etif Bry expenses, travel expenses' and entertai n ment;

3.9 gross Merein - rcfers to the difference between gross sates and cost of
goods iotalnciuaing cost of freight and production.directly related to ths
pr6paration of food items.

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4.0 POI,ICY STATEMENTS

4.1 (i) School-Managed Canteen: (2)

School caniqens shall be of two types:
Teachers' iooperativc,Managed Canteen. Both shall adhere' to
professional management and'sound business practices as well as to
ii*ty and security measures.
4.2 Managenreni of School Canteens ig Elementar.v Schoots

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only one canteen to be oPeratdd and managed by the school
und"r fiq generat supervision of the school head/principal' "';;i

4.2.2 Wb6rc the enrolment size in.nrral elementary schools is more

' than fivc hundred f!{0} pupils and in urban elementary schools,
more than onc tireusafid (1,000) pupils, the existing duly
rcgister.cd tcachers' cooperative that complies with- the criteria'
foi Qualificarion herein set forth, shall manage and operate the
schoil cantecn. When there is no duly registered teachers'
coopcrativc that is interested or qualified to -operate and'
thc.j
manags ttre canieen, the schoot shali operate and nranage
same.

4.3 Mana$etugrt of School Canteens ln Secondarv Schools

4.3.1 Regardless enrolment size, there shall be a laboratory

of
When the
canteen, as heiein defined, in all secondary schools'
student popui*iion is less than one thousand five
hundred
(1,500), the laborarory. canteen shall also be the school

managed canteen.

4.3'2tnadditiontothelabpratorycanteeninsecondaryschools
live
where tne sturieni poputrtidn is nrore than one
thousand
duly registered and interested
hundred tf
'SOOI,-dt'existing
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school cantcsrl in ailditiun to tlie

4.4 Qnly nutrient-rich foods such as root crops, noodles, riie and corn
Products in nalive preparatioq fruits and vegetables in season, and
fortilied foo{t4iroducis labcled rich in protein, energy, vitamins antl
mincrals shall be sold in the schoot canteen. Beverages shall include
milk, shakes and juices prepued from fruits and vegetables in season.
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4.5 The sale of carbonated: drinlcs, sugar-based lynthetic or artificially
tlavored juices, junk foods and.any food product that may be detrimental
. to the child'3 health and that db not bear the Sangkap Pinoy seat and/or
did riot pass BFAD approval is prolribited.

4.6 lodized sah shall be used, in cohtrollcd quantity; in the preparation of

cooked foods to'ensure that lhe iodine requirement of the clientele shall
be met and to eliminate iodine. deficiency disorders. The use of
. monosodium glutamae (vet$in) sh*il'be'reguiated.

4.7 A reasonabte mark-up priciifor a[mEftihi ise in the canteen shall be

allowed, prpvided that the. selling retail price does not exceed the
. prevailing prices in the locality.
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,f o! Sub-leasing the whole or liirrt I'f tf,g schoot eanteen priirnises or ruu-
contracting the operation of the school canteen to concessiongires is
prohibited.

4.9 Vendors shall noi be allowcd to bring in food items inside the school
canteen/premiseg. Teachers and schoolg-e rsonnel are likervi se prohibitedi
from selling food itenrs within the sch*o*dl premises, except through the
school canteen and unless authorized and . covered by a r,vritten
4 agreement with the school headlprincipal and/or the leachersr
cooperativc

5.0 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES

5,1 All school canteens are [i(uircd the following

permitVclearanccs:

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(a) Salritatiorr (-'leararr,:c/i'.:r rit lionr th,; Iucal ilca!tlt:i)r:pr,rlltrent

ii,}) lle;rlth i), ,rrrit of c.ir It:i::;l 1;r;: otrt:i:lr'sli;l'f i"i'oil ll,; cil.-.ri:rr-rriir'tr. I t
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i,") Aurlroriiy{ioir irc sr;i:r-rr'ri ircti:i1.rriuri1l,rl i0 OI},,r,,'r; ;: {l 1v!rri.r;i,..:

the School Canteen {for teachers' r;r)r:pcratives oniy)

clearancesTpe.rfifi irrau bc pennanently displayed in a conspicuous ptace

in tlfe school cantccn. They shall remain valid for the duration of the
school year. 1

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5.2 All canteen personncl/statt are required to wear clean and proper attire
(white shirUpgld/blouse, colored pants/skirt, hairnet, apro& appropriate
footwear) at all times. They shall also wear their identification cards
with pholo when inside the premises oflthe c4ntcen.

5.3 Reportorial Requirements

5.3.1. All entities operating and munaging a school canreen, including

the laboratory canteen, shall regularly prepare the following
reportorial requirements to be submitted to the DcpEd and/or
CDA, whichever is applicable:

Category of Reports Types oiReports Datc of Submission

rry A-l
r To be subrnitted to the (l ) Statement of Financial Quarterly submission with
Department of Condition deatlline dates of May 15,
Education, speci fi cally (2) Statcmeqt of Operations August l;5, November l5
to the school head in (3 ) Statenre"rif b f$ash Flows and Fcbruary 15 t
case ofteachers' coop- (4) Notes to lnterim Financial
managed, and division Statement and Other
office in case of Disclosures
school-managed (5) Summary of Cost of Sales
canteens

Catcgory A-2
'r To be prepared and (l ) Bank Reconciliation Monthly with deadline date
,f nraintained at all times (2) Schedule of Cost of Sales bf every l0'h of the
and posted on the (3) Schedule of Opera(ing' fbllqrving month
school's bulletin bqard Expenses
andlor in
'conspicirous any (4) Scliedule of Utiliz.ation of
place School Sharc Prograrn
within thc school Received from the
prcmiscs Cooperative
(5) Schedule of Utilization of
Cross Inconte Cenerated
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1:'li:gram $itpp*rt
fsj Schedule of Capitalization
on the Operation of School
Canteen

To be submitted on an (.l ) Audited Financial

annuat basis to or as Statements including notes
requrred by the and disclosures
Cooperative (2) Fihancial Performanie May l5
Development Standards
Authority (CDA) (3) Annual Report to CDA 60 days afler end of
(lor teachers' liscal year
coopcratives only), (4) List of Directors and 30 days after the GA
copy fumished the Officers meeting; and l5 days
school head/principal following assunrption
of oifice
(5) Report on Crimes and To be submitted as
Losses ' crime/incident occurs,
on thc 5th business day
after knowledge of
crime or incident

5.3.2 The school-managed canleen shall prepare i!s financial

statcments using the pro-forma copies of the monthly statement
t
of operations and financial statements rvhich are hereto attached
as Annexes "8" and "C", respectively. Teachers' cooperatives
managing school canteens shall follow the Standard Chart of
Accounts for Consumers' Cooperatives and Those with Canteen
And/Or Catering Services prescribed by the Cooperative
Development Authority, which is hereto attached as Annex "D".

5.3.3 Ttre school head/principal shall also post on the school's bulletin
board a statement ol receipts and disbursements, indicatirrg the
sharc it rcccived front the teachers' cooperativc tttanagcd
canteen.
5.4 Acccirrt:ng of J:lrt:,,i'j

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'f ire
borrks r.ri accouLris riiuu.,J be ,.,:i:t up-to r,iait: iJ,iJ rta,!i
ayailable.li.,r exumination ;ud inspecticn at any appropriate time
fy-the fthbol level auditirig committcc or the COA reptesentarivc
' based in the division office.

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r5.4.2 head/principal
For purposes of transparency and accountabiliti, the.school
shall organize a school level auditing committee to
. bc headed by a Mathematics deparlmelt head/feacher, and Home
Econ'oinics department head/teacher and the president of the
faculty'club as members. The committee shall look into the
books of accourlts at least once a month. The audited statement
shall be posted on thc school's bulletin board.

5.4.3 Canteen funds shall be audited by the school level auditing

comnrittee on a quarterly basis and by the Division COA
Resident Auditor or his/her authorized representative lwice a
year. Audit findings shall be submitted to the Schools Division
Superintendenl through the schooi head/principal. Audited
financial statcments shall be posted on bulletin boards for the
inforrnation of everybody. '
5.5 'Incentives received in or in kind from private suppliers of footl
cash
items and beverages shatl form part of the gross income of the school
canteen and shall b. putt of the {inancial statement'
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5.6 Adherencc to Food Safety '
5.6.1 Food salety standarcls shall be strictly enforced and adhered to at
all tinres by conrplying rvilh the following:

{a) Availability of potablc drinking water and hand washiq!

lacilities;
th) Well-maintairred, clean, wcll-ventilated and pest.free
environment;
{c) Availability of food covers and containers for safekceping;
(d) Hygierric practiccs on food preparation, cooking display,
. serving and storage'

5.7 All cante,:n personnel, including practicum students, shall undergo

training on proper and safe handling of food before they are allowed to
rvork in the cante en.
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5B No portion ol the rrct ilr'"'rlpte ile rir.,rd fir;m carit ir)r1 (ip(:l iilicns iihlll be
riol ;51,1* iil.i in :,ri: :i;;Li.:;-'f, itl f;r,"or Of l.hc lr 6ionll, Di,'*iotr rr
r.risiricl {.i{-il- ;.

6.1 *
Thc schooLheadr.piirrcip;il shall issue a itten dcsi;,na-tion tr: a IIonle
Ecoqomidd teechar who shall be the Canteen Teache.r. HdShe is tasked
to supervise canteen opeiations .for a period not exceeding three (3)
hours per day w.hich is equivalent to four (4) EPP teaching periods. The
rst of the required number gf hours in a day's load shall be spcnt in
actual teaching.. In ng case shall he/she be totally stripped/deprived of
academic teachirrg load.

The Canteen Teacher shall be assisted by all Home Econornics Teachers

on rotation basis, the schedule of which shall be prepared by the school
head/principal or his/hcr authorized representative.

6.2 In addition to the Canteen Teacher and other HE teachers, the school
headlprihcipal shall contract the sen'ices of additional qualified full-time
canteen personnel, subjcct to availability offunds.

6.3 lndigent pupilVstudents who wish to u,ork in the canteen shall be duly
and reasonably compensated. Their employmen! shall only be done
upon written consent of their parents. They shall only be allowed to
rvork in the canteen outside their regular class schedulc.

6.4 The Caltcen Teacher shall be responsible in the preparation and

submission of reports, and $p_bpoks of accounts and slaternent of sales
and disbursements required"-fndvenumerated in Procedural Guidelines
5.3.1 and 5.4.1. respectiyely.

6.5 The net income derived fronr the operation of the canteen shall be
utilized [or, but nol limited to the following:

@am ror undernourished 3tro/o

nrrnils/students
Schsol clinic fund 5%
6ultv;nd atudent developrnent fund t5%
H.E. instructional fund t0%
School operations fund
25%
Revolvine capital
l0%
TOTAL 100%

6.6 Earnings and casli received from canteen operations.rt.tt

u. deposited
g""t*t""' depository bank' tn the absence of such
daily lhe
in ncarest
govemnent ocpositorf u.tirt, otiouiii ihutt ut made at any nearesl
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rcl)ulable cor ;,nercial barrk. Iir no ca$c llrall {he,,l*pn.rii, be marlr: in tiie
pci"sonal iit:gg:; 1l rlf tny st:lr .',rl o{iicili. A :--tjirl0'.tlnr,1ilCd c*ritt:crr :h,ril
h:ir;g,n $3;.;!1 ;rr*rrllll,t "irr ;ru::t for" ihc;li:.{.iri {,-r lhiS stilr.rrl, wh,:i,:.,l.ry
tll,i
.:,-ilarri !i,:;.tli'i,ii;:Ci1.:ti .:.rl
t'C f.r; :.r.r1
;';,;,..1i,.;r..,l,.ill 1;": li:C iCitit
i,,:.:l .ri,..'.

6.t i-J.,:ctl on i.l c uipectcrl iiicurrie t:r' li;,: SCltOr i r.;rilft;rftr the sci'tol '
head/principal shrr,ll prepaie an Annual Budget to be submitteti to anil
approved jby tlfie Schools Division Superintendent i]r hiVtrer
representative at the stan ofevery school year,

6,8 Disbursement of canteen funds shatl be in accordance with lhe apprcivcd'

trodget and e.xisting accounting and aucliting ruies and regulations.

6.9 Teachers and'ianteen personnel shall be required to securc cleannce

from money and properly accountabilities in relation to their
involvement in the operation and management of the school cantecn
before they are allowed lo retire and./or resign from government service,
. or transfer to other posts for purposes of re-assignrnent or Promotion to a
higher position.

7.0 SPECIFIC .GUIDELINES FOR TEACHERS' COOPERATTVE-

MANAGED CANTEENS

7.1 A teacfiers' cooperative shall be authorlzed t0 oPerate and managc a

school cantccn if it satislies the foliowing requiren'rents:

(a) lt is duly regisrered rvith.the cooperativc Development Authority

(CDA)'with mcmbcrship composing of incumbent' teaching and
non-teaching staffof.{heqhool at the time of itd registration'with
n
the aforesaid agency. '
(b) One as reflecied in its Articles of
of its prinrary purposes
Cooperation and Constitution and By-Laws is the operation and
management of a school canteen.
l
. (c) It has been in existence for at teast two (2) years at the lime that it'
signihed intercst to manage the school canteen'

(d) It has the necessary cquipment/utensils, facilities, furniture and

other supplies srich as forms and stationery that will be used in
canl,een operations.

(e) It willensure the comptetc and continuous tiaining for canteen

personnel/staff on handling of food and food safety'
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lEF /a

il) it is iibi,: iJ scctrrc irli: r.rcscut a r;, riiiit'afir)ri lrrrrrl f[e CDr\, rrr rhe
l,;dcr.rii',it ',,.iir;-c it is iri'lllietc,J t,.r. oi ii,; ,rbility i,-, l.irc ,1,,,1ifi .i
i-.ril-iir;-,,: 1rt.,:l,ilti:f ;lr-'l l;' i'i t,,fh,.r r,1ii illl 1.,11 liliu ..i.,,ii ,,, l , , ,:
' ..:*ii: .rrr.

(s.i lis tt1,.,i;b,-'rririp is ,;lrrrpr.rs )d ril rr;,)r,: llran lily ,ieicent (iG%) sl'
the leachers .and non-(eaching personnol of the school: provided.
that $erntrejs who have retired, rcsigned or have been dismissed or
. othinrise rEmoved from the service, shatl noi be inctuded in the
determinationofcompliancewith.therequiredmembership.
.

r Withdrawal of.membership from the cooperative shall be made in

accordance with the Cooperative Code of the Plrilippirtes, rules and
regutatioris, guidetines rnd irru*"rs of thd cooprrriiur.
.I

The withdrawal of membership by niembers of the cooperative

shall be made individually and in writing. Mass withdrawal of
membeiship shall be presumed to hbve been made under duress or
undue pressure.

The number of members who have witlrdrarvn menrbership from

the cooperative in violation of or not in accordance with existing
laws, regulations and issuances of the CDA and those whose
withdrawat of membcrship was made under duress or undue
pressure shall not be consi{ered in the determination of compliance

7.2 Documents required to be submitted

At least thirty (30) days prior to the start of cantccn operations, the
cooperative shall submit the-{bllowing docunrents to lhe division oflice,
th rou gh the school h ead/pri noipa li fot evaluatio n :

(a) . Copy of its registration with the CDA;

(b) Copy of its Amended Articles of Cooperation and C6nstitution and
. By-Larvs stating among others, its purpose in engaging in cpnteen .

' and/or catering services; i

(c) Certificate of good standing issued by the CDA;
. (d) Resolution by the General Membership/Assbmbly signifying
willingness, intention and readiness to operate and manage the
school canteen, including the canteen development plan;
(e) Copy of the approved memorandum of agreement between the
cooperative and the school headlprincipal;
(f) List' of
full-time management olTicers and their respective
designations and salaries;
(g) Bio-data shccts, statement of assets and liabilitics, income lax
returns. and;tatement of income and expenses ofdirectors/officcrs;
(h) Chart of organization (includes ,names of officers, functions and
responsibilities, and the designations of positions);

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(i) Copy of the br:nds of accounlatrle r:ffic,:rslcmLrloytcs; ilnd
U} certification by the chair:rran orthe bciaLd autlrori;iiig the ca'tr.-:n
manager [(] c'l{}r{lirlate with {hc }J,}r. cant{ien t{:;,.]licr r:rr lhe
:,',:lrcdule ol ;r1 ,rq1i611;11 ;;ctivrties iri ll:e 6rrrr;lir,.r.r'. ;,r1;p;.yxii",;_
ntiri illiCri i. rt'i',.,t.

I -i ;Viihirr rhlrty {iiri :!ays ui:riit cr'.tiilt i,l ri,i: rrlr.t:iiri I ri1 ,;;;;1ir,1iir;" lhn
.,irtll i:r;';'r) lLc;1:lrrici:rt 1r::ri. i;r',;()gi.ir.r. ii..,i:
si:lrs-'r,'is rcad,/p.'i:;c';al

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rhe "Aurlrlrrityl"tri ()perate and Manage ihc school u;nt{ren; if rhe
r,,imi,r.i rrr
docurnem's'
"o*prrr;.
;;;h;;' ;;';,;rr':hrri
display at its business office a sign . with the. following words:
AUTHORIZED BY DepED TO MANAGE AND OPERATE THE
ICHOOL CANTEEN. lf the documents are found inadequatq rhe same
shall be retumc$ within seventy two (72| hours.

7.4 Memorandu*'of AO""n',.*r-

1.4.1 As a rule, a memorandum of agreement shall.be entered into by

and bctween the school head/principal and the chairperson of the
' teachers' cooperative as a required document to be submitted to
the Sihools Division Superintendent. The MOA shall have a
term of three (3) years and may be renewed every three (3) years
thcrcaftcr.

7.4.2 Upon the termination of the MOA and wlren the teachers'
cooperative ceases to operate the,school canteen, the cooperative
shall retain ownership of all properties it acquired for the
operation thereol, except those properties or improvements which .

cannot be removed from the premises of the canteen without

causing substantial damagc thereto. Any arrang€rnenls
. pcrtainin! to other- facilitieslequipment in the school canleen
shall be subject to th!.in6;uidual MOA between the cooperative
and the school head/princiPal.

' 7.5 Approval of Memorandum of Agreement {MOA}

7.5.1 The schoot head/principal and chairpcrson of thc tcachcrs' I

cooperative shall have thirty (30) days upon receipt thereof

' rvithin rvhich lo sign and approve the Menrorandum of''
Agreement.

7.5.2 ln view of this, upon receipt of the proposed MOA by the school
head/principal, helshe shall within ten (10) days nrakc a writtcn
reply'to the chairpcrson of the teachers' cooperative indicating
therein his/her conlmcnt, objection, counter-proposal on the
terms and conditions stipulated.iri the MOA. Thereafter, withirt
the aforesaid period of thirty (30) days, the school head/principal

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. ";l tl,c , l,oi,i , Lii;;l r i 11,,: ir415' r;r-,r';''t::ili:.C I !,;ill r,tr,;i;t ;l1rj
'ril:tlly 'i;,, rr rli,; l. ..; ,, 1. :i ,.; , .,1 !;,; l.:;. r..

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r,_.1;L-!Sijl r,iiii,.,i ri;C::ibtr;:r:1. i
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slrall be clr1r,\{ri}cd lo nrrl;n that }ie/sir,: lrrs hrlly agi.i:il e/;ril
ihe
tercns and corditions sripuiaied rherein, Ilence, th*ere will
be no
. r€ason'foi the school head/principar not to approve and sign
the
MOA.,

v-5-4 Afrer the lapse of the rhirry (30) day period and no MoA has
becn e[ecuted by the parties conccrned clue to refusal of the
school'ihead/principal to sign it without valid reason, th' party
aggrieved. by such refusal may bring the rnatter Uy way of an
appeal to lhe Division/City Superinteudent concenred, Who in
tum shall act on it within a period of fifteen (t5) dayF from
receipt thereof. Thc decision or rcsotution of the Division/City
superintendent shall be appealabie to the Regional Director
within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof.

7.6 Renewalof Existing Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

7,6.1 The school headlprincipal and chairperson of the leachers'

cooperative shall have thirry (30) days upon receipr of the
. proposal to renew the existing MOA, execule a new
Memorandum of Agreement covering thc operqtion and
management of the school canteen by the teachers' cdoperative
for another term.

7-6.2 In order not to ini'ti-cr"pt'thc operarion of the schoot canreen

managed by the teachers' cooperative, a written notiCe lo renew
and to continue the 'operation and rnanagement of the school
canteen shall be submitted to the school head/principal at least
thirty (30) days before the expiration of the original and/or;
existing MOA together with the draft new MOA. Upon receipt'"
' ihereof, the school head/principat, within ten (10) days, shall"
make a written reply" to the chairperson of the teachers'
cooperative indicating tlrerein his/her comment, objections and/or
counter-proposal on the temrs and conditiorfs stipulated in thc
draft new MCIA. Thereafler, rvithin the aforesaid period of thirty
(10) days, the school head/principal and the chairpcrson qf the'
Leachers' cooperativc shall meet and mutually agree on tlte tcnns
and conditions of the new MOA and amendmenls, if there arc
any.

t 7.6.3 Failure on the parl of the school head/principal to notify the

tt teachers' cooperative concerned of his/her comment, objection
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t!.;is, rlt.tl] b,r,,,,,.ii rcii irl "' 'jrl l;r'r'; 'i ,cn (l0i
!:,:jri.) Ilr,.i 1,.., -l'r; f,:,,; ,."1,'., ,,.lrl
.)if t,. i';, i :r;.,' , ..,',1'"'(r;l\ ,i.;,.,rli"i :rtrl tl i, j r.,i,i,

i.'.i,"i ;\tir.s li,.i f,trr,il ryf ili; tjiii"r..y (,,);,;,1,y i.;i. , ,l ,r,r1,, ...1 i,,
_ .i ri.il,r:
i.,1i.i{ ri;,5 f ,,;',:,1,111;,r-!9 lly ;^.-, ,,,,rti.,r.r,,,i, ri}itd dijC r.
r'i: schoor head./principar to $;tn it rvitr;ci;i valia iea.sor,,r;;iuSal Cl
rhe parly
;!gridf-A{ qy r:ih. ,,riy tr,.ng rhe marter by way of an
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appeal io the Division/city superintcndent concerned, who in
turn shalt aq-o1.,ii yirhil , plrioJ,oir;;i";;'?i;i"y,
receipt thereof .The decision ir resolution of tne riivisiovciry
no*
t superintcndenr- be appearable to the RAil Director
_srralr
withiq,filleen (15)days from receipt rhereof.

7.7 A copy of the pro-forma Memorandum of Agreement is hereto

attachcrt
as Annex "A" for rcference.
I

7.8 Use of Canteen Facilitics

7.8'l rhe teachers' cooperative may be allowed to use rhe existing

' cantcen facilities rent-free for its operations. However, the cosi
of repair, maintenance and expansion of the said facilities shalt
be borne by the teachers' cooperative. separate water and light
meters shall be installed in tlre canteen and bills covering waicr
and electricity consumed in the aforesaid'school canteen shall be
borne by them. The teachers' cooperative shall be given a grace
period of three months frorn the start of its canteen operations to
' effect thc installation of separate water
and light meters.

7.8.2 The teachers' coopeiatitp nray allocate a smalr space within its
school canteen premfses, rvhich shhll not be more than one-eighth
(l/8) of the floor area and must bc enclosed, where consumer
goods/itemi may be sold to ils members or where the cooperative
may undertake other business yentures. Such consumers' store. .
and other business veritures of the teachers' cooperative mithirt,
the canteen or school premises are not rou.r..l -.under these,
guidelines; instcad, these shall be covered by a separata
agrcement bctween the school headlprincipalhnd the chairperson
of the teachers' cooperative.

7.8.3 The school shall bc frcc.from damages and any liability that may
arise from the teachers' cooperative's operation of tlrc school
canteen and use of its facilities.

7.9 The teachers' cooperative shatl not allow any of its officers and rnembers
to use hisftcr/thcir officiat tirne in attending to and supervising lhe
activities, operations and rranagernent pf the school cantcen.

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i:tg ol Pi,.,,,-,:Cs

I 1,.- i ]'',ir;i:"1 r'i'! ir r_ltij:i\^ iri il .i;lt 1i..1i,..,i

nr,3i;,i:IC{,i l:jiirlii:r"r"l if :rli Ie :ts j;ilnrvS:

{a) Eighty percent (80%) lbr the teachers' coop(:.{aiive arrd 1rv,1111,
Fercent (?,QW for the school. Horvever, the school head/principal
and lgicheifiooperative miy agree on orher percentage gisharing
dcpendini on the peculiar situation of the school: Providcd that the
share of lhe schocl shdll not be less than twenty percent (20%}
Remittance of theschgol sharc shall be due ev€ry fifth day of the
month.
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(b) Thc schobl headlprincipal or his/her duly authorized reprcsentative
shall receive the school share from the teachers' cooperative and
issue the conesponding acknowledgment rcceipt duly signed by the
schooi head/principal o; his/her duly authorized representalive.
Any authorized disbursdment made chargeable againsi such share
shall bc recorded, accounted for and supported by receipts.

(c) The share of the schoot shall be utilizecl as follows:

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Supplementrry feeding program fsr undernourished 3Se/o
iruoils/students
School clinic fund ' s%
Facultv and student developntent fund ts%
H.E. instructional fund t0%
School operations fund 3s%
TOTAL U' ta0%
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7.ll All resolutions, decisions and actions taken by the Board of Directors of
the teachers' 'cooperative relative to finances, privileges and benefits
accruing to the membership of ttre Board shall be reported to-the Ceneral
Assenrbly during its annuai meeting for conflmlation.

7.12 Designation of Coordinator

7-12.1 The teachers' cooperative shall assign its canteen nranager lo

coordinate rvith ihe Ftr.E. Departrnent on the schedule of
practicum activities in the teachers' cooperative-rnanaged
' . their
canteen. Food items produced by the H.E. classes tluring
practicurn may be iold in the canteen and any proceeds
generatec! from it shalt form parl of the revolving fund created
for this Purpose

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8.0 S I'I:CI FI C CUTD ET-IiT iis FO R I.AB O RATO RY CA }ITE ENS

8.1 Every secondary schr:ol, rcgardtcss of its i'nrollment'iz,-,, slrali have a

1"i .Jrirlrjry cant*en sh';re :;l::r"!eirrr shall 5c traineil cn fba<i ptarrnr ig,
!'rnptlr?lion, rel;.i! trade, r,:liiug and safet.T as r;it o1't'eir Il.U. classes.
It shall be su;:ervlsed by th,, designated. H.E. canteen tea':t rr.

8.2 Thb desigiratedifi.E. canteen teacher shall prepare the schedutc of

sereice ofthe. prrsticum students. Such schedulc shal! be approved by
. thi H.E. Depariment Head or thc school head/principal, a

designated'H.8. cantcen tcacher s.halt cnsure th; full participation of :

' 8J . fhe
thc pupils/stqScnrc in thc ptanning purchasing, handling stomgc,
. preparation, Sdrving and sale of safe and nuhitious foodJmeals. ' .

8.4 The schcdule of thc practicum students shall bc postcd on bulletin I

board wiit in the echoil canteen premises. No pupillstudent shall scrve--.
in the catlteen beyond hiVlrer practicum schedule.

8.5 lncome derived from the laboratory canteqn shall be utilized as follows:

I Supplementary feeding program for

ls/students
fund (laboratory subsidn

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9.0 GROUNDS FOR'TERMINATTSi\ OF OPERATION OF THE'SCHOOL
CANTEET\t/

g.l (^ydeviation from thc guidelinei particularly the operational practiccy'

ili1,*i,i1".",::.';#il:?i ;'$,[:"::il::i'f JhJ"lfr ;J"$

ground-
!"iit"itrcO ty itt" t.tt*t or the leachers' cooPefativc shall bc a
fortr*i*tifn 9f the
operatiol!{th: sctrool canteen- Any violalion of
., rhe terms stipulared in ttte MoA.shall be suffrcient gryynd for the
. termination of the MoA and tlre suspension of the privilege ot-y
teachers. cooperative to manage and operate the school canteen' /
g.z For purposes of these guidetines, the following acts are considered
detrimcntaland prejudiciil to the students and pupils. '

(a) Failurc and/or ncelcct to submit fina.n-qial.-rgpod:.Tht failurc lo

sutrmit *," @wi$in thirty-(3g) dap,after the
' end of .".ii'}-guiar monthly bperation or faifure lo submit
the

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,..i';lt fis' .l 1,,,rr,

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j,,:;.', ,,:;.1:1,,:
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,lill'tlf:;v!:ttl,:r--rrpt)t'l ,:iiiiu:i,i,rliri ;r',ri;i;;i.iii.li:i;,..*..^,,:.ifi...,.:,,,,1

lirivaic (jr)n{lc)^tir,i1aii"t:s b': allowcd to t",'; ,rtvr;lvci.i iri .ire r)pctaiioils
ofthe schooi canteen.
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(c) selling of cigaiettes and/or intoxicating beverages to students and/or
condoning the use thereof within the school canteen premises. {

(d) Failure to sccure lhe necessary pennits including annual hearth and
sanitatipn permits as above-mentioned and to have them posted in
the mEfitioned placcs.

(e) Failure to report and account for donations and incentives received
from private supplicrs of food items and beverages.

(0 Use or disbursement of canleen funds contrary to the provisions of

these rules and guidelines which includes dcvoting and re-aligning
said funds to any other endeavor not included in these guidelines.

(g) Compelling the pupils/students lo buy or consume all fo.od items

lrom the canteen and prohibitingJhcm to bring their own "baon" or
food to school; in the same manner, conlpelling the teachers to
dispose of all the food items in the canteen lray under the supervised
reccss (for elementary schbols)

(h) Comp'elling a pupiUstudent to perform canteen related tasks.lhat are

detri mental to his/her.sre lfare

(i) Failure to deposit the proceeds of the canteen in the account that is
"in trusl for" lhe school. Similarly, depositing thc proceeds of the
canteen in the name of a person not mentioned in thcse guidelines or
iirto private or personal accounts, including those in the name of the
school head/principal or teacher-in-charge, .l

fi) Failure to present upon request ofthe proper authorities, such as the
sehoot head/principat, the school level auditing committee, and the
. Comnrission on Auclit, the [inancial documents pertaining to the
operatious ofthe school canlecn.

(k) The use of the cantEen prenrises for any other. endeavor not included
or sanctioned by lhese guidelines including, buf not limited to. the
use of the canteen as warehouse or stockroom of Plohibited items
and/or food and beverage expressty prohibited in these guidelines

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itt,-'lr;rl;rrg;:ll clii,:l"iri{.'rchandire vrlrich ,.g 1rr.it li:r tli.: ri:,f t;f lhe
c4ll,riri r.:;intcen I'ril ,'rlji,'tl r.1,: ttui i,clOn; lr) :1,, ,:. .r)Ol.

.t) rrli t:rtiir:r vioi:-.itirr,c ul ,lie l,'i.iirs ::.r,.| il0iiil;tir;i,., r.{'tlr,:: .{r.,::r-,ili,Idu;rr
ol t\',:;rCr':rrlt';, I r.,f .)rrl Cl ihc j);v"ririi ,ii uf t1r,.,,, giiidCliii,,S r,,l,ir:jr arr:
analogous to the frrregoing.
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IO.O IVTONITORING AND ENFORCEII{ENT

l0.l Monitoring,teams in the regional and division offiees shall be qeat€d to

ensure adherence to standards on qualitS handling, and serving sffood,
and canteen 'cQuiprnent/facilities in rhE schoot canteens and ihat bod
salety standanls and hygienic practices are strictly obsenred. and
implemented. It shall atso nronitor adherence to the guidetines on the
operation o[ school eanteens which shall be integratcd in irs rnonitoring
of health and nutrition program and projects at thc division level. The
rnonitoring team shall be composed of the following:

- RegionatOffice

o Medical Oflicer { / Dentist III

o ES Il (Science anH Health / Nutrition / HE / THE)
o Nutritionist-Dietitian

o ' Me<Iicat Offrcer IV / Dentist ll

o ES I (Science ard,Health / Nutrition / HE / THE)
o Nurse-ln-Charge'
o NutritionCoordinators

10.2 Grievance Mechanism

(a)
;

Complaints fronr parents or concemed individuals of ther

community pertaining to canteen management and opgralions, i'e.'
pricing, quality of foods, etc., shall be filed and.settled.with the
division grievance contmittee in the case of school-managed
, canteens; and with the ichool grievance coinmittee in the case of
complaints against a teachers-' cooPerative-managed canteen' The
' provisions of the grievance procedure under the DepED Rules of
Procedures shall govern the conduct of the procecdings without
prejudice to the application of other pertinent rules that may be
applied suppletorily

{b) Any grievance arising from any.form of dissatisfaction retative to

the operations of the canteen which does not constitute an
' hdministrarivE disciplinary action shall be submitted to the

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rpprolir;a(c ;riev;rnr:;c cornrnittce aiirj wlrich sirajt l:e rjrcidcri hy tlre

l.-rit,,:r':,,iil',in fivc i"i) i.!ays from {ii9 [1;61i1,.;;ti;: I of ,lr,:.qr';,iiiice
I t". .-,' j-:::,.,, , , (it-i l;i .il1r'I rl,.r;],. ,r,, ;;,,61 i.r .r r .)1 l. :1 !;;,, irr-r p..'
ri; ; . ,1,;,.r';U r;rlirrr;iirti,l(: slrail ,l: ri,r-iil.:r:,i ilrit i,lt-lii_-r: ,,..i',:,.,
;r., i,-:i.'i 1,,,',,, ii1:rii;l; rl, l.

{c} In the casg.,qf disputc involving a leachers' cooperative-managed

canleOnr any party dissatisJied with the findings of the decision of
-the School Grievance
Committee may elevate thc samc to thi
Division Grievance Committcc, whose decision shall be appeatable
to the Regional Grievance Committee within fifteen (15) days fionr
notice thereof.
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I0.3 $anctions

(a) Any -violation of the foregoing guidelines in the casc of the

teachers' cooperative-manageil ianteen shall warrant the
termination of the operations of the canteen after due notice to the
parties concemed which shall proceed after a sumrnary hearing on
the matter and afler duc proccss.

{b) For other violations rrot mentioned in the preceding section, *,hich
arc considered sinrple violations, a warning shall be issued by the
school head/principal for the first infraction and a repeat of such
violations shall wanant an investigaiion and shall thereafter, in the
interest of the students and the pupils and lhe welfare of the school,
be a ground to terrninate the Memorandum of Agreement entered
into between the parties pertaining to the operations of the school
canteen.
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(c) tn the casc of sehool-minaged canteeris, any viotation of these
guidelines shall wanant qppropriate administrative'sanctions
against the school headlprincipal and other canteen teachers who
are directly or indirectly involved in the operations .of the school
canteen and who are classified as canteen designated teachers as
defined under these guidelines.

(d) ln ttre sanle nranncrt such violations of the school head/principal

inctuding the canteen-designated teachers shall be dealt with
administratively after due notice and hearing'

(e) ln all the forcgoing, such perso4s accounti"ble for violations of

these guidetines shall, aside'from the administrative sanclions, also
be liable both criminally and civilly, when'suc! violations wanant.

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! 2' I In cases of acliails arislng il'c:lr conllicts relaiive t,* tlic operationi ol the
scho+:i cafileen hr+ught bel'*r:e an*.| *ogtrizabic bv judiciai 'nodies in case
uf civil a*tierns, the coniractiirg parti€s to the l,{eniorandum of
Agreement shall bE encouraged to agree to the venue of tl.re actiop to bc
pla-ced'ic the appropriat* csrurts of the city or nrunicipality where the
school sit$.

I 3.0 R.E['EAL[N G Cl-al;fi F:

l3.l All existing grriri*lines, ri*rlrorarlria, orclers anci oli;er issuances of'
similair $ature rv'hici'r are incc;nsistclrr with"this *rdel ari: tlereby dcer*ed
repealed and i;uprre*der.l.

I 4.S TR{NSI'rsRi' pni$v[s f f]t,,ll;

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l4"l 'IFre #epanrnent r:aintains i:ie'po;icy rhai ther-,e ir ns !aild ccn{ract cf

lease +fl a si:haatr canieiln tfl si privaie eoneessionai
llepED Order No. 95, s. l9?8 +rliich iook p{l"eg!$
Pur'.suen! ti: saicl poli*y, ;ili r:+iit;acts x,f i3giisil'h
privitie 6.1o*(:essi(rnai;r's"e,r+c',rir[! or reflcwsd ailt,:n wctu'einltei. tU.' tlE8
are hereb;l ctreen-ied ten$iileles:l f;rr ireir;g contrar3' ta laiv *nil pubiic
poliey. 1,i'ioiiatir:ns pf ti:iri pollcv sh*l! 'be ricnlt with ocir*inistratively"

i4.? Except t?:!{,-ss into irr ",,icrl:iii;,n oi'l}epED $rders, circlilars and
r,-r}lered
oiher issLrant:es" pre-exiili;lg I'icnii'rrilriduilx r;f .-{g,-een"rent on lhe
oper:ltion ot'schooi cr:rnlse,'is ',r'iiii t*aclers' c{x}peratires [l'ii,it tttay be
riisqua!i{i*r! under ti:c currErii g,tr:ict.lrrrr:s sir:lll ;ernain *:fer:tive dubjeet t*
the'con'rpliance by lire co+perafive v,,iih the Criteda fur Qualificatic,n
herein set forti: witliiri si;r iS) nutrlhi; fi*rn tiie etfeciivity *il'tliis ilrder.
0 iherw i sr:"' lha sain i; slr al I b* dei:n-r *t.i t':irurrin a l*c'.

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I4.3 A teachers' cooperative wilh a valid pre-existing [ilemorandurn of
Agreement shall not be removed or otherwise displaced fram the space
where it is cunently operating the sehool canteen.

14.4 P:r: u:ii:;iirtg.N.O,.\s rririch pr.ov:,ru.f,.,r a it,11 ,.Kj;itrirjitrrr'irrr:t (J) y,.;;r,.;

arc iietei;,v snpr,,li,rl a''cordingiy srrbject lrl r ,ii,,wal by tli' {:ontnict!f.,:
pafl:ts tt arrc,hrr 1,.'rnr r:f nut nlo'c ih,iq three ,3) years.

15.0 These guidelines $haJlaui.. effect immediatety. Wide disseminarion of this

Departnient -OrdeFto at I ibncerned is desired.

LAPUS

Encls.:
As stated

Referen'ce:
t ntpED Orders: Nos, 95, s. 1998 andl7',s. I99i'
Allotment: l{D.o. 50.97)
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To be indicated in the Pernetual lndex

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" under the fouoilinfruu;r.t"l
CITANGE
COOPERATIVES
POLICY
: RULES AND REGULA'|IQNS
. SCIIOOLS

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