DepEd personnel, students should not be required to attend seminars and other school activities on Saturdays
DepEd personnel, students where Saturday is their rest or “church day” should not be required to attend meetings, seminars and other school activities on Saturdays October 14, 2010 DO 105, s. 2010 Reiterating the Constitutional Right of DepEd Personnel and Students to Free Exercise of Religion 1. The right of a man to worship God in his own view is guaranteed by the Bill of Rights under Article III, Section 5 of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines which states that: “No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed. No religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or po litical rights.” 2. DepEd Memorandum No. 3, s. 2010 was issued on January 10, 2010 advising all DepEd officials to ensure that the free exercise of religion by DepEd personnel are respected in the course of the regula...