Service Credits for Teaching Personnel Attending the Brigada Eskwela for SY 2025-2026

DepEd Memorandum No. 042, s. 2025

2025 Brigada Eskwela Implementing Guidelines

The Department of Education will conduct the 2025 Brigada Eskwela Program from June 9-13, 2025, as part of its initiative to ensure schools are safe, resilient, and well-equipped for the opening of classes on June 16, 2025.

Service Credits/Compensatory Time-off

Teaching personnel shall be entitled to earn vacation service credits arising from their active involvement as members of the school Brigada Eskwela working committees and/ or voluntary services in the Brigada Eskwela activities.

Teachers shall earn one-day service credit for accumulated eight hours of service as committee members and or volunteers in the school preparation and partnership engagement activities, but not to exceed the total of five days' service credits. The computation of the service credits to teachers shall be in consonance with DO 13, s. 2024 titled Revised Guidelines on the Grant of Vacation Service Credit for Teachers.

DepEd employees in all governance levels are encouraged to join Brigada Eskwela and may serve for two (2) days within the Brigada Eskwela week. This shall be considered on official time.

Likewise, non-teaching personnel shall be granted Compensatory Time Off (CTO) for all services rendered during weekends/holidays as members of the Brigada Eskwela working committees and/ or voluntary services in the Brigada Eskwela activities. Eight hours of accumulated services are equivalent to one-day CTO.