This is also emphasized in the Early Childhood Care and Development Act or Republic Act No. 8980 signed on December 5
, 2000 which is to have a holistic approach to bring about optimum development of children through convergence of health, nutrition, psychosocial stimulation and early education programs and services aimed at giving children good health and nutrition, appropriate early education, love and protection from harm at home, centre and in the school. The law also mandates the establishment of coordinating mechanisms at the national and local levels to ensure sustained multi-sectoral collaboration.
Authority to undergo those changes for the purpose of improving the quality of the education system enshrined in Basic Education Act of 2002 (Republic Act 9155) has been transferred to the division and school levels, empowering school principals to do their best in their respective assignment.
To help principals exercise their authority, there is really a need to produce a handbook that will serve as guide in the management of their student services especially guidance and counselling and library that were found to be the weakest in public schools in the division of Romblon with rewarding and evaluation to be the weakest among the management functions of principals.