Which DepEd Order established Bilingual Education?

• A. DepEd Order no. 5 s. 1975
• B. DepEd Order no. 52 s. 1987
• C. DepEd Order no. 31 s. 2012
• D. DepEd Order no. 15 s. 2010

Answer: (A)

Bilingual Education is about using two languages in teaching so learners can access instruction while building proficiency in both. The DepEd order from 1975 is the one that first set this approach as the official framework, establishing that instruction would be delivered in a bilingual setup and guiding how teachers implement language use across subjects. This makes it the foundational policy for bilingual education in the Philippines, a stance that later orders would revise or expand but not overturn as the initial formalization of the approach. The other listed orders come from different years and address other reforms or topics in education, rather than establishing the bilingual approach.