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Definition of Terms. - The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:
(a) DepEd shall refer to the Department of Education;
(b) BEE shall refer to the Bureau of Elementary Education;
(c) Kindergarten education shall be understood in this Act to mean one (1) year of preparatory education for children at least five (5) years old as a prerequisite for Grade I; and
(d) Mother tongue refers to the language first learned by a child.
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