DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2007

1.Due to the news that some principals are facing charges because of canteen mismanagement, Sir Conrad, head of Association of School Heads of Batangas City (ASH BATC), called a meeting of school heads to discuss the DepEd issuance that states the implementing guidelines on the operation and management of school canteens in public schools in order to prevent such happenings. What is this issuance?

• A. DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2007

•   B. DepEd Order No. 52, s. 2008

•   C. DepEd Order No. 13, s. 2017

•   D. DepEd Order No. 13, s. 2018

2. Sir Conrad stated that the guidelines in DO No. 8, s. 2007 are issued in order to rationalize the operation and management of school canteens in the public school system and ensure the following, EXCEPT what?

•   A. the school canteen shall help eliminate malnutrition among  pupils/students

•   B. the school canteen shall serve as a venue for the  development of desirable eating habits of pupils/students

   

• C. the school canteen shall serve as a laboratory for Home  Economics, retail trade, and in the incidental teaching of   health and nutrition

•   D. profit should be the main consideration and service shall  only be secondary for operating a school canteen

3. In the discussion, it is stated that the school canteen refers to one of the ancillary services in the school system that sells food items to the pupils/students  and serves as a support mechanism in the effort to eliminate malnutrition concerns of the school. Any of the two types of school canteen may be operated depending on the situation. What are the two types of school canteens?

  i.   school-managed canteen

  ii.  teachers cooperative-managed canteen

  iii. laboratory canteen

  iv. private-managed canteen

• A. i, ii 

•     B. i, iii   

• C. i, iv

•   D. ii, iv

4. San Pedro NHS has a laboratory canteen operated by the secondary students as part of their H.E. classes. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE as regards a laboratory canteen?

  i.   it is operated in a separate room with its own facilities

  ii.  in the absence of a separate room, it can make use of  the facilities of the school-managed canteen

  iii. in the absence of a separate room, it can make use of  the facilities of the teachers cooperative-managed canteen

  iv. it is managed by the students themselves

  v.  it is managed by the H.E. adviser

• A. i, ii, iii, iv

•     B. i, ii, iii, v

•   C. i, ii, iii

• D. i, ii, iii, and iv or v

5. Elementary schools in the rural areas with 500 pupils or less and those in urban areas with 1,000 pupils or less shall have how many canteens and what type of canteen?

• A. one school-managed canteen

•   B. one teachers cooperative-managed canteen

•   C. one school-managed or teachers cooperative-  managed canteen

•   D. one school-managed and teachers cooperative-  managed canteen

6. When elementary schools in the rural areas have more than 500 pupils and those in urban areas have more than 1,000 pupils, how many canteens and what type of canteen shall the school have?

• A. one school-managed canteen

•   B. one teachers cooperative-managed canteen

•   C. one school-managed or teachers cooperative-  managed canteen

•   D. one school-managed and teachers cooperative-  managed canteen

7. Which among the following statements is/are TRUE as regards canteens in secondary schools?

  i. all secondary public schools must have a laboratory canteen   regardless of enrollment size

  ii. When the student population is less than 1,500, the laboratory   canteen shall also be the school-managed canteen

  iii. When the student population is more than 1,500, there shall also   be a teachers cooperative-managed canteen apart from the laboratory   canteen

  iv. When the student population is more than 1,500, there shall also   be a school-managed canteen apart from the laboratory canteen

• A. i, ii, iii 

•     B. i, ii, iv 

• C. i., iii, iv

• D. ii, iii, iv

8. For special schools with an enrollment size of more than five hundred (500) students, which among he following are the canteen requirements?

  i. they must have a laboratory canteen regardless of enrollment size

  ii. When the student population is greater than 500, the laboratory   canteen shall also be the school-managed canteen

  iii. When the student population is more than 500, there shall also be  a teachers cooperative-managed canteen apart from the laboratory  canteen

  iv. When the student population is more than 500, there shall also be  a school-managed canteen apart from the laboratory canteen

• A. i, ii   

•   B. i, iii   

• C. i, iv

• D. ii, iii, iv

9. With regard to what can be sold in the canteens, which among the following is NOT ALLOWED to be sold?

• A. nutrient-rich foods such as root crops, noodles, rice and corn   products in native preparation

   

• B. fruits and vegetables in season, including beverages,   milks,   shakes, and juices prepared from such fruits and vegetables in   season

   

• C. fortified food products labelled rich in protein, energy,   vitamins, and minerals

•   D. carbonated drinks, sugar-based synthetic or artificially- flavored juices, junk foods, and any food product that may be   detrimental to the child’s health and that do not bear the   Sangkap Pinoy seal and/or did not pass BFAD approval

10. Which among the following statement(s) is/are CORRECT As regards salt and chemical produce that may be used in the food preparation in the canteen?

  i.  iodized salt shall be used

  ii. granulized table salt may be used

  iii. use of monosodium glutamate is prohibited

  iv. use of monosodium glutamate shall be regulated

• A. i and iii

•     B. i and iv

•     C. ii and iii

•     D. ii and iv