Guidance Program Services and the Emotional Intelligence of Public Secondary School Learners

The Secondary School Career Guidance and Counseling Act, or Republic Act No. 11206, aims to ensure the overall development of youth by fostering suitable education that will produce human resources. The Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program for All School Children Act (2016), also known as House Bill 3542, mandates that the State provide a comprehensive guidance and counseling program that will adequately address the mental, behavioral, developmental, and emotional needs of school children in order to improve their ability to learn and maintain good behavior. This study adopted a survey method with the use of a conceptualized questionnaire based on the statement of the problems to gather information on Guidance Program Services and the Emotional Intelligence of the public secondary school learners. . Collected data were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted using appropriate statistical tools to determine the significant difference of the assessment of respondents on the identified variables and respec