FALSE: A ‘No Jowa Policy’ will be enforced nationwide in schools starting 2025

Bernadette Soriano

A Facebook post published by a page named Educational News and Updates purports that all Senior High School and college students in the Philippines will be subject to a nationwide “No Jowa Policy” beginning School Year 2025. 

The post features an edited announcement mimicking official layouts, using formal-sounding language and punitive phrasing such as “kaukulang parusa” to imply legitimacy, along with a shortened external link.

CLAIM: All Senior High School and college students will be penalized for violating a government-enforced “No Jowa Policy” starting SY 2025.

RATING: FALSE

CONCLUSION:

No official memorandum has been issued by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Department of Education (DepEd), or any national agency mandating a ban on romantic relationships among students. The image leverages formal typography, institutional language, and alarmist framing to simulate credibility — but no such policy exists.

The facts:

• Neither DepEd nor CHED has released guidelines enforcing a “No Jowa Policy” in any public or private educational institution.
• No national law or administrative order prohibits romantic relationships among students.
• The post does not link to any official government document or source — only to a TinyURL redirecting to a Shopee product page of unclear origin.
• No credible news outlet has reported on any such directive.

The bottom line:

The claim is entirely fabricated, capitalizing on moral panic and faux-authority formatting. Students and parents are urged to verify announcements through legitimate channels such as deped.gov.ph, ched.gov.ph, and trusted media platforms.