In Manila, Philippines, Barry Tayam, a senior high school teacher at San Beda College Alabang, has filed a petition with the Supreme Court to halt the implementation of the Department of Education's (DepEd) revised senior high school (SHS) curriculum. This curriculum, outlined in DepEd’s Memorandum Order No. 12, s. 2026, aims to streamline the program by reducing the number of core subjects from 15 to 5 and consolidating the original four tracks into two: 'academic' and 'technical-professional'. Tayam argues that this significant reduction in curriculum content threatens job security for teachers, particularly those in probationary or contractual positions, as they may lose teaching loads. He emphasizes that such a structural shift undermines the quality of education, stating, “The education sector cannot be treated as a legal laboratory for trial-and-error policies.” Furthermore, he criticizes the work immersion component of the new curriculum, claiming it does not adequately prepare students for real-world employment opportunities. Tayam is seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent the full rollout of the new curriculum before the school year begins on June 8.