Abstract
Right after the 1974 Jolo conflagration, the Mindanao State University-Sulu was established in order to help Tausug attain development and quality of life. The growth of the university however has been affected by insurgency especially in the first ten years of its operation which coincided with the height of the armed conflict between the Manila government and the Moro National Liberation Front. Fifteen years after the university grew into a vibrant institution although accompanied with poor quality instruction, lack of facilities and the training of the faculty members. This poor academic condition is also true to the Department of Education in Sulu whose student performance was described as very poor. The government actually introduced the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 which calls for the adoption of the K-12 program while the schools across the country are not prepared in human, material and financial resources.