Classrooms are not only intellectual spaces but also avenues in which social and emotional interactions occur. Filled at different times with enjoyment, fun, and excitement, these can also be filled with anger, fear, and boredom. This paper explores the relationship between emotional competence and classroom management process as perceived by 50 third year BSEd student participants in the Education program, Bulacan State University during the first semester of the school year 2014-2015. A descriptive-survey method was utilized; Pearson r was used to determine the relationship between emotional competence and classroom management process. Data were treated using the SPSS; findings were summarized; then conclusions and recommendations were offered
Keywords: Emotional Competence, classroom management
