Republic Act No.

7836
Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994
AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE REGULATION AND SUPERVISION OF THE
PRACTICE OF TEACHING IN THE PHILIPPINES AND PRESCRIBING A
LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7836

AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE REGULATION AND SUPERVISION OF THE

PRACTICE OF TEACHING IN THE PHILIPPINES AND PRESCRIBING A
LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

ARTICLE I
TITLE
SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the "Philippine
Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994."

Sec. 2. Statement of Policy.

The State recognizes the vital role of teachers in nation-building and
development through a responsible and literate citizenry. Towards this end, the
State shall ensure and promote quality education by proper supervision and
regulation of the licensure examination and professionalization of the practice of
the teaching profession.
Sec. 3. Objectives. — This Act has the herein objectives:
(a) The promotion, development and professionalization of teachers and the
teaching profession; and
(b) The supervision and regulation of the licensure examination.

Sec. 4. Definition of Terms. — For purposes of this Act, the following terms
shall mean:

(a) "Teaching" — refers to the profession concerned primarily with classroom

instruction, at the elementary and secondary levels in accordance with the
curriculum prescribed by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports,
whether on part-time or full-time basis in the private or public schools.
(b) "Teachers" — refers to all persons engaged in teaching at the elementary and
secondary levels, whether on full-time or part-time basis, including industrial
arts or vocational teachers and all other persons performing supervisory and/or
administrative functions in all schools in the aforesaid levels and qualified to
practice teaching under this Act.
(c) "Board" — refers to the Board for Professional Teachers duly established and
constituted under this Act.
(d) "Commission" — refers to the Professional Regulation Commission.

ARTICLE II
BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS

Sec. 5. Creation and Composition of the Board.

There is hereby created under this Act a Board for Professional Teachers,
hereinafter called the Board, a collegial body under the general supervision and
administrative control of the Professional Regulation Commission, hereinafter
referred to as the Commission, composed of five (5) members who shall be
appointed by the President of the Philippines from among the recommendees
chosen by the Commission. The recommendees shall be chosen from the list of
nominees selected by the accredited association of teachers, who duly possess
all the qualifications prescribed in Section 8 of this Act.
The chairman and the voice-chairman of the Board shall be appointed from these
five (5) members by the President: Provided, That the members of the first Board
appointed under this Act shall be automatically registered as professional
teachers and issued with the certificate of registration and professional license
upon payment of the fees for examination, registration, and other fees prescribed
by the Commission.

Sec. 6. Duties and Function of the Board. — The Board shall have the
following duties and functions:
(a) Promulgate, administer and enforce rules and regulations necessary for
carrying out the provisions of this Act in accordance with the charter of the
Professional Regulation Commission;
(b) Determine and fix the frequency, dates, and places of examination, appoint
supervisors, proctors, and other personnel as needed who shall be entitled to a
daily allowance to be fixed by the Board for every examination day actually
attended, use buildings and facilities of public or private schools for examination
purposes;
(c) Issue, suspend, or revoke the certificate of registration for the practice of the
teaching profession;
(d) Prescribe and collect examination and other fees as it may deem proper;
(e) Prescribe and/or adopt a code of ethical and professional standards for the
practice of the teaching profession. Such ethical standards, rules and
regulations to take effect sixty (60) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation;
(f) Administer oaths in connection with the administration of this Act;
(g) Supervise and regulate the registration, licensure and practice of professional
teachers in the Philippines;
(h) Adopt an official seal of the Board;
(i) Look into the conditions affecting the practice of the teaching profession and
whenever necessary, adopt such measures as may be deemed proper for the
enhancement and maintenance of high professional and ethical standards of the
profession;
(j) Ensure that all educational institutions offering elementary and secondary
education comply with the essential requirements for curricula, faculty and
facilities for the elementary and secondary levels;
(k) Investigate such violations of this Act, the rules and the code of ethical and
professional standards for professional teachers as it may come to the knowledge
of the Board, and for this purpose, to issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum
to secure the appearance of witnesses and the production of documents in
connection therewith; and
(l) Discharge such other powers, duties and functions as the Board may deem
necessary for the practice of the teaching profession and the upgrading,
enhancement, development and growth of education in the Philippines.

Sec. 7. Term of Office. — The members of the Board shall hold office for a
term of three (3) years from the date they assume office: Provided, That the
first appointees to the Board under this Act shall hold office according to
the following terms: one (1) member shall serve for one (1) year; one (1) member
for two (2) years; the chairman, vice-chairman, and one (1) member for three (3)
years. Vacancies shall be served for the unexpired term only. No person who has
served for two (2) consecutive terms shall be eligible for reappointment.
Appointment to fill an unexpired term shall be considered an appointment to a
complete term.

The chairman or any member shall take his oath of office prior to the
performance of his duties.

Sec. 8. Qualification of Board Members. — Each Board member must at the

time of his appointment:
(a) Be a citizen and resident of the Philippines;
b) Be at least thirty-five (35) years of age, of proven integrity, and possessed of
high moral values in his personal as well as professional conduct and has not
been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude;
(c) Be a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in
Education and preferably a holder of a master's or doctorate degree in education,
or their equivalents, from a university, school, college, academy or institute duly
constituted, recognized and/or accredited by the Philippine government;
(d) Be a professional teacher with a valid certificate of registration and valid
professional license, save those members who shall compose the first Board for
Professional Teachers;
(e) Has been a professional teacher in the active practice of the teaching
profession for at least ten (10) years in the elementary and secondary level; and
(f) Not be an official or member of the faculty of, nor have pecuniary interest in
any university, college, school, or institution conferring a bachelor's degree in
education or its equivalents for at least three (3) years prior to his appointment,
and neither connected with a review center or with any group or association
where review classes or lectures in preparation for the licensure examination are
offered or conducted.

Provided, however, that, the membership to the Board shall be evenly

distributed to cover all levels of education, including equitable representation of
the different fields of specialization.

Sec. 9. Compensation of the Board.

The chairman, vice-chairman, and members of the Board shall receive
compensation comparable to the compensation received by existing regulatory
boards under the Professional Regulation Commission, computed on the basis
of the number of examinees/candidates.

Sec. 10. Supervision of the Board and Custodian of its Records.

The Board shall be under the supervision and control of the
Commission. All records, including applications for examination, examination
papers and results, minutes of deliberation, administrative cases and
investigative cases and investigations involving professional teachers shall be
kept by the Commission.

Sec. 11. Secretariat and Support Services.

The Professional Regulation Commission, through its chairman, shall
provide the secretariat and other support services to implement effectively the
provisions of this Act.

Sec. 12. Removal of a Board Member.

The chairman or any member of the Board may be removed by the
President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Commission for neglect
of duty, incompetence, unprofessional, unethical, immoral or dishonorable
conduct, commission or toleration of irregularities in the examination, after
having been given the opportunity to defend himself in a proper administrative
investigation.
In the course of investigation, the President may preventively suspend the
respondent.

ARTICLE III
EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION
Sec. 13. Examination, Registration and License Required.
Except as otherwise specifically allowed under the provisions of this Act,
all applicants for registration as professional teachers shall be required to
undergo a written examination which shall be given at least once a year in such
places and dates as the Board may determine upon approval by the
Commission. A valid certificate of registration and a valid professional license
from the Commission are required before any person is allowed to practice as a
professional teacher in the Philippines, except as otherwise allowed under this
Act.

Sec. 14. Scope of Examination.

The examinations for the elementary and secondary school teachers shall
be separate. The examination for teachers in the elementary level shall consist
of two (2) parts, namely: professional education and general education. The
examination for teachers in the secondary level shall consist of three (3) parts,
namely: professional education, general education, and field of specialization.

Sec. 15. Qualification Requirements of Applicants. — No applicant shall be

admitted to take the examination unless, on the date of filing of the
application, he shall have complied with the following requirements:

(a) A citizen of the Philippines or an alien whose country has reciprocity with the
Philippines in the practice of the teaching profession;
(b) At least eighteen (18) years of age;
(c) In good health and of good reputation with high moral values;
(d) Has not been convicted by final judgment by a court for an offense involving
moral turpitude;
(e) A graduate of a school, college or university recognized by the government
and possesses the minimum educational qualifications, as follows:
(1) For teachers in preschool, a bachelor's degree in early childhood education
(BECED) or its equivalent;
(2) For teachers in the elementary grades, a bachelor's degree in elementary
education (BSEED) or its equivalent;
(3) For teachers in the secondary grades, a bachelor's degree in education or its
equivalent with a major and minor, or a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
with at least ten (10) units in professional education; and
(4) For teachers of vocational and two-year technical courses, a bachelor's degree
in the field of specialization or its equivalent, with at least eighteen (18) units in
professional education.

Sec. 16. Report of the Results of the Examination.

 The Board shall, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the
examination, report the ratings obtained by each candidate to the Professional
Regulation Commission for approval and appropriate action.

Sec. 17. Issuance of Certificate of Registration and Professional License. —

The registration of a professional teacher commences from the date his
name is enrolled in the roster of professional teachers.

Every registrant who has satisfactorily met all the requirements specified
in this Act shall, upon payment of the registration fee, be issued a certificate of
registration as a professional teacher bearing the full name of the registrant with
serial number and date of issuance signed by the chairman of the Commission
and the chairman, vice-chairman, and members of the Board, stamped with the
official seal, as evidence that the person named therein is entitled to practice the
profession with all the rights and privileges appurtenant thereto. The certificate
shall remain in full force and effect until withdrawn, suspended and/or revoked
in accordance with law.
A professional license signed by the chairman of the Commission and bearing
the registration number and date of issuance thereof and the month of expiry or
renewability shall likewise be issued to every registrant who has paid the annual
registration fees for three (3) consecutive years. This license shall serve as
evidence that the licensee can lawfully practice his profession until the expiration
of its validity.

Sec. 18. Oath Before Practice.

Every registrant shall be required to take his professional oath before
practicing as a professional teacher.

Sec. 19. Periodic Merit Examination of Teachers.

To encourage continuing professional growth and development and to
provide additional basis for merit promotion, in addition to their performance
rating, teachers may take an oral and written examination at least once in five
(5) years as basis for merit promotion. In taking this examination, no fee shall
be required.

Sec. 20. Failure to Pass the Merit Examination.

If a teacher fails to pass the merit examination, he or she shall be allowed
to take the examination for a second time. Should he or she fail to pass the merit
examination for the second time, then he or she shall be required to take a DECS
accredited refresher course or program before being allowed to retake the
examination.
Failure of any permanent teacher to pass the merit examination shall not,
however, be used as a ground for his/her dismissal or demotion.

Sec. 21. Incentives. — Teachers who pass the merit examination shall:
(a) Be awarded a diploma of merit by the Board;
(b) Earn merit points for purposes of promotion in salary or to a higher position
or grade level;
(c) Be placed in the priority list for government scholarship; and
(d) Enjoy such other benefits as may be promulgated by the Board.

Similar incentives shall be given to teachers who make inventions, develop new
methods of teaching, write a book or books and create works of artistic merit.

Sec. 22. Integration of the Teaching Profession.

The teaching profession shall be integrated into one national organization
which shall be recognized by the Board and the Commission as the one and only
integrated and accredited association of professional teachers. Upon registration
with the Board, every professional teacher shall be encouraged to become a
member of the integrated national organization. Those who have been registered
with the Board but are not members of the said integrated organization shall be
allowed to register as members of the said integrated organization within three
(3) years after the effectivity of this Act. Membership in the integrated
organization shall not be a bar to membership in other associations of the
teaching profession. The professional teachers shall receive the benefits and
privileges appurtenant to their membership in the said integrated and accredited
organization of professional teachers only upon payment of the required
membership fees and dues.

Sec. 23. Revocation of the Certificate of Registration, Suspension from the

Practice of the Teaching Profession, and Cancellation of Temporary or
Special Permit.
The Board shall have the power, after due notice and hearing, to suspend
or revoke the certificate of registration of any registrant, to reprimand or to cancel
the temporary/special permit of a holder thereof who is exempt from registration,
for any of the following causes:

(a) Conviction for any criminal offense by a court of competent jurisdiction;

(b) Immoral, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct;
(c) Declaration by a court of competent jurisdiction for being mentally unsound
or insane;
(d) Malpractice, gross incompetence, gross negligence or serious ignorance of the
practice of the teaching profession;
(e) The use of or perpetration of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate of
registration, professional license or special/temporary permit;
(f) Chronic inebriety or habitual use of drugs;
(g) Violation of any of the provisions of this Act, the rules and regulations and
other policies of the Board and the Commission, and the code of ethical and
professional standards for professional teachers; and
(h) Unjustified or willful failure to attend seminars, workshops, conferences and
the like or the continuing education program prescribed by the Board and the
Commission.

The decision of the Board to revoke or suspend a certificate may be

appealed to the regional trial court of the place where the Board holds office
within fifteen (15) days from receipt of the said decision or of the denial of the
motion for reconsideration filed in due time.

Sec. 24. Registration by Reciprocity.

No teacher of a foreign nationality shall be admitted to the examination,
or be given a certificate of registration or be entitled to any of the rights and
privileges provided under this Act; unless the country or state of which he is a
subject permits Filipino professional teachers to practice within its territorial
limits on the same basis as subjects or citizens of said country or
state: Provided, that the requirements of certification of teachers with said
foreign state or country are substantially the same as those required and
contemplated under this Act: Provided, further, That the laws of such state or
country grant the same privilege to Filipino professional teachers on the same
basis as the subject or citizens of such foreign country or state.

Sec. 25. Roster of Professional Teachers.

A roster of professional teachers containing the names and addresses of
professional teachers, date of registration or issuance of certificate, and other
data which in the opinion of the Board may appear pertinent shall be
maintained. Copies of the roster shall be provided by the Commission to the
Board, the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, and the integrated and
accredited organization of professional teachers.

Sec. 26. Registration and Exception.

Two (2) years after the effectivity of this Act, no person shall engage in
teaching and/or act as a professional teacher as defined in this Act, whether in
the preschool, elementary or secondary level, unless he is a duly registered
professional teacher, and a holder of a valid certificate of registration and a valid
professional license or a holder of a valid special/temporary permit.
 Upon approval of the application and payment of the prescribed fees, the
certificate of registration and professional license as a professional teacher shall
be issued without examination as required in this Act to a qualified applicant,
who at the time of the approval of this Act, is:
(a) A holder of a certificate of eligibility as a teacher issued by the Civil Service
Commission and the Department of Education, Culture and Sports; or
(b) A registered professional teacher with the National Board for Teachers under
the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) pursuant to
Presidential Decree No. 1006; or
(c) Not qualified under paragraphs one and two but with any of the following
qualifications. to wit:
(1) An elementary or secondary teacher for five (5) years in good standing and a
holder of Bachelor of Science in Education or its equivalent; or
(2) An elementary or secondary teacher for three (3) years in good standing and
a holder of a master's degree in education or its equivalent.

Provided, That they shall be given two (2) years from the organization of
the Board for professional teachers within which to register and be included in
the roster of professional teachers: Provided, further, That those incumbent
teachers who are not qualified to register without examination under this Act or
who, albeit qualified, were unable to register within the two-year period shall be
issued a five-year temporary or special permit from the time the Board is
organized within which to register after passing the examination and complying
with the requirements provided this Act and be included in the roster of
professional teachers: Provided, furthermore, That those who have failed the
licensure examination for professional teachers shall be eligible as para-teachers
and as such, shall be issued by the Board a special or temporary permit, and
shall be assigned by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS)
to schools as it may determine under the circumstances.

ARTICLE IV
PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO THE PRACTICE OF THE TEACHING
PROFESSION

Sec. 27. Inhibition Against the Practice of the Teaching Profession.

Except as otherwise allowed under this Act, no person shall practice or
offer to practice the teaching profession in the Philippines or be appointed as
teacher to any position calling for a teaching position without having previously
obtained a valid certificate of registration and a valid professional license from
the Commission.

Sec. 28. Penal Provisions.

 The following shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Five thousand
pesos (P5,000.00) nor more than Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000.00) or
imprisonment of nor less than six (6) months nor more than five (5) years, or
both, at the discretion of the court:

(a) Any person who practices the teaching profession in the Philippines without
being certified in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(b) Any person who represents or attempts to use as his own certificate of
registration that of another;
(c) Any person who gives any false, or fraudulent evidence of any kind to the
Board or any member thereof in obtaining a certificate of registration as teacher;
(d) Any person who impersonates any registrant of the same or different name;
(e) Any person who uses a revoked or suspended certificate of registration;
(f) Any person who, in connection with his name, otherwise assumes, uses or
advertises any title or description tending to convey or conveys the impression
that he is a teacher without holding a valid certificate; and
(g) Any person who violates or who abets the violation of any of the provisions of
this Act.

The penalty of fine or imprisonment or both, as provided in this section,

shall also apply to any school official who shall cause or be responsible for the
commission of any of the above-enumerated acts.

Sec. 29. Appropriations. — Such sums as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act shall be included in the 1996 General Appropriations
Act and thereafter.

Sec. 30. Implementing Guidelines. — The Board shall formulate and adopt
the necessary guidelines for the effective implementation of the provisions
of this Act within sixty (60) days of its approval.
The Board shall submit to both Committees on Education, Arts, and Culture;
and the Committees on Civil Service and Professional Regulation of the Senate
and House of Representatives, copies of the implementing rules and guidelines
within thirty (30) days after its promulgation.
Any violation of this section shall render the official/s concerned liable
under Republic Act No. 6713, otherwise known as the "Code of Conduct and
Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees" and other pertinent
administrative and/or penal laws.
Sec. 31. Transitory Provision. — All incumbent teachers in both the public and
private sector not otherwise certified as professional teachers by virtue of this
Act, shall be given (5) years temporary certificates from the time the Board for
Professional Teachers is organized within which to qualify as required by this
Act and be included in the roster of professionals.
Provided, however, That the Professional Board Examination for Teachers (PBET)
shall still be administered by the Civil Service Commission and the Department
of Education, Culture and Sports for the year 1995.cralaw
Sec. 32. Separability Clause.
If, for any reason, any section or provision of this Act or the application of
such section or provision to any person or circumstance is declared
unconstitutional or invalid, no other section or provision of this Act shall be
affected thereby.

Sec. 33. Repealing Clause.

All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations or
parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.

Sec. 34. Effectivity Clause

This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its complete
publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general
circulation.
Presidential Decree No. 1006, s. 1976

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO 1006

PROVIDING FOR THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF TEACHERS, REGULATING THEIR

PRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, the Constitution provides that “All educational institutions shall be under the
supervision of; and subject to regulation by, the State”, and requires that “the State shall
establish and maintain a complete, adequate and integrated system of education relevant to
the goals of national development”;

WHEREAS, in the pursuit on these objectives, the Department of Education and Culture has
adopted ways and means of overseeing all the educational institutions in the country;

WHEREAS, this supervisory function of the DEC has been primarily beamed towards
ensuring that the educational institutions inculcate in the studentry love of the country,
teach the duties of citizenship, and develop moral character, personal discipline, and
scientific, technological and vocational efficiency;

WHEREAS, to implement these objectives, the institutions have relied upon their teachers
whose direct and continuing interaction with the young people and the children make them
potent forces for the development of proper attitudes among the citizenry;

WHEREAS, this accounts for the tremendous growth of the teaching population, comprising
in the civil service sector alone more than 300,000 teachers deployed all over the country;

WHEREAS, to insure that in the immediacy and urgency of teacher recruitment qualitative
requirements are not overlooked, it has become necessary to regulate the teaching
profession;

WHEREAS, although teaching requires a number of years of collegiate study, it is the only
course that it is not yet considered a profession;

WHEREAS, in recognition of the vital role of teachers in nation-building and as an incentive

to raise the morale of teachers, it is imperative that they be considered as professionals and
teaching be recognized as a profession.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the

powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree and order:

Section 1. Title. This Decree shall be known as the Decree Professionalizing Teaching.
Section 2. Declaration of Policy.

It is hereby declared a policy that teacher education shall be given primary concern
and attention by the government and shall be of the highest quality, and strongly oriented to
Philippine conditions and to the needs and aspirations of the Filipino people even as it seeks
enrichment from adoptable ideas and practices of other people.

Section 3. Definition of Terms.

As used in this Decree, the following shall be construed as follows:

(a) Teaching refers to the profession primarily concerned with the classroom instruction, at
the elementary and secondary levels, in accordance with the curriculum prescribed by
National Board of Education, whether on part-time or full-time basis in the public or private
schools.

(b) Teachers refers to all persons engaged in teaching at the elementary and secondary
levels, whether on a full-time or part-time basis, including guidance counselors, school
librarians, industrial arts or vocational teachers and all other persons performing
supervisory and/or administrative functions in all schools in the aforesaid levels and legally
qualified to practice teaching under this Decree.

(c) Board refers to the National Board for Teachers duly constituted under this Decree.

Section 4. Creation of the National Board for Teachers. There is hereby created a National
Board for Teachers, hereinafter called the Board, to be composed of the following:

1) Secretary of Education and Culture

Co-Chairman
2) Chairman, Civil Service Commission

3) Commissioner, Professional Regulations

Commission
Member
4) Two members representing the private
sector to be appointed by the President

Section 5. Powers and Duties.

The Board shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) Appoint a set of examiners for every examination who will determine and prepare the
contents of the Board examination for teachers, hereinafter referred to as examination, in
the elementary and secondary levels of instruction, to be held at least once a year;
(b) Determine and fix the places and dates of examination, appoint supervisors and room
examiners from among the employees of the Government who shall be entitled to a daily
allowance to be fixed by the Board for every examination day actually attended, use the
buildings and facilities of public and private schools for examination purposes, approve
applications to take examination, and approve the release of examination results;

(c) Look from time to time into the conditions affecting the practice of the teaching
profession, adopt such measures as may be deemed proper for the enhancement of said
profession, and/or maintenance of the professional standards and ethics;

(d) Issue, suspend, revoke, replace or reissue Professional Teachers Certificate, and
administer oaths;

(e) Appoint, subject to the provisions of existing laws, such officials and employees as are
necessary in the effective performance of its functions and responsibilities, prescribe their
duties and fix their compensation;

(f) Prescribe and collect examination and other fees as it may deem proper; and

(g) Promulgate rules and regulations, and exercise such other powers, functions and duties
as may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes of this Decree.

Section 6. Qualification requirements for examination applicants.

No applicant shall be admitted to take the examination unless, on the date of filing of
the application, he shall have complied with the following requirements:

(a) Except those who have been engaged in teaching as herein defined for at least five years
in schools in the Philippines not organized exclusively for nationals of a foreign country at
the time of the effectivity of this Decree, the applicant must be a citizen of the Philippines;

(b) That he is of good moral character;

(c) That he is free from any physical and/or mental defect which will incapacitate him to
render efficient service; and

(d) That he possesses the following minimum educational qualifications:

1) For teachers in the kindergarten and elementary grades, Bachelor’s degree in Elementary
Education (B.S.E.Ed.) or its equivalent;

2) For teachers of the secondary schools, Bachelor’s degree in Education or its equivalent
with a major and minor, or a Bachelor’s degree in Arts or Sciences with at least eighteen units
in professional education; and
3) For teachers of secondary vocational and two-year technical courses, Bachelor’s degree
in the field of specialization with at least eighteen units in professional education.

All applications shall be filed with an office or offices designated by the Board, preferably the
offices of the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Education and Culture.

These offices shall screen and approve such applications and issue the corresponding
permits to take the examination to qualify applicants.

Section 7. Appointment of examiners.

The Board shall appoint a set of examiners for every examination who are recognized
authority in teacher education, and their names shall not be disclosed until after the release
of the results of the examination. They shall each receive as compensation the sum of not less
than P5.00 for each examinee as may be determined by the Board but in no case shall each
examiner receive more than P18,000 per examination. Any examiner who is in the service of
the Government shall receive the compensation herein provided in addition to his salary.

Section 8. Scope of the examination.

The examination shall consist of written tests, the scope of which shall be determined
by the Board, taking into consideration the teaching plan of the schools legally constituted in
the Philippines.

Section 9. Ratings in the examination.

In order that a candidate may be deemed to have successfully passed the

examinations, he must have obtained a general average of at least 70 per cent in all subjects,
with no rating below 50 per cent in any subject.

Section 10. Report of the results of examination

The examiners shall report the ratings obtained by each candidate to the Board
within 150 days after the last day of the examination, unless extended by the latter.

Section 11. Issuance of Certificates.

Teachers who have passed examinations given by the Civil Service Commission or
jointly by the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Education and Culture shall
be considered as having passed the board examinations for teachers. The Board may
consider their certificates of rating as certificates of eligibility or issue an entirely new
certificate upon registration of the teacher and payment of the corresponding fees.

This provision shall likewise apply to those teachers who have permanent appointment
under the Magna Carta For Public School Teachers and all others who may be qualified for
registration as professional teachers under this Decree.
Section 12. Registration.

The Civil Service Commission shall, as an arm of the Board, register holders of
Professional Teacher Certificate which registration shall evidence that the registrant is
entitled to all the rights and privileges of a Professional Teacher until and unless the
certificate is suspended or canceled by the Board for just cause.

Section 13. Reissuance of revoked certificates and replacement of lost certificates.

The Board may, for reason of equity and justice, and upon proper application therefor,
issue another copy, original or duplicate, upon payment of the required fee, of a certificate
which has been revoked. A new certificate to replace a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate
may be issued subject to the rules of the Board.

Section 14. Registration by reciprocity

The Civil Service Commission shall, upon approval of the Board, effect the
registration, without examination, of a teacher validly registered under the laws of any
foreign state or country; Provided, That the requirements for registration in said foreign
state or country are substantially the same as those required and contemplated by this
Decree, and the laws of such foreign state or country allow citizens of the Philippines to
practice the profession on the same basis and grant the same privileges as the citizens or
subjects of such foreign state or country; Provided finally, That the applicant shall submit
competent and conclusive documentary evidence, confirmed by the Department of Foreign
Affairs, showing that his country’s existing laws permit citizens of the Philippines to practice
teaching profession under the rules and regulations governing citizens thereof.

Section 15. Prohibition.

Three years after the effectivity of this Decree, no person shall engage in teaching
and/or act as a teacher as defined in this Decree, whether in the public or private elementary
or secondary school, unless he is holder of a Professional Teacher Certificate or is considered
a Professional Teacher under this Decree.

Section 16. Penal Provision.

Any person who shall practice the teaching without a valid Professional Teacher
Certificate, or any person presenting as his or her own the certificate of another, or any
person giving any false or forged evidence in order to obtain a Professional Teacher
Certificate or admission to an examination, or any person assuming himself as a registered
professional teacher or any person violating any provision of this Decree shall be penalized
by a fine of not less than One Thousand Pesos nor more than Five Thousand Pesos with
subsidiary imprisonment or to suffer an imprisonment of not less than six months nor more
than two years, or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the Court.

Section 17. Repealing Clause.

 All Acts, Decrees, Executive Orders, Administrative Orders, rules and regulations or
parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Decree are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.

Section 18. Separability Clause.

In case any provision of this Decree or any portion thereof is declared

unconstitutional by a competent court, other provisions shall not be affected thereby.

Section 19. Effectivity.

This Decree shall take effect January 1, 1977. Done in the City of Manila, this 22nd day
of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President of the Philippines
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9293

AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-

EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX (R.A. NO. 7836), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“PHILIPPINE TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 1994”

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 15, (e) (3) of Republic Act No. 7836 is hereby amended as
follows:

“SEC. 15. Qualification Requirements of Applicants. – No applicant shall be admitted

to take the examination unless, on the date of filing of the application, he shall have
complied with the following requirements:

“(e) A graduate of a school, college or university recognized by the government and

possesses the minimum educational qualifications, as follows:

(1) For teachers in preschool, a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education (BECED)
or its equivalent;

(2) For teachers in the elementary grades, a bachelor’s degree in elementary education
(BSEED) or its equivalent;

(3) For teachers in the secondary grades, a bachelor’s degree in education or its
equivalent with a major and minor, or a bachelor degree in arts and sciences with at least
eighteen (18) units in professional education; and

(4) For teachers of vocational and two-year technical courses, a bachelor’s degree in the
field of specialization or its equivalent, with at least eighteen (18) units in professional
education.”

SEC 2. Section 26 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 26. Registration and Exception. – No person shall engage in teaching and/or act
as a professional teacher as defined in this Act, whether in the preschool, elementary or
secondary level, unless the person is a duly registered professional teacher, and a holder
of a valid certificate of registration and a valid professional license or a holder of a valid
special/temporary permit.

Upon approval of the application and payment of the prescribed fees, the certificate of
registration and professional license as a professional teacher shall be issued without
examination as required in this Act to a qualified applicant, who is:
(a) A holder of a certificate of eligibility as a teacher issued by the Civil Service Commission and
the Department of Education, Culture and Sports; or

(b) A registered professional teacher with the National Board for Teachers under the Department
of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1006.

Professional teachers who have not practiced their profession for the past five (5) years shall take
at least twelve (12) units of education courses, consisting of at least six (6) units of pedagogy and
six (6) units of content courses, or the equivalent training and number of hours, to be chosen from
a list of courses to be provided by the Board and the Department of Education, before they can
be allowed to practice their profession in the country.

Those who have failed the licensure examination for professional teachers, with a rating of not
lower than five percentage points from the passing general average rating, shall be eligible as
para-teachers upon issuance by the Board of a two-year special permit, renewable for a non-
extendible period of two (2) years. The para-teachers shall be assigned to areas where there is a
shortage or absence of a professional teacher, as identified and provided by the Department of
Education and the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) education department to
the Board for professional teachers and to the Commission. The special permit shall indicate the
area of assignment of the para-teacher.

A special permit may also be issued by the Board to a person who has excelled and gained
international recognition and is a widely acknowledged expert in his or her respective field of
specialization.”

SEC 3. Section 31 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 31. Transitory Provision. – Special permits, with a validity of three (3) and five (5) years,
issued to para-teachers by the Board for Professional Teachers before the effectivity of this Act
shall be allowed to expire based on the period granted therein: Provided, That only special permits
with a validity of three (3) years may be renewed upon expiration for a non-extendible period of
two (2) years.”

SEC 4. References to the term “Department of Education, Culture and Sports”, in section 4 (a)
and section 25, and the term “DECS” in section 20, of the same Act, are hereby amended to read
as “Department of Education” and “DepEd”, respectively.

SEC 5. Separability Clause. – If, for any reason, any section or provision of this Act or the
application of such section or provision to any person or circumstance is declared unconstitutional
or invalid, no other section or provision of this Act shall be affected thereby.

SEC 6. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, circulars, administrative orders, rules and
regulations, and other issuances which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.
 OTHER EDUCATION AND TEACHER-RELATED LAWS

THE 1987 CONSTITUTION

Article XIV- EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ARTS, CULTURE AND

SPORTS.

We all have the right for quality education and with these
different kinds of law the state can be able to protect our rights.
The education system is for the development of not just teachers,
but also the progress of the upcoming generation in our country.
Quality education cannot be attained without appropriate steps so
the educational constitution is a big help in making this possible.
In our state, we prioritize education and they provide enhancement
for professional teachers. The needs for education are always
consider because it is seen as a kind of necessity in
this society.in the 1987 constitution, the state establishes and
maintain support in the country’s educational system.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4670

THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

In every profession there are policies that we should follow.

Republic act 4670 provides the qualification of a professional
teacher to have the ability to teach with essential standards and
factors. It is not just simple as teachers know how to teach, there
are certain standards of being a teacher and being called as
professional teacher. There are also adequate procedures in
teaching that one should follow because of the standard education
that is promoted by the government. The administration is also
liable in knowing the laws of their jobs. Otherwise, they al so
have allowed enjoying the rights that they are capable of. This is
for the organization of teachers and school in performing their
task.

BATAS PAMBANSA Blg. 232

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN

INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF EDUCATION
 For the national development, education is a big part that it
will not do a progress if the education itself is not visible for
progression. Our educational community refers to the parents,
students, school personnel and especially the school. These
educational community members should discuss relevant issues,
communicate suggestions for assistance and help the school promote
their common interest. As a member of educational community, they
have the rights that they should know as their privilege of being
associated with education. Being also aware of their duties and
obligations is a big help in participating as an agent of
constructive social economic, moral, intellectual, cultural, and
political change within the context of national policies.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9155

AN ACT INSTITUTING A FRAMEWORK OF GOVERNANCE FOR BASIC EDUCATION,

ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, REMAINING THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS AS THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

There are different levels in the governance of basic

education but it should start in the national level. It shall be
known as Government of Basic Education Act OF 2001. This is made
for accessible education by providing all children with free
compulsory education in elementary and secondary level.
Educational programs are delivered by school heads and teachers
that act as a team for projects and services. Agencies of the
government aim to meet the best requirements of the teaching
profession for uniqueness of working conditions and teaching
service.

1. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FIELD OFFICES

From region I to ARMM, there are numbers of school divisions to
carry out the mandate, vision and mission of the Department.
Techers should know the structure and hierarchical levels so one
will know how the communication flows in our system.

EXCERPTS FROM THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Child care is very important and the authorities should be

responsible to know the activities of each child inside or outside
the school premises of the school institution. Parents shall
exercise the parental authority and shall provide them support in
a proper way. Guardians, should substitute the parental authority
and they are the ones responsible for the minor care under
supervision of instructions and custody. Family is the foundation
of knowledge for every child so they have to show love and
affection, support, moral and spiritual guidance, protection, and
even respect.

EXCERPTS FROM REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610

SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILD AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND

DISCRIMINATION ACT

No child should be abused or discriminated. A person who will

commit any acts of child abuse should suffer the penalty of prison
mayor. The victims of this act committed under section 10 (other
acts of neglect, abuse, cruelty, or exploitation and other
conditions prejudicial to the child’s development.) shall be
entrusted to the care of DSWD. Even a child needs respect and we
should not let them be in harmful situations. We are responsible
for these young people because we overcome this age with people
who help us grow properly.

EXCERPTS FROM REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7877

AN ACT DECLARING SEXUAL HARASSMENT UNLAWFUL IN THE EMPLOYMENT,

EDUCATION OR TRAINING ENVIRONMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

The state values the dignity of every individual. It is an

act declaring sexual harassment unlawful in the work, education or
training environment. Its primary aim is the protection of the
dignity of workers, employees, and applicants for employment as
well as students in educational institutions or training centers.

This law defines work, education or training-related sexual

harassment. It specifies the acts constituting sexual harassment
and sets penalties for violations of its provisions. It also
provides for the duties and liabilities of the employer in cases
of sexual harassment.
EXCERPTS FROM R.A 8980

An act promulgating a comprehensive policy and a national system

for early childhood care and development ECCD, providing funds
therefor and for other purposes.

This ensures the survival rates and adequate health of every

child by different nutritional programs accessible for young
children. This also enhance the role of adults like parents and
caregivers as an educator from birth and onwards. Young children
should be ready for formal learning system both public and private
school. They should be responsive for the needs of these children
and provide them service.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10157

AN AC T INSTITUTIONALIZING THE KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION INTO THE

BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF

Kindergarten is now a part of the basic education and it is

institutionalized by the state as mandatory and compulsory for the
entrance to grade 1. For this stage, the state provided a mother-
tongue-based multilingual medium of instruction. It is an
advantage because in my experience, it is really hard to adopt in
the school system when you didn’t have the chance to undergo
kindergarten. I was enrolled in Grade 1 without being in any pre-
primary school and it becomes hard to keep pace with my other
classmates. They knew things that I didn’t know. They can turn the
page of their book whenever our teacher tells us to turn it into
a certain page while I cannot. But as the cycle repeats, I soon
learned and get used to it. My learning if I will compare to my
classmate is developing so late and I think this mandatory stage
of being in school is a nice and effective idea.

UNESCO

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL

ORGANIZATION
The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and security
in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through
education, science, culture and communication in order to further
universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human
rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples
of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or
religion, by the Charter of the United Nations
This is for the implementation of international agreements. In
UNESCO, there are four pillars of education that is

LEARNING TO KNOW
LEARNING TO DO
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
LEARNING TO BE
Knowing something is not effective without acquiring it and
we can able to do this by mutual understanding in peace as a
concept of pluralism so we can develop one’s personality and sense
of responsibility.

Education is for all.

FIRST CALL FOR CHILDREN

Like other members of the society, children are also free

from expressions and they right include freedom to receive and
impart information and ideas of all kinds.

“Every child has an inherent right to life. The purpose of

First call for children is the upbringing and development of the
child. The basic concern of the adults should always be the
interest of the child.”
References
http://teachercodes.iiep.unesco.org/teachercodes/codes/Asia/Philippines.pdf

https://mylearningviews.wordpress.com/2015/10/02/other-education-and-teacher-related-laws/

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1976/09/22/presidential-decree-no-1006-s-1976/

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2004/04/21/republic-act-no-9293/
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