The Professionalization of

Teaching

“The policy goals should be to ensure that all children have access to skillful teachers to make the teaching profession more attractive to talented young adults, and to produce humane and intellectually lively learning communities for both students and teachers.”

Linda Darling-Hammond

BASIC LAWS on the Professionalization of

Teaching

Presidential Decree No. 1006

“PROVIDING FOR THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF TEACHERS, REGULATING THEIR PRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

Presidential Decree No. 1006Section 1. TITLE

“Decree Professionalizing Teaching”

Section 2. DECLARATION OF POLICYIt 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 adaptable ideas and practices of other people.

Section 3. DEFINITION OF TERMSa. Teachingb. Teacherc. Board

Presidential Decree No. 1006Section 4. CREATION OF THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR

TEACHERS1. Secretary of Education and Culture2. Chairman, Civil Service Commission3. Commissioner, Professional Regulations

Commission4. Two members representing the private

sector to be appointed by the President

Section 5. POWERS AND DUTIES

Section 6. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR EXAMINATION APPLICANTS

Section 7. APPOINTMENT OF EXAMINEER

Presidential Decree No. 1006Section 8. SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION

(Written tests determined by the Board)

Section 9. RATINGS IN THE EXAMINATION(At least 70% in all subjects with no rating

below 50% in any subject)

Section 10. REPORT OF THE RESULTS OF EXAMINATION

(150 days after the last day of the examination, unless extended by Board)

Section 11. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE

Section 12. REGISTRATION

Presidential Decree No. 1006Section 13. REISSUANCE OF REVOKED CERTIFICATES AND REPLACEMENT OF LOST CERTIFICATES

Section 14. REGISTRATION BY RECIPROCITY

Section 15. PROHIBITION

Section 16. PENAL PROVISIONA 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 an imprisonment at the discretion of the Court

Presidential Decree No. 1006Section 17. REPEALING CLAUSE

Section 18. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE

Section 19. EFFECTIVITYTake effect January 1, 1977.

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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

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Section 1. SHORT TITLEThe Philippine Teachers Personalization

Act of 1994

Section 2. STATEMENT OF POLICYThe State recognizes the vital role of teachers in nation building and

development through a responsible and literate citizenry. Toward 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.

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Section 3. OBJECTIVESa. The promotion, development and professionalization of teachers and the teaching professionb. The supervision and regulation of

the licensure examination

Section 4. DEFINITION OF TERMSa. Teachingb. Teachersc. Boardd. Commission

Refers to the Professional Regulation Commission

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Section 5. CREATION AND COMPOSITION OF BOARD

Five members to be appointed by the President of the Philippines

Section 6. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD

Section 7. TERM OF OFFICEThree (3) years from the date

they assume office

Section 8. QUALIFICATIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS

Section 9. COMPENSATION OF THE BOARD

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Section 10. SUPERVISION OF THE BOARD AND CUSTODIAN OF

RECORDS

Section 11. SECRETARIAT AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Section 12. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER

Neglect of duty Incompetence Unprofessional Unethical Immoral Dishonorable conduct Commission or toleration of

irregularities in the examination

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Section 13. EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION, AND LICENSE REQUIRED

Section 14. SCOPE OF EXAMINATIONElementary - Professional

Education - General Education

Secondary - Professional Education

- General Education - Field of Specialization

Section 15. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICANTS

Section 16. REPORT OF THE RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION

Within 120 days after examination

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Section 17. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSE

Section 18. OATH BEFORE PRACTICE

Section 19. PERIODIC MERIT EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS

Oral or written exam at least once in five (5) years

Section 20. FAILURE TO PASS THE MERIT EXAMINATION Allowed to take for the second

time Required first to take a DECS

accredited refresher course Failure to pass can be used as

a ground for dismissal or demotion

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Section 21. INCENTIVES Be awarded a diploma of merit Earn merit points for higher

salary or position of grade level Be placed in the priority list for

government scholarship Other benefits

Section 22. INTEGRATION OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION

Section 23. REVOCATION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF

REGISTRATION, SUSPENSION FROM THE PRACTICE OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION, AND THE CANCELLATION OF TEMPORARY OR SPECIAL PERMIT

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Section 24. REGISTRATION BY RECIPROCITY

Section 25. ROSTER OF PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS

Section 26. REGISTRATION AND EXCEPTION

Section 27. INHIBITION AGAINST THE PRACTICE OF TEACHING PROFESSION

Section 28. PENAL PROVISIONSA fine of not less than five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) nor more than twenty thousand pesos (P20,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than six (6) months nor more than five (5) years or both

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Section 29. APPROPRIATIONS

Section 30. IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES

Section 31. TRANSITORY PROVISION

Section 32. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE

Section 33. REPEALING CLAUSE

Section 34. EFFECTIVITY CLAUSETake effect after fifteen (15) days following its complete publication

in the Official Gazette or in two newspapers of general circulation

REPUBLIC ACT (R.A)

9293AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX (R.A. 7836) OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “PHILIPPINE TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 1994”

Section 1.

Section 15 of R.A. 7836 is hereby amended as follows:

…Possesses the minimum educational requirements:

a. Preschool – Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education

b. Elementary – Bachelor’s degree in elementary educationc. Secondary – Bachelor’s degree in education with major or

minor or a bachelor’s degree in arts and science with at least 18 units in professional education

d. Vocational/Two-year Technical courses – Bachelor’s degree in the field of specialization with at least 18 units in professional education

NOTE: The amendment is in the number of units under secondary level from 10 units to 18 units.

Section 2.

Section 26 of the same act is hereby amended as follows:

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.

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;

Note: Number 3 qualification in RA 7836 Section 26 is deleted in this Act.

Section 3.

Section 31 of the same Act is hereby amended as follows:

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 permit with a validity of three (3) years may be renewed upon expiration for a non-extendible period of two (2) years.

Note: Original provision of RA 7836 section 31.

Section 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.

Section 5. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE

Section 6. REPEALING CLAUSE

Section 7. EFFECTIVITY

EDELYN R. CAGASPrepared by