ITEM P.D. 1006 R.A. 7836 OBSERVATION1.

Definitionof Teacher
refers to all persons engaged in teachingat the elementary and secondary levels,whether on a full-time or part-
time basis,including guidance counselors, school
librarians, industrial arts or vocationalteachers and all other persons performingsupervisory and/or administrativefunctions in all schools in the aforesai
dlevels and legally qualified to practiceteaching under this Decree.refers to all persons engagedin teaching at the elementaryand secondary levels, wheth
eron full-time or part-
time basis, including industrial artsor vocational teachers and allother persons performingsupervisory and/oradministrative functions in allsc
hools in the aforesaid levelsand qualified to practiceteaching under this Act.They have almost the samedefinition of teacher. RA7836, made the definition of
teachers brief.
2. Teachers'Examinationa.)

Scope ofExamination
The examination shall consist of writtentests, the scope of which shall bedetermined by the Board, taking intoconsideration the teaching plan of the
schools legally constituted in thePhilippines.The examinations for theelementary and secondaryschool teachers shall beseparate. The examination forteacher
s in the elementarylevel shall consist of two (2) parts, namely: professionaleducation and generaleducation. The examinationfor teachers in the secon
darylevel shall consist of three (3) parts, namely: professionalIn PD 1006, examinations for both elementary andsecondary teachers werecompos
ed of written tests andthe scope was not clearlystated while in RA 7836,theexamination for teachers in theelementary level shall consistof two (2) parts, n
amely: professional education andgeneral education and theexamination for teachers in the

education, general education,and field of specialization.secondary level shall consistof three (3) parts, namely: professional education,general educatio
n, and field ofspecialization.
b.)

QualificationRequirementsfor Examinees
No applicant shall be admitted to takethe examination unless, on the date offiling of the application, he shall havecomplied with the followingrequiremen
ts: (a) Except those who have been engaged in teaching as hereindefined for at least five years in schoolsin the Philippines not organizedexclusively for nat
ionals of a foreigncountry at the time of the effectivity ofthis Decree, the applicant must be acitizen of the Philippines; (b) That he isof good moral charact
er; (c) That he isfree from any physical and/or mentaldefect which will incapacitate him torender efficient service; and (d) That he possesses the follo
wing minimumeducational qualifications: 1) Forteachers in the kindergarten andelementary grades, Bachelor's degree inElementary Education (B.
S.E.Ed.) or itsequivalent; 2) For teachers of thesecondary schools, Bachelor's degree inEducation or its equivalent with a majorand minor, or a Bachelo
r's degree in Artsor Sciences with at least eighteen units in professional education; and 3) Forteachers of secondary vocational andtwo-
year technical courses, Bachelor's No applicant shall beadmitted to take theexamination unless, on thedate of filing of theapplication, he shall haveco
mplied with the followingrequirements: (a) A citizen ofthe Philippines or an alienwhose country has reciprocitywith the Philippines in the practice o
f the teaching profession; (b) At leasteighteen (18) years of age; (c)In good health and of goodreputation with high moralvalues; (d) Has not beenconvicte
d by final judgment by a court for an offenseinvolving moral turpitude; (e)A graduate of a school,college or universityrecognized by thegovernment and po
ssesses theminimum educationalqualifications, as follows: (1)For teachers in preschool, a bachelor's degree in earlychildhood education(BECE
D) or its equivalent;In PD 1006 ElementaryEducation, a teacher whoholds a Bachelor's degree inElementary Education(B.S.E.Ed.) or its equivalentcan t
each kindergarten andelementary grades but in RA7836, teachers in preschoolmust be a graduate of bachelor's degree in earlychildhood education (BECE
D)or its equivalent and forteachers in the elementarygrades, a holder of a bachelor'sdegree in elementaryeducation (BSEED) or itsequivalent. On the other
handin PD 1006, a holder ofBachelor's degree in inEducation or its equivalentwith a major and minor, or aBachelor's degree in Arts orSciences can tea
ch in thesecondary schools with at leasteighteen units in professionaleducation but in RA 7836, atleast 10 units in professionaleducation is requiredcourse
s,a bachelor's degree in the field
degree in the field of specialization withat least eighteen units in professionaleducation.(2) For teachers in theelementary grades, a bachelor's de
gree inelementary education(BSEED) or its equivalent;(3) For teachers in thesecondary grades, a bachelor'sdegree in education or itsequivalent with
a major andminor, or a bachelor's degreein arts and sciences with atleast ten (10) units in professional education; and(4) For teachers of vocation
aland two-
year technical Thequalification requirements forexaminees in the PD 1006and RA 7836 are almost thesame. However, there was arevision on the qual
ificationof teachers in Elementary andSecondary Education.of specialization or itsequivalent, with at leasteighteen (18) units in professional educa
tion.
c.)

Rating
Obtained a general average of at least 70 per cent in all subjects, with no rating below 50 per cent in any subject.The rating was not inscribedin thi
s act.In PD 1006, in order that acandidate may be deemed tohave successfully passed theexaminations, he must haveobtained a general average ofat least 70 p
er cent in allsubjects, with no rating below50 per cent in any subject. Butin RA 7836, the rating was notinscribed in the act.
d.)

Report ofResults
150 days after the last day of theexamination120 days after theexaminationThe report of results in PD1006 is 150 days after the lastday of exam while in R
A7826, it takes only 120 days toreveal the result.
3. National Board forTeachers
(NBT) was directly under thesupervision of the Civil ServiceCommission. The NBT was the first board to exercise regulatory exerciseove
r the teaching profession.The Board for ProfessionalTeachers is a collegial bodyunder the general supervisionand administrative control ofthe Profe
ssional RegulationCommission.The regulationand licensing of teachers wastransferred to the PRCthrough the enactment ofRepublic Act No. 7836.T
he promulgation ofPresidential Decree No. 1006on September 22, 1976formally organized the National Board for Teachers(NBT). Directly under the
supervision of the CivilService Commission, the NBTwas the first board to exerciseregulatory exercise over theteaching profession. OnDecember
16, 1994 theregulation and licensing ofteachers was transferred to thePRC through the enactment ofRepublic Act No. 7836,otherw
ise known as “The
Philippine TeachersProfessionalization Act of
1994.” The law provided for
the professionalization ofteaching under the aegis of thePRC
4. The Board forProfessional Teachers