Prayer: Basic Laws On The Professionalization of Teaching

prayer
Basic Laws on the Professionalization of Teaching 1

Objectives: At the end of this chapter, the students
shall be able to :
• Determine the three basic laws on the professionalization of teaching.
• Know how each law works together in order to strengthen the practice of teaching profession.
• Determine the rules and amendments regarding to the teaching profession in the Philippines

Presidential Decree no.
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PROVIDING FOR THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF TEACHERS,
REGULATING THEIR PRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.

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 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”;

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 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 insuring 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;

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 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;

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 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:

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 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.

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 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.

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 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

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 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;

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 (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;

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 (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.

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 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

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 (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

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 (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

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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

 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.

 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;cralaw

(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.cralaw
 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.

 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. 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.

 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.

Section 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.

Section 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.

Section 23. Revocation of the Certificate of Registration, Suspension from the
Practice of the Teaching Profession, and Cancellation of Temporary or Special
Permit.
(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;

Permit.
(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

Permit.
(h) Unjustified or willfull 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.

Section 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:

Section 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.

Section 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 years in good standing and a holder of a
master's degree in education or its equivalent.

Section 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.

Section 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.

Section 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.

Section 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.

Section 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.

Section 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.

Section 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.

Section 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.
Approved: December 16, 1994

AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF R.A. 7836 OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE “PHILIPPINE TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION
ACT OF 1994.

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;

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

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

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.
SEC 7. Effectivity.
This Act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved: APR 21 2004

IMPORTANT
MILESTONES
AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECS OF REPUBLIC ACT
NUMBERED SEVENTYEIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX (R.A.
Republic act no. 9293 03 NO. 7836), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“PHILIPPINE TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 1994”
Approved: April 21, 2004
known as the "Philippine Teachers

Professionalization Act of 1994.“
Republic act no. 7836 02 Approved: December 16, 1994
known as the "Philippine Teachers

Presidential Decree No.
1006 01 Professionalization Act of 1994.“
Approved: Sept 22, 1976

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 (b) That he is of good moral character;

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 Section 19. Effectivity. This Decree shall take effect January 1, 1977.

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 Sec. 3. Objectives. — This Act has the herein objectives:

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 (h) Adopt an official seal of the Board;cralaw

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 (a) Be a citizen and resident of the Philippines;

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The teaching profession shall be integrated into one national

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