EDUC.

11 – TEACHING PROFESSION

Module 4 – The Professionalization of Teaching

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Educ 11 – TEACHING PROFESSION with FS 6

1st Semester, School Year 2021-2022

MODULE 4 – THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF TEACHING

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this module, you are expected to:
1. compare PD 1006 and RA 7836, laws that professionalized teaching.
2. explain how the amendments in RA 9293 support the teaching profession..
3. demonstrate deep appreciation for the professionalization of teaching and for the
teaching profession itself.
4. relate the impact of the professionalization of teaching on your future life as a full-fledged
teacher.

Let’s Get Started

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
On January 1, 1977, Presidential Decree 1006, entitled Providing for the
Professionalization of Teachers, Regulating Their Practice in the Philippines, otherwise known
as the Decree Professionalizing Teaching was proclaimed. With this presidential proclamation,
teaching became professionalized in the Philippines. The proclamation of PD 1006 was
premised on the following:
1. “The institutions of the country have relied upon 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;
2. There is a tremendous growth of the teaching population, comprising in the civil service
sector alone more than 300 000 teachers deployed all over the country;
3. 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;
4. Teaching requires a number of years to collegiate study, it is the only course that is not
yet considered a profession; and
5. 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” (PD 1006).

Lesson 1 – 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.”

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WHEREAS, in the pursuit of these objectives, the Department od Education and Culture
has adopted ways and means of overseeing all the educational institutions in the country.
WHEREAS, the supervisory function of the DEC has been primarily beamed towards
insuring that the educational institutions inculcate in the studentry, love of 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 force for the development of proper attitudes among the citizenry,
WHEREAS, this accounts for the tremendous growth of the teaching profession,
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, 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 declare and order:

Section 1. Title – This decree shall be known as as the Decree Professionalizing

Teaching.

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is hereby declared a policy that the 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 Terms. – As used in this Decree the following shall be

construed as follows:
(a) Teaching refers to the profession primarily concerned with 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 school.
(b) Teacher refers to all persons engaged in teaching 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 )
2) Chairman, Civil Service Commission )... Co-Chairman
3) Commissioner, Professional Regulation
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,
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

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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 the 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 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 are 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 folowing 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 or minor or a Bachelor’s degree in Arts and Sciences with at
least eighteen units in professional education.

All applicantion 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 qualified applicants.

Section 7. Appointment of Examiner. – 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 examinee receive more that 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.

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Section 11. Issuance of Certificate. – Teachers who have passed examinations 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 examination for
teachers. The Board may consider their certificates of eligibility or issue an enirely new
certificate upon registration of the teacher and payment of the correspobnding 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 a Professional Teacher Certificate which registration shall evidence
that the Registrant in entitled to all the rights and privileges of a professional Teacher until and
unless the certificate is suspended or cancelled by the Board for a 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
therefore, 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 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 or 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 law permits 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 teacher as defined in this Decree, whether in the public
or private elemenrtary or secondary school, unless he is a holder of a Professional Teacher
Certificate or is considered a Professional Teacher under this Decree.

Section 16. Penal Provision. – Any person who shall practice teaching without a valid
Professional Teacher Certificate, or any person representing 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
Order, 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 22 nd day of September in the year of Our Lord, nineteen
hundred and seventy-six

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Ferdinand E. Marcos
President

Activity 1.1 – Assessment Tasks

Answer briefly the following statements.

1. What is the title of PD 1006?

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2. Why was PD 1006 created?

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3. Can a holder of a Bachelor’s degree in Arts and Science be allowed to teach in the
secondary school? Why or why not?
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4. Can teachers who have passed the examination by the Civil Service Commission or
jointly by the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Education and Culture be
required to take the professional board examination for teachers? Why or why not?
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5. In yoru own words, explain registration by reciprocity

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Reflection Journal

1. Write your reflection on Presidential Decree No. 1006.

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Lesson 2 – REPUBLIC ACT No. 7836

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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

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

Congress assembled.

Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the Philippine Teachers
Professionalization Act of 1994.

Section 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, that
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.

Section 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.

Section 4. Definition of Terms. For the purpose 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 the 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 of Professional Teachers duly established and constituted
under this Act.
d) “Commission” refers to the Professional Regulation Commission.

Article II: BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS

.Section 5. Creation and Composition of the Board. – There is hereby created under
this Act as 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 shall be
from the list of nominees selected by the accredited association of teachers, who duly possess
all the qualifications prescribed in Sec. 8 of this Act.
The chairman and the vice-chairman od the Board shall be appointed from these five (5)
members by the President:Provided, That the members of the 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.

Section 6. Duties and Functions 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 Professional Regulation
Commission.
b) Determine and fix the frequency dates and places of examination, appoint supervisors,
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fixed by the Board for every examination day actually attended, use buildings and
facilities of public and 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 deemed 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 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 ansd 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 ethics and professional
standards for professional teachers as it may come to the knowledge of the Board, and
for this purpose, to issue subpoena ad subpoena duces recum to secure tha 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.

Section 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 fro 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 perfromance of his
duties.

Section 8. Qualification of Board Members. – Each Board member must be at the

time of his appointment:
a) Be a citizen and resident of the Philippines;
b) Be at least thirty-five (35) years of proven integrity, and possessed high moral values in
his personal as well as professional conduct and has not been convicted of any offence
involving moral turpitude;
c) Be a holder of a degree Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Education prefererably
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 composed the first Board for Professional
Teacher.;
e) Has been a professional teacher in the active practice of the teaching profession at least
ten (10) years in the elementary and secondary levels; and;
f) Not be an official or member of the faculty of, nor have pecuniary interest in any university,
college, school, or institutuions conferring a bachelor’s degree in education or its
equivalent 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.

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Provided,however, That, the membership to the Board shall be evenly distributed to

cover all levels of education, including quitable representation of the different fields of
specialization.

Section 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.

Section 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 papers and results, minutes of the deliberation, administrative cases and
investigation involving professional teachers shall be kept by the Commission.

Section 11. Secretariat and Support Services.- The Professional Regulation

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

Section 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 ireegularities in the examination, after having been given the
opportunity to defend himself in proper administrative investigation.
In the course of investigation, the President may preventively suspend the respondent.

Article III: EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION

Section 13. Examination, Registration and License Required.- Except as otherwise

specially allowed under the provision 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 date as the Board may determine upon approval by the Commission. A
valid certificate or registration and a valid professional license from the Commission are
required before any person is allowed to practice as professional teacher in the Philippines,
except as otherwise allowed under this Act.

Section 14. Scope of Examination.- The examination for the elementary and
secondary school teachers shall be seperate. 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.

Section 15. Qualification Requirement 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 judgement 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 pre-school, 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;

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3) For teachers in the secondary grades, a bachelors degree in education or its quivalent
with a major or minor or a bachelor’s degree in arts and science 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 (18) units in professional education.

Section 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.

Section 17. Issuance of Certificate and Professional License. – The registration of a

professional teacher commences from the date his name is enrolled in a roster of professional
teachers.
Every registrant who has satisfactorily met all the requirements specified on this Act
shall, upon payment of the professional 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 a
Member 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 chairman of the Commission and bearing the
registration number and date of issuance thereof and the moth 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 license can lawfully practice his
profession until expiration of its validity.

Section 18. Oath Before Practice. – Every registrant shall be required to take his
professional oath before practicing as a professional teacher.

Section 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 years as basis for merit promotion. In taking this examination, no fee shall be
required.

Section 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 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 of 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.
Upon registration with the Board every professional teacher shall be encouraged to become a
member of the integrated national oragnization. Those who have been registered with the Board
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of the said integrated organization within three (3) years after the effectively 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.

Section 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 the 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 specially/temporary permit;
f) Chronic enibriery or habital 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 15 days form receipt of the
said decision or the denial or the motion of 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 under this Act, unless the country or state of which he is subject
permits Filipino professional teachers to practice within its territorial limits on the same basis as
subject 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. Provide futher, That laws of such state or country grants the same
privilege to Filipino professional teachers on the same basis as the subject or citizens of such
foreign country or state.

Section 25. Roster of Professional Teachers. A roster of professional teachers

containing the names and address 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
profession 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 professional teachers as defined in this
Act, whether in the preschool, elementary, secondary level, unless he is a duly registered
professional teacher and 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 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;

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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 of secondary teacher for five (5) years in good standing and a holder of a
Bachelor of Science in Education or its equivalent; and
2) An elementary or secondary teacher for three (3) years in good standing and a holder of
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
teacher; 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 in this Act and be included in the roster of professional teacher:
Provided, futhermore, 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

Section 27. Inhibition against the Practice of 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 not less than six (6) months nor more than five (5) years or both at the direction
of the court:
A) any person who practice the teaching profession in the Philippines without being
certified in accordance with the provision of this Act;
B) any person who represents or attempts to use as his own certificate of registration
that of other;
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 registrants 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.

Section 29. Appropriations. – Such sum 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. Implementation 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.

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The Board shall submit to both Committees on Education, Culture and Arts and the
Committee 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.

Section 31. Transitory Provision. – All incumbent teachers in both public and private
sector not otherwise certified as professional teachers by virtue of this Act, shall be given five
(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.
Section 32. Separability Clause. If, for any reasons,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 repeated
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 newspapers og general
circulation.

Approved: December 16, 1994

Assessment Tasks

Compare PD 1006 and R.A. 7836 along the following items then give your own
observations.

Item PD 1006 RA 7836 Observation

1, Definition of
Teacher

2. Teachers’
Examination

2.1 Scope of
Examination

2.2 Qualification
Requirements
for Examination

2.3 Rating

2.4 Report of
Results

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3. National Board
for Teachers

4. The Board for

Professional
Teachers

5. Causes of
revocation of
Certificate /
license

Reflection Journal

Write your reflection on Republic Act No. 7836.

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Lesson 3 – REPUBLIC ACT No. 9293

AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS 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;

Section 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
(BECED) 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
atleast 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.”

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

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Section 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 course 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 widely acknowledged expert in his or her respective field
of specialization.”

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

Section 31. Transitory Provision. – Special permits, with a validity of three (3) and five
(5) years, issued to para-teachers by the Board of 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.

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, hereby
amended to read as “Department of Education” and “DepEd”, respectively.

Section 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.

Section 6. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, circulars, administrative orders, rules
and regulations, and other issuances which are inconsistent with the provisions of the Act are
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 7. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect upon approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA, JR.

Speaker of the House of Representative

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON

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President of the Senate

This act which is a consolidation of the Senate Bill No. 2698 and House Bill No. 5411 was finally passed by the
Senate and the House of Representative on February 6, 2004 and February 7, 2004, respectively.

(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO

Secretary General House of Representative

(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES

Secretary of the Senate

Approved:

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

President of the Philippines

Assessment Tasks

1. What amendments to R,A. 7836 were made by R.A. 9293 in the following:
 Number of units in professional education required of non-education
graduates
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 Registration of those engaged in teaching without examination

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 Required rating for para teachers

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2. Other than para-teachers who else are entitled to a special permit?

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3. What is required of teachers covered by Sec. 26 of RA 9293 who have not

practiced their profession for the past five years?
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4. Who can be issued a license without examination?

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REFLECTION JOURNAL

Do PD 1006, RA 7836 and RA 9293 help you become a professional teacher? Write
your reflection.
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Reference

Bilbao, Purita P,, Ed.D. et al (2015) The Teaching Profession, Lorimar Publishing, Inc.,
Cubao, Quezon City, Metro Manila

Prepared by:

ADELINA O. ANTONIO, MAT

Instructor

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