MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC

SCHOOL TEACHERS
 DECLARATION OF POLICY
SECTION 1

• RA 4670 – MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC

SCHOOL TEACHERS (June 18, 1966) – enacted
to promote and improve the social and economic
conditions of public school teachers, their
working and living conditions, their terms of
employment and career prospects

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 DECLARATION OF POLICY
SECTION 2

• Teacher – all persons engaged in classroom

teaching, in any level of instruction, on full-time
basis in all schools, colleges and universities
operated by the Government or its political
subdivisions; but shall not include school nurses,
school physicians, school dentists and other
school employees.

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 RECRUITMENT & QUALIFICATION
SECTION 3

• DepEd to define clearly recruitment policy with

respect to selection and appointment of teachers
• Minimum education qualifications for teacher
applicants:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education for
teachers in the kindergarten and elementary grades;
• Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent with a major or
minor of a Bachelor’s degree in Arts or Sciences with
at least 18 units of Professional Education for
teachers of the secondary schools;

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 RECRUITMENT & QUALIFICATION
SECTION 3

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of specialization with

at least 18 units professional units in Education for
teachers of secondary vocational and two years
technical courses
• Master’s degree with a specific area of specialization
for teachers of courses in the collegiate level
• The School Superintendent may appoint under
temporary status, applicants who don’t meet
the minimum qualifications

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 PROBATIONARY PERIOD
SECTION 4

• No probationary period preceding regular

appointment shall be imposed if the teacher
possesses the appropriate civil service eligibility;
• A period of not less than one year from and after
the date of the appointee’s provisional
appointment be given to an applicant who meets
the minimum educational qualifications but
lacks the appropriate civil service eligibility

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 TENURE OF OFFICE
SECTION 5

• Stability on employment assured of teachers with

permanent appointment
• Permanent appointment shall be extended to
provisional teachers after having rendered at
least ten years of continuous, efficient and
faithful service in such position

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 CONSENT FOR TRANSFER
TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES
SECTION 6

• No teacher shall be transferred from one station to

another without his/her consent, except for cause;
• The School Superintendent may effect the transfer of
the teacher when the exigencies of service so
requires;
• The School Superintendent must previously notify
the teacher to be transferred and the reason or
reasons for such transfer

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 CONSENT FOR TRANSFER
TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES
SECTION 6

• The teacher subject may appeal to the Director of

Public Schools if he/she feels the reason/s is
unjustifiable;
• No transfers whatsoever shall be made three months
before any local or national election;
• The government shall pay all the necessary transfer
expenses of the teacher and his/her family.

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 SAFEGUARDS IN DISCIPLINARY
PROCEDURES
SECTION 8

• Every teacher shall enjoy equitable safeguards at

each stage of any disciplinary procedure and
shall have:
The right to be informed, in writing, of the
charges;
The right to full access to the evidence in the case;
The right to defend himself by a representative of
his choice;
• The right to appeal to clearly designated
authorities.
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 ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES
SECTION 9

• Administrative charges against a teacher shall be

heard initially by a Committee composed of the
following:
• School Division Superintendent or his duly
authorized representative who should have at least
the rank of a division supervisor as Chairman;
• Representative of the local, or in its absence, any
existing provincial or national teacher’s organization;
• A Division Supervisor;

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 ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES
SECTION 9

• Two members designated by the Director of Public

Schools
• The committee shall submit its findings and
recommendations to the Director of Public Schools
within thirty (30) days from the termination of the
hearings
• The members of the Committee shall be appointed
by the Education Secretary if the School
Superintendent is the complainant or an interested
party

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 ENTRANCE TO TEACHING
PROFESSION
SECTION 10

• No discrimination whatsoever in the entrance to

the teaching profession, or during its exercise or
in the termination of services, based on other
than professional consideration

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 MARRIED TEACHERS
SECTION 11

• Married teachers, both of whom are public school

teachers may be employed in the same locality

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 ACADEMIC FREEDOM
SECTION 12

• Academic Freedom shall be enjoyed by teachers

in the discharge of their professional duties,
particularly, with regard to teaching and
classroom methods

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 TEACHING HOURS
SECTION 13

• Teachers are required to render not more than 6

hours of actual classroom teaching a day;
• In the exigencies of service, any teacher maybe
required to render more than six hours but not
more than eight hours of actual classroom
teaching a day upon payment of additional
compensation at the same rate as his regular
remuneration plus at least 25% of his basic pay.

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 ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION
SECTION 14

• Additional compensation of at least 25% of the

teacher’s regular remuneration must be paid to
teachers who render co-curricular and out of
school activities outside of the teacher’s six hours
of actual classroom teaching.

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 CRITERIA FOR SALARIES
SECTION 15

• They shall compare favorably with those paid in

other occupations requiring equivalent or similar
qualifications, training and abilities;
• They shall be such as to insure teachers a
reasonable standard of life for themselves and
their families;
• They shall be properly graded so as to recognize
the fact that certain positions require higher
qualifications and greater responsibility than
others: Provided, however,
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 CRITERIA FOR SALARIES
SECTION 15

..that the general salary scale shall be such that the

relation between the lowest and highest salaries
paid in the profession will be of reasonable order.

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 SALARY SCALE
SECTION 16

• Salary scales of teachers shall provide for a

gradual progression from a minimum to a
maximum salary by means of regular increments,
granted automatically after three years to
teachers with a least an efficiency rating of
satisfactory.

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 SALARY SCALE
SECTION 16

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 SALARY SCALE
SECTION 16

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 SALARY SCALE
SECTION 16

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 SALARY SCALE
SECTION 16

Position Salary Minimum Minimum Minimum Salary

Grade Salary Salary Salary Increase
2012 2018 2019 since 2012

Teacher I 11 18,549 20,179 20,754 2,205

Teacher II 12 19,940 22,149 22,938 2,998
Teacher III 13 21,436 24,224 25,232 3,796
Master Teacher I 18 31,351 38,085 40,637 9,286
Master Teacher II 19 33,859 42,009 45,269 11,410
Master Teacher III 20 36,567 47,037 51,115 14,548
Master Teacher IV 21 39,493 52,554 57,805 18,312
Head Teacher I 13 21,436 24,224 25,232 3,796

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 SALARY SCALE
SECTION 16

Position Salary Minimum Minimum Minimum Salary

Grade Salary Salary Salary Increase
2012 2017 2018 since 2012
Header Teacher II 14 23,044 26,494 27,755 4,711
Head Teacher III 15 24,887 29,010 30,531 5,644
Head Teacher IV 16 26,878 31,765 33,584 6,706
Head Teacher V 17 29,028 34,781 36,942 7,914
Head Teacher VI 18 31,351 38,085 40,637 9,286
Principal I 18 31,351 38,085 40,637 9,286
Principal II 19 33,859 42,099 45,269 11,410
Principal III 20 36,567 47,037 51,155 14,588
Principal IV 21 39,493 52,554 57,805 18,312
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SALARY SCALE
SECTION 16

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 EQUITY IN SALARY SCALE
SECTION 17

• Salary scales of teachers appropriated by a city,

municipal, municipal district or provincial
government, shall not be less than those
provided for teachers of the National
Government.

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 COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE
SECTION 18

• Given to teachers to keep pace with the rise in the

cost of living
• Shall automatically follow changes in a cost of
living index
• Secretary of Education recommends to Congress
at least annually, the appropriation of the cost-of-
living allowances (COLA) of public school
teachers

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 SPECIAL HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE
SECTION 19

• Special Hardship Allowance equivalent to at

least 25% of the teacher’s monthly salary shall be
given to teachers assigned in the areas where
teachers are exposed to hardship such as
difficulty in commuting to the place of work or
other hazards peculiar to the place of
employment as determined by Education
Secretary

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 ON SALARY DEDUCTION
SECTION 21

• No person shall make any deduction whatsoever

from the salaries of teachers except under specific
authority of law authorizing such deductions

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 COMPULSARY MEDICAL
EXAMINATION
SECTION 21

• Compulsory medical examination shall be

provided free of charge for all teachers; medical
treatment, if found necessary, shall also be
accorded free by the government entity paying
the salary of the teachers

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 EMPLOYMENT INJURIES
SECTION 23

• Teachers shall also be protected against the

consequences of employment injuries in
accordance with existing laws

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 STUDY LEAVE
SECTION 24

• Teachers are entitled to a study leave not

exceeding one year after seven years of service;
• Teachers granted on study leave shall be entitled
to at least 60% of their monthly salary;
• No teacher shall be allowed to accumulate more
than one year of study leave, unless s/he needs
an additional semester to finish his/her thesis for
a graduate study in education or allied course;

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 STUDY LEAVE
SECTION 24

• No compensation shall be due to the teacher after

the first year of such study leave;
• Study leave period shall by counted for seniority
and pension purposes.
• Teachers on study leave shall be compensated
provided he takes the regular study load and
passes at least 75% of his courses.

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 INDEFINITE LEAVE
SECTION 25

• An indefinite sick leave of absence shall be

granted to teachers when the nature of the illness
demands a long treatment that will exceed of one
year at the least.

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 SALARY INCREASE UPON
RETIREMENT
SECTION 26

• One range salary increase upon retirement shall

be the basis of the computation of the lump sum
of the retirement pay and the monthly benefits
thereafter

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 FREEDOM TO ORGANIZE
SECTION 27

• Teachers shall be free to establish or join

organizations of their choosing, whether local or
national to further and defend their interests.

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 NATIONAL TEACHERS
ORGANIZATIONS
SECTION 29

• National Teachers Organizations shall be

consulted in the formulation of national
educational policies and professional standards,
and in the formulation of national policies
governing the social security of the teachers

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 RULES AND REGULATIONS
SECTION 30

• The Security of Education shall formulate and

prepare the necessary rules and regulations to
implement the provisions of this Act and shall
take effect thirty days after publication in the
newspaper of general circulation.

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 BUDGETARY ESTIMATES
SECTION 31

• The Secretary of Education shall submit to the

Congress annually the necessary budgetary
estimates to implement the provisions of this Act.

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 PENAL PROVISION
SECTION 32

• Any person who shall willfully interfere with,

restrain or coerce any teacher in the exercise of
the rights guaranteed by this Act, or who shall in
any manner, commit any act to defeat any of the
provisions of this Act, shall upon conviction, be
punished by a fine of not less than one hundred
pesos nor more than one hundred thousand
pesos, or by imprisonment, in the discretion of
the court.

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THANK YOU.

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