MALACAÑANG 

MANILA

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”;

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;

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;

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:

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.

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.

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 Co-

2) Chairman, Civil Service Commission Chairman
3) Commissioner, Professional
Regulations Commission
4) Two members representing the Member
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, in the elementary and secondary levels of instruction, 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 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;

(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.

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 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of September, in the year of Our Lord,
nineteen hundred and seventy-six.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:

(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE

Presidential Executive Assistant

Source: Malacañang Records Office

DOCUMENTS 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 subj
ect 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";
WHEREAS, in the pursuit of 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 vacational 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 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 alonemore 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, although teaching requires a number of years of collegiate study, it
is the only course that 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. 344 1977] DOCUMENTS 345
NOW, THEREFORE, I FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decre and order: SECTION 1. Title.-This Decree shall be
known as the Decree Professionalizing Teaching. SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy.-It is hereby declared a
policy that teacher education shall be given primary concern a:nd 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.
SEC. 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) Teacher refers to all persons
engaged in teaching at the elementary and secondary levels, whether on a fiIl-time or part-time basis,
including guidance counsellors, 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. SEC. 4. Creation of the National Board for Tea-ehers.-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 Regula- , tions Commissi
RA NO. 7836 “Philippine Teachers
Professionalization Act of 1994.”
 

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ARTICLE I -TITLE

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.cralaw

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

(a) The promotion, development and professionalization of teachers and the teaching profession;
and

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(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.

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(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.

ARTICLE II -BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS

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.Therecommendees 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;

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(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
thePhilippines;

(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 thePhilippines.

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 thePhilippines;

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(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.

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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 thePhilippinesupon 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.

ARTICLE III -EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION

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 thePhilippines, 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 thePhilippinesor an alien whose country has reciprocity with thePhilippinesin the
practice of the teaching profession;

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(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;

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(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.

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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.

Every registrant who has satisfactorily met all the requirements specified in this Act shall, upon
payment of the 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 members 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.cralaw

A professional license signed by the chairman of the Commission and bearing the registration
number and date of issuance thereof and the month 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 licensee can lawfully practice his profession
until the expiration of its validity.

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.

Sec. 21. Incentives. — Teachers who pass the merit examination shall:

(a) Be awarded a diploma of merit by the Board;

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(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.

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Sec. 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 organization. Those who have been registered with the Board but are not
members of the said integrated organization shall be allowed to register as members of the said
integrated organization within three (3) years after the effectivity 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.

Sec. 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 a 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;

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(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 special/temporary permit;

(f) Chronic inebriety or habitual use of drugs;cralaw

(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 fifteen (15) days from receipt of the said
decision or of the denial of the motion for reconsideration filed in due time.

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Sec. 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: 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: Provided, further, That the laws of such state or country grant the same privilege
to Filipino professional teachers on the same basis as the subject or citizens of such foreign
country or state.

Sec. 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.

Sec. 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
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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 or secondary teacher for five (5) years in good standing and a holder of
Bachelor of Science in Education or its equivalent; or

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(2) An elementary or secondary teacher for three (3) years in good standing and a holder of a
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
teachers: 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 this Act and be included in the roster of professional teachers: Provided,
furthermore, 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

Sec. 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.

Sec. 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:cralaw

(a) Any person who practices the teaching profession in thePhilippineswithout being certified in
accordance with the provisions of this Act;

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(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.

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.

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Sec. 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.

Sec. 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.cralaw

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

Sec. 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.

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 for the year 1995.cralaw
Sec. 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.

Sec. 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.

Sec. 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

Republic Act No. 9293
April 21, 2004

Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila

Twelfth Congress

Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of July, two
thousand three.

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9293]

AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECS 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:

“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;

(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.

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 courses 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 a widely acknowledged expert in his or her
respective field of specialization.”

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,

(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR.

Speaker of the House (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON
of Representatives President of the Senate

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

(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO

Secretary General (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES
House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate

Approved: APR 21 2004