Learning Task

Directions: Compare PD 1006 and RA 7836 along the following items then give your own observations.
ITEM PD 1006 RA 7836 Observation

Definition of Teacher Teachers refers to all persons engaged in Teachers refers to all persons engaged
teaching at the elementary and secondary in teaching at the elementary and
levels, whether on a full-time or part-time secondary levels, whether on full-time The definition of teacher in
basis, including guidance counselors, or part-time basis, including industrial Republic Act 7836 is settled in
school librarians, industrial arts or arts or vocational teachers and all detail. Thus, the two acts have
vocational teachers and all other persons other persons performing supervisory plentiful and equally presented
performing supervisory and/or and/or administrative functions in all meaning to the word
administrative functions in all schools in schools in the aforesaid levels and “teacher.”
the aforesaid levels and legally qualified qualified to practice teaching under
to practice teaching under this Decree. this Act.
Teacher’s What I perceived in Republic
Examination Act 7836 is that the
examination for teachers at the
a) Scope of The examinations for the elementary elementary level shall consist
and secondary school teachers shall of two (2) parts, namely:
Examination
The examination shall consist of written be separate. The examination for professional education and
tests, the scope of which shall be teachers in the elementary level shall general education, and the
determined by the Board, taking into consist of two (2) parts, namely: assessment for teachers at the
consideration the teaching plan of the professional education and general secondary level shall consist of
schools legally constituted in the education. The examination for three (3) components, namely:
Philippines. teachers in the secondary level shall professional education, public
consist of three (3) parts, namely: education, and field of
professional education, general specialization. However, in
education, and field of specialization. Presidential Decree 1006,
examinations for both
elementary and secondary
teachers were collected of
written assessments as well the
scope of analysis was not firm.
b) Qualification of No applicant shall be admitted to take the No applicant shall be admitted to take As I read this part on two acts
Requirements for examination unless, on the date of filing the examination unless, on the date of presented, I observed that in
Examinees of the application, he shall have complied filing of the application, he shall have Presidential Decree 1006
with the following requirements: complied with the following Elementary Education, a
No applicant shall be admitted to take the requirements: teacher who holds a Bachelor's
examination unless, on the date of filing 1. A citizen of the Philippines or an degree in Elementary
of the application, he shall have complied alien whose country has reciprocity Education (B.S.Ed.) or its
with the following requirements: with the Philippines in the practice of similar can teach kindergarten
(a) Except those who have been engaged the teaching profession; and elementary grades. Yet, in
in teaching as herein defined for at least 2. At least eighteen (18) years of RA 7836, teachers in
five years in schools in the Philippines not age; preschool should be a graduate
organized exclusively for nationals of a 3. In good health and of good of Bachelor's degree in early
foreign country at the time of the reputation with high moral values; childhood education
effectivity of this Decree, the applicant 4. Has not been convicted by final (BECED), or it's like for
must be a citizen of the Philippines; judgment by a court for an offense teachers in the elementary
(b) That he is of good moral character; involving moral turpitude; grades, a holder of a bachelor's
(c) That he is free from any physical 5. A graduate of a school, college or degree in Elementary
and/or mental defect which will university recognized by the Education (BSEED) or its
incapacitate him to render efficient government and possesses the corresponding.
service; and minimum educational qualifications,
(d) That he possesses the following as follows: On the other hand, in RA
minimum educational qualifications: * For teachers in preschool, a 7836, at least ten professional
1) For teachers in the kindergarten and bachelor’s degree in early childhood education units are
elementary grades, Bachelor's degree in education (BECED) or its equivalent; compulsory courses, a
Elementary Education (B.S.E.Ed.) or its * For teachers in the elementary bachelor's degree in the field
equivalent; grades, a bachelor’s degree in of specialization or it’s like,
2) For teachers of the secondary schools, elementary education (BSEED) or its with at least eighteen (18)
Bachelor's degree in Education or its equivalent; units in professional
equivalent with a major and minor, or a * For teachers in the secondary Education. Even so, in
Bachelor's degree in Arts or Sciences with grades, a bachelor’s degree in Presidential Decree 1006a, a
at least eighteen units in professional education or its equivalent with a holder of a Bachelor's degree
education; and major and minor, or a bachelor’s is in Education or its
3) For teachers of secondary vocational degree in arts and sciences with at equivalent with a major and
and two-year technical courses, least ten (10) units in professional minor can upskill in the
Bachelor's degree in the field of education; and secondary schools with
specialization with at least eighteen units * For teachers of vocational and two- partially eighteen units.
in professional education. year technical courses, a bachelor’s
 degree in the field of specialization or
its equivalent, with at least eighteen
(18) units in professional education.
c) Rating In Presidential Decree 1006, it
In order that a candidate may be deemed explained that it was necessary
to have successfully passed the that a candidate may be
examinations, he must have obtained a The said rating was not encrypted in deemed to have successfully
general average of at least 70 per cent in Republic Act 7836. passed the examinations, as
all subjects, with no rating below 50 per well obtained a general
cent in any subject. average of at least 70 percent
in all courses. Even so, in RA
7836, the rating was not
handover.
d) Report of The examiners shall report the ratings The Board shall, within one hundred I have noticed that it is faster
Results obtained by each candidate to the Board twenty (120) days after the to report results in RA 7836 as
within 150 days after the last day of the examination, report the ratings compared to the presidential
examination, unless extended by the obtained by each candidate to the decree 1006. It is also 20 days
latter. Professional Regulation Commission apart in providing results in
for approval and appropriate action. the two acts.
The Board for The licensing of teachers and I have discerned that the
Professional regulation was transferred to the PRC content of PD 1006 on the part
Teachers National Board for Teachers (NBT) was through the enactment of RA 7836. of the Board of Professional
directly under the supervision of the Civil There is hereby created under this Act Teachers only revolves around
Service Commission. The NBT was the a Board for Professional Teachers, NBT and CSC. Meanwhile,
first board to exercise regulatory exercise hereinafter called the Board, a there was a change in Republic
over the teaching profession. collegial body under the general Act 7836; by this act, there
supervision and administrative control was a more detailed and
of the Professional Regulation specific collegial body under
Commission. the general supervision, and it
was called the Board.