1. The Professionalization of
Teaching

2. “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

4. Presidential
Decree No. 1006
“PROVIDING FOR THE PROFESSIONALIZATION
OF TEACHERS, REGULATING THEIR PRACTICE
IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES”

5. Presidential Decree No. 1006
Section 1. TITLE
“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
adaptable ideas and practices of other people.
Section 3. DEFINITION OF TERMS
a. Teaching
b. Teacher
c. Board

6. Presidential Decree No. 1006
Section 4. CREATION OF THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR
TEACHERS
1. Secretary of Education and Culture
2. Chairman, Civil Service Commission
3. Commissioner, Professional Regulations
Commission
4. Two members representing the private sector to
be appointed by the President
Section 5. POWERS AND DUTIES
Section 6. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR
EXAMINATION APPLICANTS
Section 7. APPOINTMENT OF EXAMINEER

7. Presidential Decree No. 1006
Section 8. SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
(Written tests determined by the Board)
Section 9. RATINGS IN THE EXAMINATION
(At least 70% in all subjects with no rating below
50% in any subject)
Section 10. REPORT OF THE RESULTS OF EXAMINATION
(150 days after the last day of the examination,
unless extended by Board)
Section 11. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE
Section 12. REGISTRATION

8. Presidential Decree No. 1006
Section 13. REISSUANCE OF REVOKED CERTIFICATES
AND REPLACEMENT OF LOST CERTIFICATES
Section 14. REGISTRATION BY RECIPROCITY
Section 15. PROHIBITION
Section 16. PENAL PROVISION
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 an imprisonment at the discretion of
the Court

9. Presidential Decree No. 1006
Section 17. REPEALING CLAUSE
Section 18. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE
Section 19. EFFECTIVITY
Take effect January 1, 1977.

10. 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

11. Section 1. SHORT TITLE
The Philippine Teachers Personalization 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.
Toward 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.

12. Section 3. OBJECTIVES
a. The promotion, development and
professionalization of teachers and the
teaching profession
b. The supervision and regulation of the
licensure examination
Section 4. DEFINITION OF TERMS
a. Teaching
b. Teachers
c. Board
d. Commission
Refers to the Professional Regulation
Commission

13. Section 5. CREATION AND COMPOSITION OF
BOARD
Five members to be appointed by the
President of the Philippines
Section 6. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE
BOARD
Section 7. TERM OF OFFICE
Three (3) years from the date they
assume office
Section 8. QUALIFICATIONS OF BOARD
MEMBERS
Section 9. COMPENSATION OF THE BOARD

14. Section 10. SUPERVISION OF THE BOARD
AND CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS
Section 11. SECRETARIAT AND SUPPORT
SERVICES
Section 12. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER
 Neglect of duty
 Incompetence
 Unprofessional
 Unethical
 Immoral
 Dishonorable conduct
 Commission or toleration of
irregularities in the examination

15. Section 13. EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION,
AND LICENSE REQUIRED
Section 14. SCOPE OF EXAMINATION
Elementary - Professional Education
- General Education
Secondary - Professional Education
- General Education
- Field of Specialization
Section 15. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
OF APPLICANTS
Section 16. REPORT OF THE RESULTS OF THE
EXAMINATION
Within 120 days after examination

16. Section 17. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE AND
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE
Section 18. OATH BEFORE PRACTICE
Section 19. PERIODIC MERIT EXAMINATION
OF TEACHERS
Oral or written exam at least once in
five (5) years
Section 20. FAILURE TO PASS THE MERIT
EXAMINATION
 Allowed to take for the second time
 Required first to take a DECS
accredited refresher course
 Failure to pass can be used as a
ground for dismissal or demotion

17. Section 21. INCENTIVES
 Be awarded a diploma of merit
 Earn merit points for higher salary
or position of grade level
 Be placed in the priority list for
government scholarship
 Other benefits
Section 22. INTEGRATION OF THE TEACHING
PROFESSION
Section 23. REVOCATION OF THE
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION,
SUSPENSION FROM THE
PRACTICE OF THE TEACHING
PROFESSION, AND THE
CANCELLATION OF TEMPORARY
OR SPECIAL PERMIT

18. Section 24. REGISTRATION BY RECIPROCITY
Section 25. ROSTER OF PROFESSIONAL
TEACHERS
Section 26. REGISTRATION AND EXCEPTION
Section 27. INHIBITION AGAINST THE
PRACTICE OF TEACHING
PROFESSION
Section 28. PENAL PROVISIONS
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

19. Section 29. APPROPRIATIONS
Section 30. IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES
Section 31. TRANSITORY PROVISION
Section 32. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE
Section 33. REPEALING CLAUSE
Section 34. EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE
Take effect after fifteen (15) days
following its complete publication in
the Official Gazette or in two
newspapers of general circulation

20. REPUBLIC ACT (R.A)
9293
AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN
SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT
NUMBERED SEVENTY-EIGHT
HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX (R.A.
7836) OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“PHILIPPINE TEACHERS
PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF
1994”

21. Section 1.
Section 15 of R.A. 7836 is hereby amended as follows:
…Possesses the minimum educational requirements:
a. Preschool – Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education
b. Elementary – Bachelor’s degree in elementary education
c. Secondary – Bachelor’s degree in education with major or minor or
a bachelor’s degree in arts and science with at least 18 units in
professional education
d. Vocational/Two-year Technical courses – Bachelor’s degree in
the field of specialization with at least 18 units in professional
education
NOTE: The amendment is in the number of units under secondary
level from 10 units to 18 units.

22. Section 2.
Section 26 of the same act is hereby amended as follows:
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.
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;
Note: Number 3 qualification in RA 7836 Section 26 is
deleted in this Act.

23. Section 3.
Section 31 of the same Act is hereby amended as follows:
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 permit
with a validity of three (3) years may be renewed upon
expiration for a non-extendible period of two (2) years.
Note: Original provision of RA 7836 section 31.

24. 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 are hereby amended to read as
“Department of Education” and DepEd”, respectively.
Section 5. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE
Section 6. REPEALING CLAUSE
Section 7. EFFECTIVITY

26. EDELYN R. CAGAS
Prepared by