This document summarizes amendments made to certain sections of RA 7836 or the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994. Specifically, it increases the required number of professional education units for secondary teachers from 10 to 18. It also allows those who failed the licensure exam by less than 5% to get a special 2-year permit to work as para-teachers in areas with teacher shortages. Finally, it changes the period that special permits issued to para-teachers are valid from 3 years renewable to 5 years non-extendable.

2. Reynel Dan L. Galicinao

3. AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN
SECTIONS OF R.A. NO. 7836,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
"PHILIPPINE TEACHERS
PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF
1994"

4. Qualification Requirements of Applicants

5. Section 15 (e) of RA 7836 is amended as follows
RA 7836
• (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
RA 9293
• (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

6. Registration and Exception

7. Section 26 is amended to read as follows:

8. Failed licensure exam, rating ≥ 5% from passing general average
rating
Board issues 2 year special permit
Eligible as para-teachers
Assigned to areas where there is shortage/absence of professional
teachers (DepEd, ARMM education department)

9. • Holder of certificate of eligibility as a
1 teacher (CSC, DECS)
• Registered professional teacher
(National Board for Teachers under DECS
pursuant to PD 1006) 2

10. Person excelled, gained int’l recognition, widely
acknowledged expert in field of specialization
Issued special
permit by the
Board

11. Transitory Provisions

12. Section 31 is amended to read as follows:
Special Permits
issued to para-teachers
3 yrs
May be renewed
upon expiration
For a non-extendible
period of 2 yrs
5 yrs

13. References to the Term

14. DECS
Department of Education
Culture and Sports
DepEd
Department of Education