LESSON 1.

Presidential Decree 1006

1. What are expected of a teacher as a professional?
 Teacher education of the highest quality and strongly oriented to Philippine
conditions and to the needs and aspirations of the Filipino people.
2. Based on the outcomes of the LET, does CCC provide our students with the highest
quality of teacher education?
 Yes, CCC provide our students with the highest quality of teacher education
based on the outcomes of the LET.

Read, Reflect and Rite

“A teacher is known not for who she is:
Not for what she has: but for what others have become because of her.”

REFLECTION
1. No matter who the teacher is, he/she must remember what his/her true purpose as a
teacher, to make judgements about how best to help their students learn in the
environments in which they teach.
2. Teacher must use his/her intelligence to help the students make informed and
intelligent decisions.
3. Teachers has known to be the second parent to help the students guide on what they
want to become someday.

Synapse Strengtheners
PD 1006 VS RA 7836
Item PD1006
1. Definition of Teachers refers to all
teacher persons engaged in
teaching at the
elementary and
secondary levels, whether
on a full-time or part-time
basis, including guidance
RA7836 Observation
Teachers refers to all They have almost the
persons engaged in same definition of
teaching at the teacher. RA 7836,
elementary and made the definition of
secondary levels, teachers brief.
whether on full-time or
part-time basis,
 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.
2. Teacher
Examination
a. Scope 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.
b. Qualification No applicant shall be
requirement for admitted to take the
examination unless, on
applicants
the date of filing of the
application, he shall have
complied with the
following requirements:
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.
The examinations for In PD 1006,
the elementary and examinations for both
secondary school elementary and
teachers shall be secondary teachers
separate. The were composed of
examination for written tests and the
teachers in the scope was not clearly
elementary level shall stated while in RA
consist of two (2) parts, 7836, the examination
namely: professional for teachers in the
education and general elementary level shall
education. The consist of two (2) parts,
examination for namely: professional
teachers in the education and general
secondary level shall education and the
consist of three (3) examination for
parts, namely: teachers in the
professional education, secondary level shall
general education, and consist of three (3)
field of specialization. parts, namely:
professional education,
general education, and
field of specialization.
No applicant shall be The qualification
admitted to take the requirements for
examination unless, on examinees in the PD
the date of filing of the 1006 and RA 7836 are
application, he shall almost the same.
have complied with the However, there was a
following revision on the
(a) accept 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
requirements: qualification of
(a) A citizen of the teachers in Elementary
Philippines or an alien and Secondary
whose country has education. In PD 1006
reciprocity with the Elementary education,
Philippines in the a teacher who holds a
practice of the Bachelor’s degree in
teaching profession; Elementary education
(b) At least eighteen (B.S.E.ED) or its
(18) years of age; equivalent can teach
(c) In good health and Kindergarten and
of good reputation elementary grades but
with high moral values; in RA 7836, teachers in
(d) Has not been preschool must be a
convicted by final graduate of Bachelor’s
judgment by a court degree in early
for an offense involving childhood education
moral turpitude; (BECED) or its
(e) A graduate of a equivalent and for
school, college or teachers in the
university recognized elementary grades, a
by the government and holder of a Bachelor’s
possesses the degree in elementary
minimum educational education (BSEED) or
qualifications, as its equivalent. On the
follows: other hand in PD 1006,
(1) For teachers in a holder of Bachelor’s
preschool, a Bachelor’s degree in in education
degree in early or its equivalent with a
childhood education major and minor, or a
(BECED) or its Bachelor’s degree in
equivalent; Arts or Sciences can
(2) For teachers in teach in the secondary
the elementary grades, schools with at least
a Bachelor’s degree in eighteen units in
elementary education professional education
(BSEED) or it’s but in RA 7836, at least
equivalent; 34 units in professional
(3) For teachers in education is required.
the secondary grades,
a Bachelor’s degree in
education or its
equivalent with a
ma=or and minor, or a
 specialization with at least Bachelor’s degree in
eighteen units in arts and sciences with
professional education. 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.
c. Rating Obtained a general The rating was not
average of at least 70 inscribed in this act.
percent in all subjects,
with no rating below 50
percent in any subject.
d. Report of
Results
3. National
Board
for teachers
4. Board for
professional
teachers
5. Causes of
revocation of
certificates/licen
se