COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION

ASBURY COLLEGE INC.

Poblacion, Anda, Pangasinan
2nd Semester, AY 2020-2021

JOYCE G. DELIZO (TC 4) RENAN B. CELESTE, EdD

4TH Year BEEd Instructor
The Teaching Profession

Research Activity #2
Basic Laws on the Professionalism of Teaching
Item PD 1006 RA 7836 Observation
1.Definition of Teacher Refers to all persons Refers to all persons They have the same
engaged in teaching at engaged in teaching definition of teacher
the elementary and at the elementary
secondary levels, and secondary
whether on a full-time levels, whether on
or part time basis, full-time or part
including guidance time basis, including
counselors, school industrial arts or
librarians, industrial vocational teachers
arts or vocational and all other
teachers and all other persons performing
persons performing supervisory and/or
supervisory and/or administrative
administrative functions in all
functions in all schools schools in the
in the aforesaid levels aforesaid levels and
and legally qualified to qualified to practice
practice teaching teaching under this
under this Decree. act.
2.Teacher’s Examination The examination shall The examination for In PD 1006, examination is
2.1 Scope of consist of written tests, the elementary and consists of written test
Examination the scope of which secondary school which shall be determined
shall be determined by teachers shall be by the Board, taking into
the Board, taking into separate. The consideration the teaching
consideration the examination for the plan of the schools legally
teaching plan of the teachers in the constituted in the
schools legally elementary level Philippines while in RA
constituted in the shall consist of 2 7836, The examination for
Philippines. parts namely: the elementary and
professional secondary school teachers
education and shall be separate. The
general education. examination for the
The examination for teachers in the elementary
teachers in the level shall consist of 2
secondary level parts namely: professional
shall consist 3 parts education and general
 namely: prof. ed, education. The
gen. ed. and field of examination for teachers
specialization. in the secondary level shall
consist 3 parts namely:
prof. ed, gen. ed. and field
of specialization.
2.2 Qualification No applicant shall be No applicant shall They are the same.You
Requirements for admitted to take the be admitted to should pass many
Examinees examination unless, on take the requirements.
the date of filing of the examination
application, he shall unless, on the
have complied with date of filing
the following application, he
requirements: shall have
complied with
(a) Except those who the ff.
have been engaged in requirements:
teaching as herein (a) A citizen of
defined for at least five the Philippines or
years in schools in the an alien whose
Philippines not country has
organized exclusively reciprocity with
for nationals of a the Philippines in
foreign country at the the practice of
time of the effectivity the teaching
of this Decree, the profession;
applicant must be a (b) At least
citizen of the eighteen (18)
Philippines; years of age;
(c) In good
(b) That he is of good health and of
moral character; good reputation
with high moral
(c) That he is free from values;
any physical and/or (d) Has not
mental defect which been convicted
will incapacitate him to by final judgment
render efficient by a court for an
service; and offense involving
moral turpitude;
(d) That he possesses (e) A graduate
the following minimum of a school,
educational college or
qualifications: university
recognized by the
1) For teachers in the government and
kindergarten and possesses the
elementary grades,
Bachelor’s degree in minimum
Elementary Education educational
(B.S.E.Ed.) or its qualifications, as
equivalent; follows:

2) For teachers of the (1) For

secondary schools, teachers in
Bachelor’s degree in preschool, a
Education or its bachelor’s degree
equivalent with a in early childhood
major and minor, or a education
Bachelor’s degree in (BECED) or its
Arts or Sciences with equivalent;
at least eighteen units (2) For
in professional teachers in the
education; and elementary
grades, a
3) For teachers of bachelor’s degree
secondary vocational in elementary
and two-year technical education
courses, Bachelor’s (BSEED) or its
degree in the field of equivalent;
specialization with at (3) For
least eighteen units in teachers in the
professional secondary
education. grades, a
bachelor’s degree
All applications shall be in education or
filed with an office or its equivalent
offices designated by with a major and
the Board, preferably minor, or a
the offices of the Civil bachelor’s degree
Service Commission in arts and
and the Department of sciences with at
Education and Culture. least ten (10)
units in
These offices shall professional
screen and approve education; and
such applications and (4) For
issue the teachers of
corresponding permits vocational and
to take the two-year
examination to qualify technical courses,
applicants. a bachelor’s
degree in the
field of
specialization or
its equivalent,
 with at least
eighteen (18)
units in
professional
education.
2.3 Rating Obtained a general at least 10 units in In RA 7838, at least 10
average of at least 70 professional units in professional
% in all subjects, with education is education is required
no rating below 50% in required c.
any subject. RatingObtained a
general average of
at least 70 per cent
in all subjects, with
no rating below 50
per cent in any
subject.
2.4 Report of Results 150 days after the day 120 days after PD 1006 has longer days
of examination examination before releasing the result
than RA 7836
3.National Board for (NBT) was directly The Board for
Teachers under the supervision Professional
of the Civil Service Teachers is a
Commission. The NBT collegial body under
was the first board to the general
exercise regulatory supervision and
exercise over the administrative
teaching profession. control of the
Professional
Regulation
Commission. The
regulation and
licensing of
teachers was
transferred to the
PRC through the
enactment or
Republic Act NO.
7836
4.The Board for There is hereby
Professional Teachers There is hereby created under this
created a National Act a Board for
Board for Teachers, Professional
hereinafter called the Teachers,
Board, to be hereinafter called
composed of the the Board, a
following: collegial body
under the general
1) Secretary of supervision and
Education and Culture administrative
Co-Chairman control of the
2) Chairman, Professional
Civil Service Regulation
Commission Commission,
3) Commissioner, hereinafter
Professional referred to as the
Regulations Commission,
Commission composed of five
Member (5) members who
4) Two members shall be appointed
representing the by the President of
private sector to be the Philippines
appointed by the from among the
President recommendees
chosen by the
Commission.The
recommendees
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.

5.Cause of Revocation of The Board may, for The Board shall

Certificate/ License reason of equity and have the power,
justice, and upon after due notice
proper application and hearing, to
therefor, issue another suspend or revoke
copy, original or the certificate of
duplicate, upon registration of any
payment of the registrant, to
required fee, of a reprimand or to
certificate which has cancel the
been revoked. A new temporary/special
certificate to replace a permit of a holder
lost, destroyed or thereof who is
mutilated certificate exempt from
may be issued subject registration, for any
to the rules of the of the following
Board. causes:

(a) Conviction for

any criminal
offense by a court
of competent
jurisdiction;
(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.