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THE TEACHING PROFESSION (EDUC 2)

Written Report

Rights & Privileges of Filipino Teachers

Teachers’ has an essential role in education; the capability and integrity that they sustain,
as well as their active community involvement delineate worthy commendation from the entire
country that benefits from their work. These are just one of the most pressing reason why
teachers are dignitary and deserving to have a rights and privileges in our country, because as we
all know that education is one of the most essential factor in the economic development of the
nation as a productive investment.

It’s time for us to review and to know the rights and privileges of Filipino Teachers in
the Philippines that are associated with Filipino teachers’ role. This is to promote and improve
the social and economic status of teachers, their living, their right, working conditions, their
terms of employment and career prospects in order that they may compare favorably with
existing opportunities in their profession.

According to Republic Act 4670, otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Public
School Teachers, details the rights, priveleges and benefits of teachers such as: 1) consent for
transfer; 2) safeguards in disciplinary procedure; 3) no discrimination; 4) married couples to be
employed in the same locality; 5) academic freedom; 6) not more than 6 hours of actual
classroom teaching; 7) additional compensation for activities outside normal duties; 8) salaries
comparable to other occupations to insure teachers a reasonable standard of life for themselves
and their families; 9) salaries appropriated by local governments not to be less than those paid to
teachers of the national government.

Rights & Privileges of Filipino Teachers ( Introduction of Republic Act 4670 or Magna Carta
for Public School Teacher) – Marie Sharmayne L. Catong/ Reporter no. 3