CASE ANALYSIS

Direction: Read and analyze each case. To analyze, answer the 5 questions given.

a) What is the case about?

b) Who committed the offense or violation?
c) What are the details of the offense?
d) What laws and the specific sections of the laws are being violated?
e) What penalty is appropriate for the case?

1) CASE # 1 Miss Paz complained to the Secretary of Education for the case between her and
Ms Pilar. Ms Pilar is a graduate of Bachelor in Elementary Education while Ms Paz is a
graduate of Bachelor in Secondary Education major in Mathematics. Ms Paz complained that
the Principal of West Magallanes High School, Mrs. Reneria Navarro favored the hiring of Ms
Pilar instead of her as qualified secondary teacher. The Principal reasoned that she knew
more of Ms Pilar and they are friends.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers, Article VI, Section 5
(e) Bs

2) CASE # 2 Ustadz Rodrigo Abdulhalim, a muslim teacher has been teaching at Karamkam
Elementary School for three years though he is not eligible but has special permit due to the
reason that there is no qualified applicant to teach ALIVE-Arabic Language and Islamic
Values Education subjects in his place. In his 4th year of teaching, he at last passed the LET
but his principal did not approve of his application for a change of status from temporary
status to permanent status due to their clan conflict.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers, Article VI, Section 4
(e) Bs

3) CASE # 3 Teacher Marilou received a memorandum ordered by her Principal and approved
by the Superintendent that she will be transferred to Mapaga Elementary School, a school of
10 kms from her residence crossing 2 mountains and a river which will take effect on that very
day. She filed a complaint that there was no prior conference notice and briefing about the
transfer therefore not accepting the new job. She said further that the transfer to the other
station was made without her consent. But it was a fact that the principal and she quarreled
about school budget 2 days ago.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
 (e) Bs

4) CASE # 4 Teacher Mila is a single teacher assigned at Manolo Elementary School for quiet a
time. Most of her colleagues are close friends already everyday they went home riding
together in just one vehicle. One time, she got pregnant and delivered a baby boy which her
colleagues found joy discussing and sharing experiences related to baby caring. One day,
Teacher Mila received a memorandum from Sorsogon Division Office signed by Schools
Division Superintendent, Mrs. Melessa Gomonit, that she is terminated right that day because
of immoral conduct. Teacher Mila cried and told her colleagues that she will make an appeal
for the injustice act of terminating her because of her sad experience being raped in her
boarding house.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
(e) Bs

5) CASE # 5 Principal Malvar scolded his Grade VI teacher, Mr Florendo Piedad, for using a
strategy in teaching where pupils shout loudly and clap loudly after getting a perfect score. He
reasoned that the strategy disturbed him and it is no good strategy because pupils are
supposed to be serious in listening the lesson and not always playing noisily.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
(e) Bs

6) CASE # 6 Ten secondary teachers were assigned to function as election board during
National Election at Sinugbo Elementary School, after such, they were not paid for the
services by the COMELEC. The Principal filed a complaint against COMELEC and demanded
honorarium for the said services.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
(e) Bs

7) CASE # 7 Mr. Watson retired as Master Teacher 1 of SNHS, Surigao del Norte. After 3 years,
he discovered that his pension rate was based on the last rank he enjoyed at DepEd. He
begun to question his employer for not raising one range of his salary upon his retirement
having fulfilled the age and service requirements of the retirement laws. He believed there
was discrimination in his behalf.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
 (e) Bs

8) CASE # 8 Teacher Dan M. Escobar lost his license because of the flash flood that happened
in his place last December 2015. The officer, in charge of the releasing of important certificate
in the Division of Lanao del Sur told him that he has to show his renewed license first.
Believing that the forged license could not be identified, he was able to get the document.
Few weeks after, he was called to answer the serial number recorded which did not coincide
with his profile.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
(e) Bs

9) CASE # 9 Principal Marites del Castro hired Mr. Conrado Pasquera as Grade IV adviser after
several months waiting for a qualified teacher to apply in her school. A regular teacher
disagreed of the action of the principal and file a complaint against her for the reason that Mr.
Pasquera have not practiced the teaching profession for the past five years because he was
employed as domestic helper in Canada.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
(e) Bs

10) CASE # 10 A member of the Board for Professional Teacher named Dr. Jose Manliguez, was
accused of leaking the items of the LET in the review center where he was one of the
lecturers. The CBG review center showed evidence that he really acted as lecturer at Herbert
Center for Human Resource, one day on May 28, 2016.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
(e) Bs

11) CASE # 11 Teacher Marian S. Claridad, assigned in a school located at a very remote place,
arrives school Tuesdays and leaves school Thursdays. According to her, the school is so very
far. She has to cross rivers and walk miles.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
(e) Bs

12) CASE # 12 Rima Z. Cabahug, a second year student of San Agustin High School was
deducted 10% of her final grade. Her teacher, Mrs. Julieta F. Remonida was very angry with
 her for not buying the concert ticket which was supposed to be considered “sold” as ordered
by the administration as income generating project of the said school.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
(e) Bs

13) CASE # 13 Professor Marlyn D. Camaso of the Immaculate Conception College, Boronggan
City is a cool teacher. Everytime she goes in her classes, she is very serious and showed
commitment and devotion trying to ensure much learning on her students. Because of her
friendly and approachable attitude, one student, Mr. Raul C. Borlaza misunderstood her to be
lenient teacher so that one day, she received sarcastic remarks from him telling her that he
did not like the teacher giving him the assignment he does not like to do. The sarcastic
remarks reverberated in the four walls of the classroom in the hearing distance of other
classmates. The student was advised by Prof. Camaso to see him in the Guidance Office.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
(e) Bs

14) CASE # 14 As Third Year Adviser, Mrs. Leanne V. Maghinay has the responsibility to report
to parents the actual performance of their children at school. The day after the PTCA
meeting, the father of her student, Carl T. Samonte rushed in her room to question how come
his son decreased to fifth honors. He was in his utmost decency but Teacher Maghinay rose
to temper and she ridiculed the parent with remarks that “ I don’t think so she is bright! Ikaw
nalay pag estudyante Nong! Para ma first ka! Ka daghan nimog komplen!”. Mr Samonte
reported to the principal what happened.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
(e) Bs

15) CASE # 15 Teacher Andrew used to drink alcoholic beverage and smoke cigar when one day
it was the birthday of his friend Teacher Greg and they got drunk. At the back of his room was
the H.E. room and some of his colleagues were there too celebrating. He commanded to his
grade VI girls to form a line in front of their room near the blackboard and ordered the girls to
classify themselves according to beauty. Then the beautiful ones were ordered to face left,
right, back and front and he pinched the faces one by one kissing the check of the most
beautiful one. The girls cried until they went home.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
 (e) Bs

16) CASE # 16 Teacher Dale is a married man and very devoted to duty. His colleague Teacher
Menchu got a “crush” on him because of his professional bearing. She was single anyhow but
because of the feelings, she made attempts to temp Teacher Dale. One day, she had the
most beautiful feeling when succeeded to kiss Teacher Dale. The students had witnessed the
act. Two days after, his wife knew about it and got angry and quarreled Teacher Menchu.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
(e) Bs

17) CASE # 17 At San Carlos University of Boston, Zamboanga del Norte, Dr. Marvin Peligrin
filed a complaint against Performance Evaluation Committee for preferably promoting his
colleague Prof. Paz E. Salmorin to Professorship level than him instead. He believed that the
professor has lower achievement points than him but because she was the daughter of the
Head of the Mathematics Department who is friend of the members of the committee, she
was favored.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
(e) Bs

18) CASE # 18 Teacher Norben, a married teacher had a relationship with a married teacher too,
Teacher Flora. Some teachers could see them together sharing one computer unit tutoring
one another every afternoon when pupils are home. In some situations, they do holding
hands during meetings. Their mutual understanding can’t be denied in the eyes of their
colleagues.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
(e) Bs

19) CASE # 19 Teacher Fely is a teacher of harsh behavior and has a bullying attitude.
Whenever she heard not good comment about colleagues, she will ripple it from one teacher
to the other teacher and add more of bad comments until one of her colleagues, Teacher
Frances, got hurt of what she did to her. Teacher frances cries every time she is with the
group because of the bullying effect done by teacher Fely and with her bad attitude friends.
Teacher Fely and her ka-tropa believed they were the most righteous teachers in the school.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
 (e) Bs

20) CASE # 20 Teacher Apduhan is a diligent, hardworking and dignified teacher. Everyday, she
used to hardwork related to functions and duties alone in her office and attended classes
seriously which contributed much to her promotions. But because of her aloof attitude doesn’t
mingle with colleagues most of the times specially discussing about irrelevant topics, she was
misconstrued to be arrogant and unfriendly even if in real world, she is most approachable,
understanding person, obsessed with words of God, generous and honest person. Because
of the dislike, some of her colleagues backbite her of her weaknesses, made fun and
oppressed her in every calculated way, underestimated her and maligned her name as
stealer. Until one day, she felt that her students and other teachers were all maligning her as
what they heard from their bad adviser teachers but there was not even one instance where
they caught her stole something and they were witness and beneficiaries instead, most of the
times of her supportive positive attitude and honest concern to everyone as a service
provider. Teacher Apduhan was advised by her lawyer to file a case against the bully
colleagues, mentioned by the students for moral damages.
(a) Jbvks
(b) Bs
(c) Bs
(d) S
(e) Bs
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4670 (June 18, 1966) THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS I. DECLARATION OF POLICY COVERAGE
Section 1. Declaration of Policy
Section 2. Title Definition

II. RECRUITMENT AND CAREER

Section 3. Recruitment and Qualification a. Kinder and Elem b. Secondary (4 years) c.
Secondary (2 years) d. Collegiate
Section 4. Probationary Period
Section 5. Tenure of Office
Section 6. Consent for Transfer Transportation Expenses
Section 7. Code of Professional Conduct for Teachers
Section 8. Safeguard in Disciplinary Procedure
a. the right to be informed, in writing, of the charges;
b. the right to full access to the evidence in the case;
c. the right to defend himself and to be defended by a representative of his choice and/or by
his organization, adequate time being given to the teacher for the preparation of his defense;
d. the right to appeal to clearly designated authorities.
Section 9. Administrative Charges
Section 10. No Discrimination
Section 11. Married Teachers
Section 12. Academic Freedom III. HOURS OF WORK AND REMUNERATION
Section 13. Teaching Hours
Section 14. Additional Compensation
Section 15. Criteria for Salaries
a. they shall compare
b. they shall endure
c. they shall be properly graded
Section 16. Salary Scale
Section 17. Equality in Salary Scales Section
18. Cost of Living Allowance
Section 19. Special Hardship Allowances
Section 20. Salaries to be Paid in Legal Tender
Section 21. Deductions Prohibited IV. HEALTH MEASURES AND INJURY BENEFITS
Section 22. Medical Examination and Treatment
Section 23. Compensation for Injuries

V. LEAVE AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS

Section 24. Study Leave
Section 25. Indefinite Leave
Section 26. Salary Increase upon Retirement

VI. TEACHER'S ORGANIZATIONS

Section 27. Freedom to Organise
Section 28. Discrimination Against Teachers Prohibited a. make employment b. to cause the
dismissal
Section 29. National Teacher's Organizations

VII. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

Section 30. Rules and Regulations
Section 31. Budgetary Estimates
Section 32. Penal Provision
Section 33. Repealing Clause
Section 34. Separability Clause
Section 35. THIS ACT TAKE EFFECT UPON ITS APPROVAL
Approved: June 18, 1966

Republic Act 7836: Philippine Teachers Professionalization

Act of 1994 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.

Section 1. Short Title

Section 2. Statement of Policy
Section 3. Objectives (a) The promotion, development and professionalization of teachers
and the teaching profession; and (b) The supervision and regulation of the licensure
examination.
Section 4. Definition of Terms
(a) Teaching
(b) Teachers
(c) Board
(d) Commission

ARTICLE 2. BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS

Section 5. Creation and Composition of the Board
Section 6. Duties and Function of the Board
(a) Promulgate
(b) Determine and fix
(c) Issue, suspend or revoke
(d) Prescribe and collect
(e) Prescribe and/or adapt
(f) Administer oaths
(g) Supervise and regulate
(h) Adopt an official seal
(i) Look into the conditions
(j) Ensure
(k) Investigate
(l) Discharge
Section 7. Term of Office
Section 8. Qualification of Board Members
(a) Be a citizen and resident of the Philippines;
(b) Be at least thirty-five (35) years of age
(c) Be a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Education
(d) Be a professional teacher with a valid certificate of registration and valid professional
license
(e) Has been a professional teacher in the active practice of the teaching profession for at
least ten (10) years
(f) Not be an official or member of the faculty of, nor have pecuniary interest in any university,
college, school, or institution conferring a bachelor‘s degree in education
Section 9. Compensation of the Board
Section 10. Supervision of the Board and Custodian of its Record
Section 11. Secretariat and Support Services
Section 12.Removal of a Board Member

ARTICLE III. EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION

Section 13. Examination, Registration and License Required
Section 14. Scope of Examination
Section 15. Qualification Requirements of Applicants
(a) A citizen of the Philippines
(b) At least eighteen (18) years of age;
(c) In good health and of good reputation with high moral values;
(d) Has not been convicted by final judgment by a court for an offense involving moral
turpitude;
(e) A graduate of a school, college or university recognized by the government and
possesses the minimum educational qualifications, as follows:
(1) For teachers in preschool, a bachelor‘s degree in early childhood education (BECED) or
its equivalent;
(2) For teachers in the elementary grades, a bachelor‘s degree in elementary education
(BSEED) or its equivalent;
(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; 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.
Section 16. Report of the Examination
Section 17. Issuance of Certificate of Registration and Professional License
Section 18. Oath Before Practice
Section 19. Periodic Merit Examination of Teachers
Section 20. Failure to Pass the Merit Examination
Section 21. Incentives
(a) Be awarded a diploma of merit by the Board;
(b) Earn merit points for purposes of promotion in salary or to a higher position or grade level;
(c) Be placed in the priority list for government scholarship; and
(d) Enjoy such other benefits as may be promulgated by the Board.
Section 22. Integration of the Teaching Profession
Section 23. Revocation of the Certificate of Registration, Suspension from the Practice of the
Teaching Profession, and Cancellation of Temporary or Special Permit
(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,
(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.
Section 24. Registration by Reciprocity
Section 25. Roster of Professional Teacher
Section 26. Registration and Exception
(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; orcralaw
(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; or
(c) Not qualified under paragraphs one and two but with any of the following qualifications. to
wit:
(1) An elementary or secondary teacher for five (5) years in good standing and a holder of
Bachelor of Science in Education or its equivalent; or 200
(2) An elementary or secondary teacher for three (3) years in good standing and a holder of a
master‘s degree in education or its equivalent.

ARTICLE IV. PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO THE PRACTICE OF THE TEACHING

PROFESSIONS
Section 27. Inhibition Against the Practice of the Teaching Profession
Section 28. Penal Provisions
(a) Any person who practices the teaching profession in the Philippines without being certified
in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(b) Any person who represents or attempts to use as his own certificate of registration that of
another;
(c) Any person who gives any false, or fraudulent evidence of any kind to the Board or any
member thereof in obtaining a certificate of registration as teacher;
(d) Any person who impersonates any registrant of the same or different name;
(e) Any person who uses a revoked or suspended certificate of registration;
(f) Any person who, in connection with his name, otherwise assumes, uses or advertises any
title or description tending to convey or conveys the impression that he is a teacher without
holding a valid certificate; and
(g) Any person who violates or who abets the violation of any of the provisions of this Act.
Section 29. Appropriations
Section 30. Implementing Guidelines
Section 31. Transitory Provision
Section 32. Separability Clause
Section 33. Repealing Clause
Section 34. Effectivity Clause

Signed: December 16, 1994

REPUBLIC ACT No. 9293 (April 21, 2004)

AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-

EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX (R. A. NO. 7836), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
"PHILIPPINE TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 1994"

Section 1. Section 15, (e) (3) of Republic Act No. 7836 is hereby amended as follows:
"Sec. 15. Qualification Requirements of Applicant.
"(e) A graduate of a school college or university recognized by the government and
possesses the minimum educational qualifications, as follows:
(1) For teachers in preschool, a bachelor's degree in early childhood education (BECED) or
its equivalent;
(2) For teachers in the secondary grades, a bachelor's degree in elementary education
(BSEED) or its equivalent;
(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; 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,"
205
Section 2. Section 26 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec 26. Registration and Exception
(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; or
(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.
Section 3. Section 31 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 31. Transitory Provision. – 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 permits with a validity of three (3) years maybe renewed upon expiration for a non-
extendible period of two (2) years."
Section 4. References to the term
Section 5. Separability Clause
Section 6. Repealing Clause
Section 7. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect upon approval.

CODE OF ETHICS FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS

Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (e), Article 11, of R. A,. No. 7836, otherwise known
as the Philippines Professionalization Act of 1994 and Paragraph (a), section 6, P.D. No. 223,
as amended, the Board for Professional Teachers hereby adopt the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers.

ARTICLE I. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

Section 1. The Philippine Constitution provides that all educational institution shall offer
quality education for all competent teachers
Section 2. This Code covers all public and private school teachers in all educational
institutions

ARTICLE II. THE TEACHER AND THE STATE

Section 1. The schools are the nurserles of the future citizens of the state
Section 2. Every teacher or school official shall actively help carryout the declared policies of
the state
Section 3. In the interest of the State and of the Filipino people as much as of his own, every
teacher shall be physically, mentally and morally fit.
Section 4. Every teacher shall possess and actualize a full commitment and devotion to duty.
Section 5. A teacher shall not engage in the promotion of any political, religious, or other
partisan interest
Section 6. Every teacher shall vote and shall exercise all other constitutional rights and
responsibility.
Section 7. A teacher shall not use his position or facial authority or influence to coerce any
other person to follow any political course of action.
Section 8. Every teacher shall enjoy academic freedom and shall have privilege of
expounding the product of his researches and investigations

ARTICLE III. THE TEACHER AND THE COMMUNITY

Section 1. A teacher is a facilitator of learning and of the development of the youth; he shall,
therefore, render the best service by providing an environment conducive to such learning
and growth.
Section 2. Every teacher shall provide leadership and initiative to actively participate in
community movements for moral, social, educational, economic and civic betterment.
Section 3. Every teacher shall merit reasonable social recognition for which purpose he shall
behave with honor and dignity at all times
Section 4. Every teacher shall live for and with the community
Section 5. Every teacher shall help the school keep the people in the community informed
about the school‘s work and accomplishments as well as its needs and problems.
Section 6. Every teacher is intellectual leader in the community
Section 7. Every teacher shall maintain harmonious and pleasant personal and official
relations with other professionals
Section 8. A teacher possess freedom to attend church and worships as appropriate

ARTICLE IV. A TEACHER AND THE PROFESSION

Section 1. Every teacher shall actively insure that teaching is the noblest profession
Section 2. Every teacher shall uphold the highest possible standards of quality education
Section 3. Every teacher shall participate in the Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
program of the Professional Regulation Commission
Section 4. Every teacher shall help, if duly authorized, to seek support from the school, but
shall not make improper misrepresentations through personal advertisements and other
questionable means.
Section 5. Every teacher shall use the teaching profession in a manner that makes it dignified
means for earning a decent living.

ARTICLE V. THE TEACHERS AND THE PROFESSION

Section 1. Teacher shall, at all times, be imbued with the spirit of professional loyalty, mutual
confidence, and faith in one another, self sacrifice for the common good, and full cooperation
with colleagues
Section 2. A teacher is not entitled to claim credit or work not of his own, and shall give due
credit for the work of others which he may use.
Section3. Before leaving his position, a teacher shall organize for whoever assumes the
position such records and other data as are necessary to carry on the work.
Section 4. A teacher shall hold inviolate all confidential information concerning associates and
the school
Section 5. It shall be the responsibility of every teacher to seek correctives for what he may
appear to be an unprofessional and unethical conduct of any associates
Section 6. A teacher may submit to the proper authorities any justifiable criticism against an
associate, preferably in writing, without violating the right of the individual concerned.
Section 7. A teacher may apply for a vacant position for which he is qualified; provided that he
respects the system of selection on the basis of merit and competence

ARTICLE VI. THE TEACHER AND HIGHER AUTHORITIES IN THE PROFESSIONS

Section 1. Every teacher shall make it his duties to make an honest effort to understand and
support the legitimate policies of the school and the administration
Section 2. A teacher shall not make any false accusations or charges against superiors,
especially under anonymity
Section 3. A teacher shall transact all official business through channels except when special
conditions warrant a different procedure
Section 4. Every teacher, individually or as part of a group, has a right to seek redress against
injustice to the administration and to extent possible, shall raise grievances within acceptable
democratic possesses.
Section 5. Every teacher has a right to invoke the principle that appointments, promotions,
and transfer of teachers are made only on the basis of merit and needed in the interest of the
service.
Section 6. A teacher who accepts a position assumes a contractual obligation to live up to his
contract, assuming full knowledge of employment terms and conditions.

ARTICLE VII. SCHOOL OFFICIALS TEACHERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL

Section 1. All school officials shall at all times show professional courtesy, helpfulness and
sympathy towards teachers and other personnel
Section 2. School officials, teachers, and other school personnel shall consider it their
cooperative responsibility to formulate policies or introduce important changes in the system
at all levels.
Section 3. School officials shall encourage and attend the professional growth of all teachers
under them such as recommending them for promotion
Section 4. No school officials shall dismiss or recommend for dismissal a teacher or other
subordinates except for cause.
Section 5. School authorities concern shall ensure that public school teachers are employed
in accordance with pertinent civil service rules

ARTICLE VIII THE TEACHERS AND LEARNERS 217 Section 1. A teacher

has a right and duty to determine the academic marks and the
promotions of learners in the subject or grades he handles, such
determination shall be in accordance with generally accepted
procedures of evaluation and measurement. In case of any
complaint, teachers concerned shall immediately take appropriate
actions, of serving due process. Section 2. A teacher shall recognize
that the interest and welfare of learners are of first and foremost
concerns, and shall deal justifiably and impartially with each of them.
Section 3. Under no circumstance shall a teacher be prejudiced nor
discriminated against by the learner. Section 4. A teacher shall not
accept favors or gifts from learners, their parents or others in their
behalf in exchange for requested concessions, especially if
undeserved. Section 5. A teacher shall not accept, directly or
indirectly, any remuneration from tutorials other what is authorized
for such service. Section 6. A teacher shall base the evaluation of the
learner‘s work only in merit and quality of academic performance.
Section 7. In a situation where mutual attraction and subsequent
love develop between teacher and learner, the teacher shall exercise
utmost professional discretion to avoid scandal, gossip and
preferential treatment of the learner. 218 Section 8. A teacher shall
not inflict corporal punishment on offending learners nor make
deductions from their scholastic ratings as a punishment for acts
which are clearly not manifestation of poor scholarship. Section 9. A
teacher shall ensure that conditions contribute to the maximum
development of learners are adequate, and shall extend needed
assistance in preventing or solving learner‘s problems and
difficulties.

ARTICLE IX THE TEACHERS AND PARENTS Section 1. Every teacher

shall establish and maintain cordial relations with parents, and shall
conduct himself to merit their confidence and respect. Section 2.
Every teacher shall inform parents, through proper authorities, of
the progress and deficiencies of learner under him, exercising
utmost candor and tact in pointing out learners deficiencies and in
seeking parent‘s cooperation for the proper guidance and
improvement of the learners. Section 3. A teacher shall hear parent‘s
complaints with sympathy and understanding, and shall discourage
unfair criticism.
ARTICLE X THE TEACHER AND BUSINESS Section 1. A teacher has the
right to engage, directly or indirectly, in legitimate income
generation; provided that it does not relate to or adversely affect his
work as a teacher. Section 2. A teacher shall maintain a good
reputation with respect to the financial matters such as in the
settlement of his debts and loans in arranging satisfactorily his
private financial affairs. Section 3. No teacher shall act, directly or
indirectly, as agent of, or be financially interested in, any commercial
venture which furnish textbooks and other school commodities in
the purchase and disposal of which he can exercise official influence,
except only when his assignment is inherently, related to such
purchase and disposal; provided they shall be in accordance with the
existing regulations; provided, further, that members of duly
recognized teachers cooperatives may participate in the distribution
and sale of such commodities.

ARTICLE XI THE TEACHER AS A PERSON Section 1. A teacher is, above

all, a human being endowed with life for which it is the highest
obligation to live with dignity at all times whether in school, in the
home, or elsewhere. 220 Section 2. A teacher shall place premium
upon self-discipline as the primary principles of personal behavior in
all relationships with others and in all situations. Section 3. A teacher
shall maintain at all times a dignified personality which could serve
as a model worthy of emulation by learners, peers and all others.
Section 4. A teacher shall always recognize the Almighty God as
guide of his own destiny and of the destinies of men and nations.
ARTICLE XII DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS Section 1. Any violation of any
provisions of this code shall be sufficient ground for the imposition
against the erring teacher of the disciplinary action consisting of
revocation of his Certification of Registration and License as a
Professional Teacher, suspension from the practice of teaching
profession, reprimand or cancellation of his temporary/special
permit under causes specified in Sec. 23, Article III or R.A. No. 7836,
and under Rule 31, Article VIII, of the Rules and Regulations
Implementing R.A. 7836.