The Professionalization of

Teaching
Presidential
Decree No. 1006
“PROVIDING FOR THE PROFESSIONALIZATION
OF TEACHERS, REGULATING THEIR PRACTICE
IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES”
Presidential Decree No. 1006
Section 1. TITLE
“Decree Professionalizing Teaching”

Section 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY

It is hereby declared a policy that teacher education shall
be given primary concern and attention by the government
and shall be of the highest quality, and strongly oriented to
Philippine conditions and to the needs and aspirations of
the Filipino people even as it seeks enrichment from
adaptable ideas and practices of other people.

Section 3. DEFINITION OF TERMS

a. Teaching
b. Teacher
c. Board
Presidential Decree No. 1006
Section 4. CREATION OF THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR
TEACHERS
1. Secretary of Education and Culture
2. Chairman, Civil Service Commission
3. Commissioner, Professional
Regulations Commission
4. Two members representing the private
sector to be appointed by the President

Section 5. POWERS AND DUTIES

Section 6. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR

EXAMINATION APPLICANTS

Section 7. APPOINTMENT OF EXAMINEER

Presidential Decree No. 1006
Section 8. SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
(Written tests determined by the Board)

Section 9. RATINGS IN THE EXAMINATION

(At least 70% in all subjects with no rating below
50% in any subject)

Section 10. REPORT OF THE RESULTS OF EXAMINATION

(150 days after the last day of the examination,
unless extended by Board)

Section 11. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE

Section 12. REGISTRATION

Presidential Decree No. 1006
Section 13. REISSUANCE OF REVOKED CERTIFICATES
AND REPLACEMENT OF LOST CERTIFICATES

Section 14. REGISTRATION BY RECIPROCITY

Section 15. PROHIBITION

Section 16. PENAL PROVISION

A fine of not less than one thousand pesos nor more
than five thousand pesos with subsidiary
imprisonment or to suffer an imprisonment of not
less than six months nor more than two years, or
both such fine an imprisonment at the discretion of
the Court
Presidential Decree No. 1006
Section 17. REPEALING CLAUSE

Section 18. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE

Section 19. EFFECTIVITY

Take effect January 1, 1977.
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
The Philippine Teachers Professionalization
Act of 1994

Section 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY

The State recognizes the vital role of
teachers in nation building and development
through a responsible and literate citizenry.
Toward this end, the State shall ensure and
promote quality education by proper
supervision and regulation of the licensure
examination and professionalization of the
practice of the teaching profession.
Section 3. OBJECTIVES
a. The promotion, development and
professionalization of teachers and the
teaching profession
b. The supervision and regulation of the
licensure examination

Section 4. DEFINITION OF TERMS

a. Teaching
b. Teachers
c. Board
d. Commission
Refers to the Professional Regulation
Commission
 Republic Act 7836

Sec. 4. Definition of Terms. — For purposes of this Act, the

following terms shall mean:

(a)"Teaching" — refers to the profession concerned primarily with

classroom instruction, at the elementary and secondary levels in
accordance with the curriculum prescribed by the Department
of Education, Culture and Sports, whether on part-time or
full-time basis in the private or public schools.
(b) "Teachers" — refers to all persons engaged in teaching at the
elementary and secondary levels, whether on full-time or part-
time basis, 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.
(c) "Board" — refers to the Board for Professional Teachers duly
established and constituted under this Act.

(d) "Commission" — refers to the Professional Regulation

Commission.
Section 5. CREATION AND COMPOSITION OF
BOARD
Five members to be appointed by the
President of the Philippines

Section 6. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE

BOARD

Section 7. TERM OF OFFICE

Three (3) years from the date they
assume office

Section 8. QUALIFICATIONS OF BOARD

MEMBERS

Section 9. COMPENSATION OF THE BOARD

Section 10. SUPERVISION OF THE BOARD
AND CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS

Section 11. SECRETARIAT AND SUPPORT

SERVICES

Section 12. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER

▪ Neglect of duty
▪ Incompetence
▪ Unprofessional
▪ Unethical
▪ Immoral
▪ Dishonorable conduct
▪ Commission or toleration of
irregularities in the examination
Section 13. EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION,
AND LICENSE REQUIRED

Section 14. SCOPE OF EXAMINATION

Elementary - Professional Education
- General Education
Secondary - Professional Education
- General Education
- Field of Specialization

Section 15. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

OF APPLICANTS

Section 16. REPORT OF THE RESULTS OF THE

EXAMINATION
Within 120 days after examination
Sec. 15. Qualification Requirements of
Applicants. — No applicant shall be
admitted to take the examination unless,
on the date of filing of the application, he
shall have complied with the following
requirements:
(a) A citizen of the Philippines or an alien
whose country has reciprocity with the
Philippines in the practice of the
teaching profession;
(b) (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 17. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE AND
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE

Section 18. OATH BEFORE PRACTICE

Section 19. PERIODIC MERIT EXAMINATION

OF TEACHERS
Oral or written exam at least once in
five (5) years

Section 20. FAILURE TO PASS THE MERIT

EXAMINATION
▪ Allowed to take for the second time
▪ Required first to take a DECS
accredited refresher course
▪ Failure to pass cannot be used
as a ground for dismissal or
demotion
Section 21. INCENTIVES
▪ Be awarded a diploma of merit
▪ Earn merit points for higher salary
or position of grade level
▪ Be placed in the priority list for
government scholarship
▪ Other benefits

Section 22. INTEGRATION OF THE TEACHING

PROFESSION

Section 23. REVOCATION OF THE

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION,
SUSPENSION FROM THE
PRACTICE OF THE TEACHING
PROFESSION, AND THE
CANCELLATION OF TEMPORARY
OR SPECIAL PERMIT
Revocation of the Certificate of Registration,
Suspension from the Practice of the Teaching
Profession and Cancellation of Temporary or
Special Permit

a. Conviction of 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.

R. A. No. 7836
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 specially/temporary
permit.
f. Chronic inebriety or habitual use of drugs.
g. Violation of any of the provisions of the Act.
h. Unjustified or willful failure to attend seminars,
conference and the like or the continuing
education program prescribed by the Board and
the Commission.
R. A. No. 7836
Section 24. REGISTRATION BY RECIPROCITY

Section 25. ROSTER OF PROFESSIONAL

TEACHERS

Section 26. REGISTRATION AND EXCEPTION

Section 27. INHIBITION AGAINST THE

PRACTICE OF TEACHING
PROFESSION

Section 28. PENAL PROVISIONS

A fine of not less than five thousand
pesos (P5,000.00) nor more than
twenty thousand pesos (P20,000.00)
or imprisonment of not less than six
(6) months nor more than five (5)
years or both
Section 29. APPROPRIATIONS

Section 30. IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES

Section 31. TRANSITORY PROVISION

Section 32. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE

Section 33. REPEALING CLAUSE

Section 34. EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE

Take effect after fifteen (15) days
following its complete publication in
the Official Gazette or in two
newspapers of general circulation
REPUBLIC ACT (R.A)
9293
AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN
SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT
NUMBERED SEVENTY-EIGHT
HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX (R.A.
7836) OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“PHILIPPINE TEACHERS
PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF
1994”
Section 1.

Section 15 of R.A. 7836 is hereby amended as follows:

…Possesses the minimum educational requirements:

a. Preschool – Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education
b. Elementary – Bachelor’s degree in elementary education
c. Secondary – Bachelor’s degree in education with major or minor or
a bachelor’s degree in arts and science with at least 18 units in
professional education
d. Vocational/Two-year Technical courses – Bachelor’s degree in
the field of specialization with at least 18 units in professional
education
Section 2.

Section 26 of the same act is hereby amended as follows:

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.

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 as follows:

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 permit
with a validity of three (3) years may be renewed upon
expiration for a non-extendible period of two (2) years.
Section 4. REFERENCES TO THE TERM
“Department of Education Culture and Sports”, in
Section 4(a) and Section 25, and the term “DECS” in Section
20 of the same Act are hereby amended to read as
“Department of Education” and DepEd”, respectively.

Section 5. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE

Section 6. REPEALING CLAUSE

Section 7. EFFECTIVITY