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Mariane Joyce Miano
Joan Marilla
Riki Magayanes
Marie Stephanie Mangulabnan
 Learning Objectives
01 02 03
 Be acquainted  Make out the  Identify the
with the RA important sections from
9293. terms and its act amending
definition. certain secs of
RA 7836.
04 05
 Distinguish the Senate  Identify the implications to
Bill No., House Bill No., Teachers, Students, Schools,
the dates and persons Principals and other
it was passed and Administrators and the
approved of RA 9293. Teaching Profession in general.
 Important terms and their
definition
● 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, whether on part-
time or full-time basis in the private or public schools.

■ 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.
Important terms and their
definition
● 3. Board
○ Refers to the Board for Professional Teachers duly
established and constituted under this Act.

● 4. Commission
○ Refers to the Professional Regulation Commission.
● Para-Teachers
○ They are the teachers issued by temporary/special
permit and have not taken or not yet able to take
LET.
Important terms and their
definition
● Special Permit
○ A permit given to teachers who excelled and are
recognized internationally

● Department of Education
○ Also known as DepEd.
○ Executive Department of the Philippine
Government responsible for ensuring access to,
promoting equity in and improving the quality of
basic education.
Republic Act
No. 9293
 An Act Amending Certain Sections of
Republic Act No. 7836 known as the
“Philippine Teachers Professionalization
Act of 1994”
Year Approved
and
Implemented
April 21, 2004
Section 1.
Section 15, (e) (3) of
Republic Act No. 7836
Section 1. Section 15, (e) (3) of Republic Act No.
7836 is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15. Qualification Requirements of Applicant.

– 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 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,”
Section 2.
Section 26. Republic Act
No. 7836
 Section 2. Section 26 of the same Act is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec 26. Registration and Exception.
– No person shall engage in teaching and/or act as a
professional teacher as defined in this Act. Whether in the
preschool, elementary or secondary level, unless the person
is a duly registered professional teacher, and a holder of a
valid certificate of registration and a valid professional
license or a holder of a valid special/temporary permit.
Upon approval of the application and payment of the
prescribed fees, the certificate of registration and
professional license as a professional teacher shall be issued
without examination as acquired in this Act to a qualified
applicant, who is:
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.
Professional teachers who have not practiced their profession
for the past five (5) years shall take at least twelve (12) units of
education courses, consisting of a least six (6) units of
pedagogy and six (6) units of context courses or the
equivalent training and number of hours to be chosen from a
list of courses to be provided by the Board and the
Department of Education, before they can be allowed to
practice their profession in the country.
Those who have failed the licensure examination for professional
teachers, with a rating of not lower than five percentage points
from the passing general average rating, shall be eligible as para-
teachers upon issuance by the Board of a two-year special permit,
renewable for a non-extendible period of two (2) years The para-
teachers shall be assigned to areas where there is a shortage or
absence of a professional teacher, as identified and provided by the
Department of Education and the Autonomous Region for Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM) education department to the Board for
professional teachers and to the Commission. The special permit
shall indicate the area of assignment of the para-teacher.
 “A special permit may also be issued by the Board to a
person who has excelled and gained international
recognition and is a widely acknowledged expert in his or
her respective field of specialization.”
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.
- ”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”
DepEd”, respectively.
 Sec. 5. Separability Clause.
— If, for any reason, any section or
provision of this Act or the application of
such section or provision to any person
or circumstance is declared
unconstitutional or invalid, no other
section or provision of this Act shall be
affected thereby.
Section 6. Repealing Clause.
– All laws, decrees, circulars, administrative
orders, rules and regulations, and other
issuances which are inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act am hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.
Section 7. Effectivity.
– This Act shall take effect upon approval.
 Approved and signed by:
Jose De Venecia Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives

Franklin M. Drilon
President of the Senate
 This act, which is a consolidation of
Senate Bill No. 2698 and House Bill No.
5411 was finally passed by the Senate
and the House of Representatives on
February 6, 2004, and February 7,
2004, Respectively.
 Signed by :
Roberto P. Nazareno
Secretary General
House of Representatives

Oscar G. Yabes
Secretary of the Senate

Approved and signed as an Act by:

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
President of the Philippines
 Implications to Teacher, Students, Schools, Principals
and other Administrators and the Teaching Profession in
general
To Schools:
- It will be occupied by teachers with and without license but
excelled and gained international recognition as stated in Sec. 2
Sec. 26 last paragraph .
To Principal and other Administrator:
- They must be responsible and careful in signifying into the
laws, orders, etc. for it must be connected to the Act itself. (Sec. 6
Repealing Clause)
 To Teachers:
In Sec. 1 Sec. 15 (e) , teachers will be competent since they are
required to have at least 18 units in professional education and some
who stops teaching in 5 years will still be required to take units in
pedagogy and the context courses as stated in Sec. 2 Sec. 26.
-Para-teachers will be assigned in any locality that needs
professional teachers as mentioned in Sec. 2 Sec. 26
Students:
- They are rest assured that they will experience a teacher who
is holistically developed in all aspects.
THANK YOU!
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