PREPARED BY: FLORENCE S.

MIRANDA
RA 7836 Resolution No. 435
Series of 1994
 CODE OF ETHICS FOR
PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS
1. Teacher & State 6. Teacher & Learner
2. Teacher & Community 7. Teacher & Parents
3. Teacher & Profession
8. Teacher & Business
4. Teacher &
Higher 9. Teacher as a Person
Authorities
5. Teacher & School
Officials
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ARTICLE I

ALL TEACHERS
▪ Explicitly: Basic Ed
▪ Implicitly: Tertiary
▪ Preschool, Elem, Secondary, Industrial arts,
Vocational, Supervisory or Administrative positions,
fulltime and part time
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ARTICLE II
The Teacher and the State

Promote obedience to the laws of the state.

 Physically, mentally and morally fit.
 NOT ENGAGE IN THE PROMOTION of any
political, religious, or other partisan interest
 Shall vote and shall exercise all other
constitutional rights and
responsibility
 Academic Freedom
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ARTICLE III The Teacher and the Community

 Provide leadership and initiative to actively

participate in community movements for moral,
social, educational, economic and civic
BETTERMENT.
 Behave with honor and dignity at all times
 Study and understand local customs and traditions
 FREEDOM to attend church and worships
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ARTICLE IV The Teacher and the Profession

Ensure that Manifest genuine Participate in the Continuing

teaching is the enthusiasm and pride Professional Education
(CPE) program of the
noblest profession in teaching as a noble Professional Regulation
calling Commission
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ARTICLE V The Teachers and the Profession

Teachers shall support one another

 Shall not claim credit or work not of his own
 Shall give due credit for the work of others
which he may use.
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ARTICLE V The Teachers and the Profession

Shall organize for Seek correctives for what he

whoever assumes the Keep all may appear to be an
position such records confidential unprofessional and unethical
and other data conduct of any associates.
information
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ARTICLE V The Teachers and the Profession

Submit to the proper authorities

any justifiable criticism against
an associate, preferably in
writing, without violating the
right of the individual
concerned.
Application for a System of selection
vacant position for on the basis of merit
which he is qualified and competence
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ARTICLE VIII The Teachers and the Learners

Deal justifiably and impartially with each of the

learners.
Shall never be prejudiced nor discriminated
against by the learner.
▪ Shall not accept favors or gifts from learners, their
parents or others in their behalf in exchange for
requested concessions, especially if undeserved.
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ARTICLE VIII The Teachers and the Learners

Shall not accept any remuneration from tutorials

 Evaluation of the learner’s work ONLY in merit
and quality of academic performance.
 Mutual attraction and subsequent love between
teacher and learner
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ARTICLE VIII The Teachers and the Learners

Shall not inflict corporal punishment on

offending learners
Shall not make deductions from their
scholastic ratings as a punishment for acts
which are clearly not manifestation of poor
scholarship.
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ARTICLE X
The Teachers and the Business

Right to engage, directly or indirectly,

Maintain a good reputation with
in legitimate income generation:
respect to the financial matters such
provided that it does not relate to or
as in the settlement of his debts and
adversely affect his work as a teacher.
loans in arranging satisfactorily his
private financial affairs.
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ARTICLE XI
The Teachers as a Person

Live with dignity at all Place premium upon self-

times whether in
discipline as the primary
school, in the home, or principles of personal
elsewhere. behavior in all relationships
with others and in all
situations.
Serve as a model
worthy of emulation
by learners, peers
and all others.
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Criminal Case
Imprisonment
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Civil Case
Monetary or Compensation
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Administrative Case

Dismissal
Section 23
Cancellation of Temporary or Special
1 Permit
Suspension from the Practice of the
2 Teaching Profession
Revocation of the Certificate of
3 Registration

PROFESSIONAL TEACHER
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R.A. 7836
SECTION 23
Conviction for any criminal
offense by a court
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R.A. 7836
SECTION 23
Immoral, unprofessional or
dishonorable conduct
Objective: To promote and improve
the social and economic status of
public school teachers
 RA 4670
“Magna Carta for Public School Teachers”

▪Married teachers
▪Academic Freedom
▪6 hours not more than 8
hours teaching time
▪OT 25% of salary
 RA 4670
“Magna Carta for Public School Teachers”

▪Gradual
progression/STEP
Increment every 3 years
▪Special Hardship
Allowance 25% of salary
▪Check up – Annual
 RA 4670
“Magna Carta for Public School Teachers”

▪ Study leave – after 7 years

of service (60%)
▪ Indefinite leave
▪ Salary increase upon retirement