Specific Laws

Article XIV, 1987 Philippine Constitution (Education, Science and Technology,

Arts, Culture and Sports)
 Right of all citizen to quality education at all levels
 Free public education in the elementary and secondary level

Article XIV, 1987 Philippine Constitution (Education, Science and Technology,

Arts, Culture and Sports)
 Availability of scholarship grants, loans, programs, and subsidies in public and
private schools
 Provisions for non-formal, informal and indigenous learning system
 Emphasis on nationalism and patriotism
 Tax exceptions for non-stock and non-profit educational constitution .
 Academic freedom
 Highest budgetary allocation
 Filipino as the national language
 Filipino and English as official languages for use in communication and
instruction
 Creation of national language commission
 Promotion of Science and Technology
 Preservation of national culture

Education Act of 1982 (Batas Pambansa 232, September 11, 1992)

 An act of providing for the establishment and maintenance of an Integrated
System of Education which declares:
 The aims of Philippine education
 Right, duties and responsibilities of parents and students in school
 Rights of all school personnel
 Special rights and privileges of Teaching or Academic Staff Special rights of
school administrator
 Right of schools
 Educational system

RA 4670 Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (June 18, 1996)
 Study Leave
 Salary Increase Upon Retirement
 Freedom of teachers to join or establish organizations
 Consultation of National Teachers
 Organizations in the formulation of national education policies and professional
standards, and in the formulation of national policies in governing the social
security of teachers
 Formulation and preparation of the necessary rules and regulations to implement
the provisions of this act that shall take effect thirty days after publication in a
news paper of general circulation, by the Secretary of Education
 Annual submission to Congress of necessary budgetary estimates to implement
the provisions of this act by the Secretary of Education .
 Any person who shall willfully interfere with, restrain or coerce any teacher in the
exercise of the rights guaranteed by this Act, or who shall in any other manner,
commit any act to defeat any of the provisions of this Act, shall upon conviction,
be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred pesos nor more than one
hundred thousand pesos, or by imprisonment, in the discretion of the court

Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994 (RA 7836)

 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 such as:
 Objectives (Article I, Section 3)
✓ The promotion, development and professionalization of teachers and the teaching
profession; and
✓ The supervision and regulation of the licensure examination
✓ Scope of Examination (Article II, Section 14)
✓ For elementary level, there are two parts namely: professional education and
general education
✓ For secondary level, there are three parts, namely: professional education, general
education and field of specialization

Other Related Laws

RA 7784 - An Act Strengthening Teacher Education in the Philippines by creating
Centers of Excellence (COE); creating a Teacher Education council for the
appropriation of national network with elementary schools, high schools and/or part
of laboratory purposes

RA 7796- An Act Creating the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA)

RA 7784- An Act Strengthening Teacher Education in the Philippines by creating

Centers of Excellence (COE); creating a Teacher Education council for the
appropriation of national network with elementary schools, high schools and/or part
of laboratory purposes
RA 7796- An Act Creating the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA)

RA 7836 •
 Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994
 Prescribes the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) to make them duly
licensed professionals who possess dignity and reputation with high moral
values as well as technical and professional competence
 Provides that within two years after June 12, 1999, no person shall be allowed to
teach in the preschool, elementary and secondary level nor in vocational courses
unless he is duly registered professional teacher

RA 8187
 Paternity Leave Act of 1996
 Grants paternity leave of seven (7) days full payment to married male employees
for the first four deliveries of the legitimate spouse with whom he is cohabiting;
such leave is not cumulative and non-convertible cash

RA 7192
 An act promoting the integration of women As Full Partners of Men in
development and nation building and for other purposes

Educational Assistance Act of 1976- Study Now, Pay Later Plan

PD Ownership- Control and Administration 176 of Educational Institutions

RA 578 -Confers the status of person in 578 authority upon teachers, principals and
professors
RA 6655 and DECS Order 44 s 1988 - An Act Establishing and Providing for A Free
Public Secondary Education and For Other Purposes otherwise known as "Free
Public Secondary Act of 1988"

RA 4090- Provides For State Scholarship in Science, Arts and Letters for the Poor
but Deserving Students. Creating a State Scholarship Council to integrate,
systematize, administer and implement all program scholarships and appropriating
funds thereof.

RA 5447-Creating of a Special Fund Act enacted in 1968 (to be constituted from the
proceeds of addition real property tax and certain portion of the taxes in Virginia type
cigarettes and duties imposed on imported tobacco leaf. Activities shall be limited to:
organization and extension of classes, construction and repair of buildings,
acquisition of school sites

RA 1124 Created 15 members of the Board of national Education and reduced the
membership of the Board to eight. The highest policy making body in formulating
educational policies and directions and interests

RA 6139-Regulated sectarian schools/private schools in charging higher tuition fees

RA 6850- An Act Granting Civil Service Eligibility Under Certain Conditions to

Government Employees Appointed Under Provisional or Temporary Status Who
Have Rendered A Total of Seven Years of Efficient Service

RA 8445- Amending RA 6726, an Act providing government assistance to students

and teachers to private education, :Expanded Government Assistance to Students
and Teachers in Private Education Act"

RA 8525 -1998 Act Establishing "Adopt-a-School Program", allowing private schools,

companies to assist/support public schools in upgrading and modernization of public
school particularly those in poverty-stricken provinces

RA 8491- Prescribing the Code of the National Flag, anthem, motto, coat of arms
and other heraldic items and devices of the Philippines (Flag and Heraldic Code of
the Philippines)

RA 7686- An Act to Strengthen the Manpower Education and Training in the

Philippines by Institutionalizing the Dual training system as An Instructional Delivery
System of Technical, and Vocational Education and Training; otherwise known as
"Dual Training System Act of 1994"

RA 7797- An Act to Lengthen the School Calendars From Two hundred Days to Not
More Than Two Hundred Twenty (220 Class Days)

RA 6972 - An Act of Establishing A Day Care Center in Every Barangay, Instituting

Therein A total Development and protection of Children Program, Appropriating funds
Thereof, and for Other Purposes

RA 7624 -An Act Integrating Drug Prevention and Control in the Intermediate and
Secondary Curiccula As Well As in the Nonformal, Informal and Indigenous Learning
System and for Other Purposes

RA 7877- Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995

RA 9163- National Service Training Program of 2001

RA 6139- An Act to Regulate Tuition and Other School Fees of Private Educational
Institutions

 Department Orders/Memoranda/Circular

DECS Order no 5 s 1974 - Bilingual Education Policy

DepEd Order no 4 s 2002- Basic Education Curriculum; DepEd Order no 25 s 2002,

the 2002 Basic Education curriculum shall be implemented in all public schools
during year 2002-2003

DepEd Order no 4 s 2002- Basic Education Curriculum

DepEd Order no 9 s 2004- Guidelines in the Selection of Honor Pupils/students in

Public Schools

DepEd Memo no 4 s 2009- Training-Workshops for Teachers of additional

Secondary School Offering Special Education

DepEd Memo 62 s 200 - Early Registration for Incoming First Year High School
Students for SY 2009-2010

DepEd Memo no 7 s 2009 - Random Drug Testing

DepEd Memo 65 s 2009 - Guidelines in the Utilization of the Four Hundred

Thousand Pesos Allocation for Science and Technology Oriented High School