The Teaching Profession: Elements, Meaning and

Module 1 its Historical Development in the Philippines

-Criselda Ngislawan

Introduction
Teaching Profession
has been established to be
not a job but a calling, a
mission and a form of great
service. Teaching has
become very complex and
demanding of the teachers’
knowledge, skills and values
needed in the discharge of
their duties and
responsibilities for the 21st
century teaching – learning arena. Teachers must have global skills and
perspectives in their teaching approaches for they are the key players in ensuring
high quality education skills and career preparedness for all young people.
Teachers must not only be knowledgeable, competence, skillful but also behaviour
and multi-culture specialists to be able to apply differentiated instruction and
understand diverse learning needs.

Learning Outcomes
In this module, you are expected to:

1. explain the meaning of teaching as a profession.

2. compare PD 1006 and RA 783, laws that professionalized teaching.

3. demonstrate deep appreciation for the professionalization of teaching

and for the teaching profession itself.
4. relate the impact of the professionalization of teaching on your
future life as a full-fledge professional teachers.
5. trace the historical development of teaching as a profession in the
Philippines.

6. discuss and internalize teaching as a vocation and mission.

7. explain how a professional teacher should conduct himself/herself as a

person, in the teaching profession and in business.

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Learning Contents
This module contains the following lessons for you to be able to meet the
expected learning outcomes:

1. Teaching as a Profession

2. Teaching as a Vocation and Mission

Teaching and Learning Activities

Each of the lessons in this module contains activities that can be done
individually, by pair, and by group in an asynchronous or synchronous mode of
learning.

Recommended learning materials and resources for supplementary

reading.
The recommended learning materials and resources in this module include
the URL of the resources from the Internet (PDF, youtube, slideshare, etc.).

Flexible Teaching Learning Modality (FTLM)

This module adopts the synchronous and asynchronous learning modalities
for you to have better access and learning of the lessons. This may include google
classroom, moodle, schoology, edmodo, Podcast, printed materials and other
resources depending on your needs and capacity to use the material.

Assessment Task
At the end of each lesson, you have to answer the given questions for your
teacher to check your understanding. This will help your teacher determine if you
need additional explanation and/or activity before proceeding to the next lesson.

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 Module 1 The Teaching Profession

Lesson 1
Teaching as a Profession
Chapter one dwells on the teaching profession. Lesson 1 discusses the

Introduction
Module 1 dwells on the teaching profession. Lesson 1 discusses the
elements of a professional and examines the teaching profession to determine if it
possesses all the elements of a profession. It also presents the laws in the
professionalization of teaching (P.D. 1006 & RA 7836). It also traces the
historical development of teaching as a profession in the Philippines. Lesson 2 is
a further discussion on teaching in the light of a vocation and mission.

Learning Outcomes
1. Explain the meaning of teaching as a profession.

2. Compare PD 1006 and RA 783, laws that professionalized teaching.

3. Demonstrate deep appreciation for the professionalization of

teaching and for the teaching profession itself.

4. Relate the impact of the professionalization of teaching on your

future life as a full-fledge professional teachers.

5. Trace the historical development of teaching as a profession in the

Philippines.

6. Discuss and internalize teaching as a vocation and mission.

Learning Contents
The Teaching Profession

Teachers are duly licensed professionals who possess dignity and reputation
with high moral values as well as technical and professional competence in the
practice of their noble profession, they strictly adhere to, observe, and practice
this set of ethical and moral principles, standard, and values (Udtujan, 2014).

First thing that you must know about teaching as a profession is that
teaching is about inspiring and motivating students to realize and exceed their
potentials. The greatest teachers of all time have devoted their life in inspiring and
empowering their students to achieve great things and be a good human being.
(Verma , 2020)

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 In the words “ professional manner” , “ gawang propesyonal,”
“professional fee foe expert services rendered “ the word “professional” implies
one who possesses skill and competence/expertise. “Highly professional”
“unprofessional” … to act that way imply a code of ethics by which a professional
person abide. In short, professional is one who conforms to the technical or ethical
standards of a profession.so the two elements of a profession are COMPETENCE
and a CODE OF ETHICS.

The other elements of a profession are:

1. Initial Professional Education – Professionals generally begin their

professional lives by completing a university program in their chosen fields ----
teacher education, engineering, nursing accountancy. This means long and ardous
years of preparation. Take note this is just initial which means only the beginning
because a professional is expected to learn endlessly.

2. Accreditation – University programs are approved by a regulatory body

like the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in the Philippines to ensure that
graduates from these recognized programs start their professional lives with
competence.

3. Licensing – Licensing is mandatory, not voluntary and is

administered by a government authority. In the Philippines, this
government authority is the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

4. Professional Development

This is an ongoing professional organization that maintains or improves

professionals’ knowledge and skills after they begin their professional practice.
In the Philippines this is a continuing Professional Development mandated by
RA 10912, otherwise known as the CPD act of 2016.

5. Professional Societies

Professionals see themselves as part of a community of like-minded

individuals who put their professional standards above the individual self –
interest or their employer’s self – interest These professional societies put
dedication to the public interest and commitment to moral and ethical
values .Professional societies define certification criteria, manage certification
programs , establish accreditation standards and define a code of ethics and
disciplinary action for violations of that code.

6. Code of Ethics

Each profession has a code of ethics to ensure that its practitioner

behave responsibly. The code states what professionals should do.
Professionals can be ejected from their professional societies or lose their
licenses to practice for violating the code of ethics.
http://www.alexsbrown .com/prof9.html.Retrieved ( 6-3-18)

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 The teaching profession is governed by the Code of Ethics for Professional
Teachers. Violation of the Code of Ethics professional teachers is one of the
grounds for the revocation of the professional teacher’s license Certificate of
Registration and suspension from the practice of the Teaching Profession ( Sec. 23
.,RA 7836 )

The Historical Development of Teaching as a Profession in the Philippines

The first legal document that professionalized teaching was Presidential

Decree 1006 issued by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos. It was only in 1976
with PD 1006 KNOWN AS THE Decree Professionalizing Teaching that teachers in
the Philippines became professionalized. The need to professionalize teaching was
felt “ to ensure that in the immediacy and urgency of teacher recruitment ,
qualitative requirements are not overlooked , and although teaching requires a
number of years of collegiate study , it is the only course that is not yet
considered a profession (PD 1006).Furthermore , in recognition of the vital role of
teachers in nation-building and as an incentive to raise the morale of teachers , it
is imperative that they be considered as professionals and teaching be recognized
as a profession “ (PD 1006 ).

Then in 1994, R.A 7836, otherwise known as the Philippine Teacher

Professionalization Act of 1994, was passed to promote quality education by
proper supervision and regulation of the licensure examination and
professionalization of the practice of the teaching profession.” (Sec.2)

During the pre-Hispanic period, there was no established formal schooling in

the country. So, there was no formal preparation for teachers, too. The mothers
and fathers and tribal leaders served as teachers at home and in the community.

During the Spanish period and by virtue of Educational Decree of 1863 free
public school system was established. There was one school for boys and another
school for girls in every municipality. The Spanish missionaries served as teachers.
The same Decree provided for a normal school run by the Jesuits to educate male
teachers in Manila. Normal schools for women were not established until 1875. So
it was the Spaniards who started training teachers in normal school.

Paz Ramos, once Dean of the College of Education of the University of the
Philippines, Diliman, claims:

The foundation of teacher education in the Philippines were laid by the

Spanish government during the mid-eighteenth century. It is said to have begun
on August 4, 1765 , when King Charles of Spain issued a Royal Decree requiring
each village to have a “ maestro” on November 28 , 1772,another Royal Decree
specified the qualifications of teachers. However, was not until 1863 that there
was a specific attempt to systematize and update the education of Filipino
teachers.

At the end of Spanish rule, schools during the Spanish era were closed for
a time by Aguinaldo’s government. So there was no teacher preparation that took
place.

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 During the American regime, American soldiers served as the first
Commission teachers. In 1901, the Philippine Commission enacted into law Act 74
which created the Department of Public Instruction, laid the foundations of the
public school system and offered free primary education for Filipinos.

There was a shortage of teachers. The Philippine authorized the Secretary

of Public Instruction to bring to the Philippines 600 teachers from USA. They were
the Thomasites. Due to urgent need for teachers, the Americans gave bright
young Filipino students opportunity to take up higher education in American
colleges and universities financed by the Philippine Government. They were the
pensionados.
Act 74 of 1901 also provided for the establishment of Philippine Normal
School (PNS) in Manila. The Philippine Normal School formally opened in September
1901, as an institution for the training of teachers. For more than two decades, PNS
offered a two-year general secondary education program. In 1928, it became a
junior college offering a two-year program to graduates of secondary schools. In
1949, The Philippine Normal School, renamed Philippine Normal College, offered
the four-year Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. Other four year teacher
education courses followed after. This means that the present four-year preparation
for the professional teacher began as a two-year program only. Teacher
preparation became four years only in 1949 and thereafter.
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO 1006
PROVIDING FOR THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF TEACHERS, REGULATING THEIR
PRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, the Constitution provides that “All educational institutions shall be under the
supervision of; and subject to regulation by, the State”, and requires that “the State
shall establish and maintain a complete, adequate and integrated system of education
relevant to the goals of national development”;
WHEREAS, in the pursuit on these objectives, the Department of Education and Culture
has adopted ways and means of overseeing all the educational institutions in the
country;
WHEREAS, this supervisory function of the DEC has been primarily beamed towards
insuring that the educational institutions inculcate in the studentry love of the country,
teach the duties of citizenship, and develop moral character, personal discipline, and
scientific, technological and
vocational efficiency.

WHEREAS, to implement these objectives, the institutions have relied upon their
teachers whose direct and continuing interaction with the young people and the children
make them potent forces for the development of proper attitudes among the citizenry;

WHEREAS, this accounts for the tremendous growth of the teaching population,
comprising in the civil service sector alone more than 300,000 teachers deployed all over
the country;
WHEREAS, to insure that in the immediacy and urgency of teacher recruitment
qualitative requirements are not overlooked, it has become necessary to regulate the
teaching profession;

WHEREAS, although teaching requires a number of years of collegiate study, it is the

only course that it is not yet considered a profession;

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 WHEREAS, in recognition of the vital role of teachers in nation-building and as an
incentive to raise the morale of teachers, it is imperative that they be considered as
professionals and teaching be recognized as a profession.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of

the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree and order:

Section 1. Title. This Decree shall be known as the 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 adoptable ideas and
practices of other people.

Section 3. Definition of Terms. As used in this Decree, the following shall be construed
as follows:
(a) Teaching refers to the profession primarily concerned with the classroom
instruction, at the elementary and secondary levels, in accordance with the curriculum
prescribed by National Board of Education, whether on part-time or full-time basis in the
public or private schools.

(b) Teachers refers to all persons engaged in teaching at the elementary and secondary
levels, whether on a full-time or part-time basis, including guidance counselors,
school librarians, industrial arts or vocational teachers and all other persons performing
supervisory and/or administrative functions in all schools in the aforesaid levels and
legally qualified to practice teaching under this Decree.

(c) Board refers to the National Board for Teachers duly constituted under
this Decree.

Section 4. Creation of the National Board for Teachers. There is hereby created a
National Board for Teachers, hereinafter called the Board, to be composed of the
following:

1) Secretary of Education and Culture Co- Chairman

2) Chairman, Civil Service Commission

3) Commissioner, Professional Regulations Commission

4) Two members representing the private sector to be appointed Member

by the President

Section 5. Powers and Duties. The Board shall have the following powers
and duties:
(a) Appoint a set of examiners for every examination who will determine and prepare
the contents of the Board examination for teachers, hereinafter referred to as
examination, in the elementary and secondary levels of instruction, to be held at least
once a year;
(b) Determine and fix the places and dates of examination, appoint supervisors and

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 room examiners from among the employees of the Government who shall be entitled to
a daily allowance to be fixed by the Board for every examination day actually attended,
use the buildings and facilities of public and private schools for examination purposes,
approve applications to take examination, and approve the release of examination
results;
(c) Look from time to time into the conditions affecting the practice of the teaching
profession, adopt such measures as may be deemed proper for the enhancement of
said profession, and/or maintenance of the professional standards and ethics;
(d) Issue, suspend, revoke, replace or reissue Professional Teachers Certificate, and
administer oaths;
(e) Appoint, subject to the provisions of existing laws, such officials and employees as
are necessary in the effective performance of its functions and responsibilities, prescribe
their duties and fix their compensation;
(f) Prescribe and collect examination and other fees as it may deem
proper; and
(g) Promulgate rules and regulations, and exercise such other powers, functions and
duties as may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes of this Decree.
Section 6. Qualification requirements for examination 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) Except those who have been engaged in teaching as herein defined for at least five
years in schools in the Philippines not organized exclusively for nationals of a foreign
country at the time of the effectivity of this Decree, the applicant must be a citizen of
the Philippines;
(b) That he is of good moral character;

(c) That he is free from any physical and/or mental defect which will incapacitate him to
render
efficient service; and

(d) That he possesses the following minimum educational

qualifications:
1) For teachers in the kindergarten and elementary grades, Bachelor’s
degree in Elementary Education (B.S.E.Ed.) or its equivalent;
2) For teachers of the secondary schools, Bachelor’s degree in Education or its
equivalent with a major and minor, or a Bachelor’s degree in Arts or Sciences with at
least eighteen units in professional education; and
3) For teachers of secondary vocational and two-year technical courses,
Bachelor’s degree in the field of specialization with at least eighteen units in professional
education.
All applications shall be filed with an office or offices designated by the Board,
preferably the offices of the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Education
and Culture.
These offices shall screen and approve such applications and issue the corresponding
permits to take the examination to qualify applicants.
Section 7. Appointment of examiners. The Board shall appoint a set of examiners for
every examination who are recognized authority in teacher education, and their names
shall not be disclosed until after the release of the results of the examination. They shall
each receive as compensation the sum of not less than P5.00 for each examinee as may
be determined by the Board but in no case shall each examiner receive more than
P18,000 per examination. Any examiner who is in the service of the Government shall
receive the compensation herein provided in addition to his salary.
Section 8. Scope of the examination. The examination shall consist of written tests, the
scope of which shall be determined by the Board, taking into consideration the teaching
plan of the schools legally constituted in the Philippines.

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 Section 9. Ratings in the examination. In order that a candidate may be deemed to
have successfully passed the examinations, he must have obtained a general average of
at least 70 per cent in all subjects, with no rating below 50 per cent in any subject.
Section 10. Report of the results of examination. The examiners shall report the ratings
obtained by each candidate to the Board within 150 days after the last day of the
examination, unless extended by the latter.
Section 11. Issuance of Certificates. Teachers who have passed examinations given by
the Civil Service Commission or jointly by the Civil Service Commission and the
Department of Education and Culture shall be considered as having passed the board
examinations for teachers. The Board may consider their certificates of rating as
certificates of eligibility or issue an entirely new certificate upon registration of the
teacher and payment of the corresponding fees.
This provision shall likewise apply to those teachers who have permanent appointment
under the Magna Carta For Public School Teachers and all others who may be qualified
for registration as professional teachers under this Decree.
Section 12. Registration. The Civil Service Commission shall, as an arm of the Board,
register holders of Professional Teacher Certificate which registration shall evidence that
the registrant is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a Professional Teacher until
and unless the certificate is suspended or canceled by the Board for just cause.
Section 13. Reissuance of revoked certificates and replacement of lost certificates. The
Board may, for reason of equity and justice, and upon proper application therefor, issue
another copy, original or duplicate, upon payment of the required fee, of a certificate
which has been revoked. A new certificate to replace a lost, destroyed or mutilated
certificate may be issued subject to the rules of the Board.
Section 14. Registration by reciprocity. The Civil Service Commission shall, upon
approval of the Board, effect the registration, without examination, of a teacher validly
registered under the laws of any foreign state or country; Provided, That the
requirements for registration in said foreign state or country are substantially the same
as those required and contemplated by this Decree, and the laws of such foreign state
or country allow citizens of the Philippines to practice the profession on the same basis
and grant the same privileges as the citizens or subjects of such foreign state or
country; Provided finally, That the applicant shall submit competent and conclusive
documentary evidence, confirmed by the Department of Foreign Affairs, showing that
his country’s existing laws permit citizens of the Philippines to practice teaching
profession under the rules and regulations governing citizens thereof.
Section 15. Prohibition. Three years after the effectivity of this Decree, no person shall
engage in teaching and/or act as a teacher as defined in this Decree, whether in the
public or private elementary or secondary school, unless he is holder of a Professional
Teacher Certificate or is considered a Professional Teacher under this Decree.
Section 16. Penal Provision. Any person who shall practice the teaching without a valid
Professional Teacher Certificate, or any person presenting as his or her own the
certificate of another, or any person giving any false or forged evidence in order to
obtain a Professional Teacher Certificate or admission to an examination, or any person
assuming himself as a registered professional teacher or any person violating any
provision of this Decree shall be penalized by 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
and imprisonment at the discretion of the Court.
Section 17. Repealing Clause. All Acts, Decrees, Executive Orders, Administrative
Orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this
Decree are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 18. Separability Clause. In case any provision of this Decree or any portion
thereof is declared unconstitutional by a competent court, other provisions shall not be
affected thereby.
Section 19. Effectivity. This Decree shall take effect January 1, 1977.

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 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 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.

ARTICLE I TITLE

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the "Philippine Teachers
Professionalization Act of 1994."

Sec. 2. Statement of Policy. — The State recognizes the vital role of teachers in nation-
building and development through a responsible and literate citizenry. Towards 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.

Sec. 3. Objectives. — This Act has the herein objectives: (a) The promotion,
development and professionalization of teachers and the teaching profession; and (b)
The supervision and regulation of the licensure examination.

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.

ARTICLE II BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS

Sec. 5. Creation and Composition of the Board. — There is hereby created under this
Act a Board for Professional Teachers, hereinafter called the Board, a collegial body
under the general supervision and administrative control of the Professional Regulation
Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, composed of five (5) members
who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines from among the
recommendees chosen by the Commission .The recommendees shall be chosen from
the list of nominees selected by the accredited association of teachers, who duly
possess all the qualifications prescribed in Section 8 of this Act. The chairman and the
voice- chairman of the Board shall be appointed from these five (5) members by the
President: Provided, That the members of the first Board appointed under this Act shall
be automatically registered as professional teachers and issued with the certificate of
registration and professional license upon payment of the fees for examination,
registration, and other fees prescribed by the Commission.

Sec. 6. Duties and Function of the Board. — The Board shall have the following duties
and functions: (a) Promulgate, administer and enforce rules and regulations necessary
for carrying out the provisions of this Act in accordance with the charter of the
Professional Regulation Commission; (b) Determine and fix the frequency, dates, and

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 places of examination, appoint supervisors, proctors, and other personnel as needed
who shall be entitled to a daily allowance to be fixed by the Board for every
examination day actually attended, use buildings and facilities of public or private
schools for examination purposes; (c) Issue, suspend, or revoke the certificate of
registration for the practice of the teaching profession; (d) Prescribe and collect
examination and other fees as it may deem proper; (e) Prescribe and/or adopt a
code of ethical and professionalstandards for the practice of the teaching profession.
Such ethical standards, rules and regulations to take effect sixty (60) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation; (f)
Administer oaths in connection with the administration of this Act; (g) Supervise and
regulate the registration, licensure and practice of professional teachers in the
Philippines; (h) Adopt an official seal of the Board; (i) Look into the conditions affecting
the practice of the teaching profession and whenever necessary, adopt such measures
as may be deemed proper for the enhancement and maintenance of high professional
and ethical standards of the profession; (j) Ensure that all educational institutions
offering elementary and secondary education comply with the essential requirements
for curricula, faculty and facilities for the elementary and secondary levels; (k)
Investigate such violations of this Act, the rules and the code of ethical and professional
standards for professional teachers as it may come to the knowledge of the Board, and
for this purpose, to issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum to secure the
appearance of witnesses and the production of documents in connection
therewith; and (l) Discharge such other powers, duties and functions as the Board
may deem necessary for the practice of the teaching profession and the upgrading,
enhancement, development and growth of education in the Philippines.

Sec. 7. Term of Office. — The members of the Board shall hold office for a term of
three (3) years from the date they assume office: Provided, That the first appointees to
the Board under this Act shall hold office according to the following terms: one (1)
member shall serve for one (1) year; one (1) member for two (2) years; the chairman,
vice-chairman, and one (1) member for three (3) years. Vacancies shall be served for
the unexpired term only. No person who has served for two (2) consecutive terms shall
be eligible for reappointment. Appointment to fill an unexpired term shall be considered
an appointment to a complete term. The chairman or any member shall take his oath
of office prior to the performance of his duties. Sec.

8. Qualification of Board Members. — Each Board member must at the time of his
appointment: (a) Be a citizen and resident of the Philippines; (b) Be at least thirty-five
(35) years of age, of proven integrity, and possessed of high moral values in his
personal as well as professional conduct and has not been convicted of any offense
involving moral turpitude; (c) Be a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor
of Science in Education and preferably a holder of a master's or doctorate degree in
education, or their equivalents, from a university, school, college, academy or institute
duly constituted, recognized and/or accredited by the Philippine government; (d) Be a
professional teacher with a valid certificate of registration and valid professional
license, save those members who shall compose the first Board for Professional
Teachers; (e) Has been a professional teacher in the active practice of the teaching
profession for at least ten (10) years in the elementary and secondary level; and (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 or
its equivalents for at least three (3) years prior to his appointment, and neither
connected with a review center or with any group or association where review classes
or lectures in preparation for the licensure examination are offered or conducted.

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 Provided, however, That, the membership to the Board shall be evenly distributed to
cover all levels of education, including equitable representation of the different fields
of specialization.

Sec. 9. Compensation of the Board. — The chairman, vice-chairman, and members of

the Board shall receive compensation comparable to the compensation received by
existing regulatory boards under the Professional Regulation Commission,
computed on the basis of the number of examinees/candidates.

Sec. 10. Supervision of the Board and Custodian of its Records. — The Board shall be
under the supervision and control of the Commission. All records, including applications
for examination, examination papers and results, minutes of deliberation,
administrative cases and investigative cases and investigations involving professional
teachers shall be kept by the Commission.

Sec. 11. Secretariat and Support Services. — The Professional Regulation Commission,
through its chairman, shall provide the secretariat and other support services to
implement effectively the provisions of this Act.

Sec. 12. Removal of a Board Member.

— The chairman or any member of the Board may be removed by the President of the
Philippines upon recommendation of the Commission for neglect of duty, incompetence,
unprofessional, unethical, immoral or dishonorable conduct, commission or toleration of
irregularities in the examination, after having been given the opportunity to defend
himself in a proper administrative investigation. In the course of investigation, the
President may preventively suspend the respondent.

ARTICLE III EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION

Sec. 13. Examination, Registration and License Required. — Except as otherwise

specifically allowed under the provisions of this Act, all applicants for registration as
professional teachers shall be required to undergo a written examination which shall be
given at least once a year in such places and dates as the Board may determine upon
approval by the Commission. A valid certificate of registration and a valid professional
license from the Commission are required before any person is allowed to practice as a
professional teacher in the Philippines, except as otherwise allowed under this Act.

Sec. 14. Scope of Examination. — The examinations for the elementary and secondary
school teachers shall be separate. The examination for teachers in the elementary level
shall consist of two (2) parts, namely: professional education and general education.
The examination for teachers in the secondary level shall consist of three (3) parts,
namely: professional education, general education, and field of specialization.

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) 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

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 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. Sec. 16. Report of the
Results of the Examination. — The Board shall, within one hundred twenty (120) days
after the examination, report the ratings obtained by each candidate to the Professional
Regulation Commission for approval and appropriate action.

Sec. 17. Issuance of Certificate of Registration and Professional License. — The

registration of a professional teacher commences from the date his name is enrolled in
the roster of professional teachers. Every registrant who has satisfactorily met all the
requirements specified in this Act shall, upon payment of the registration fee, be issued
a certificate of registration as a professional teacher bearing the full name of the
registrant with serial number and date of issuance signed by the chairman of the
Commission and the chairman, vice-chairman, and members of the Board, stamped
with the official seal, as evidence that the person named therein is entitled to practice
the profession with all the rights and privileges appurtenant thereto. The certificate
shall remain in full force and effect until withdrawn, suspended and/or revoked in
accordance with law. A professional license signed by the chairman of the Commission
and bearing the registration number and date of issuance thereof and the month of
expiry or renewability shall likewise be issued to every registrant who has paid the
annual registration fees for three (3) consecutive years. This license shall serve as
evidence that the licensee can lawfully practice his profession until the expiration of its
validity.

Sec. 18. Oath Before Practice. — Every registrant shall be required to take his
professional oath before practicing as a professional teacher.

Sec. 19. Periodic Merit Examination of Teachers. — To encourage continuing

professional growth and development and to provide additional basis for merit
promotion, in addition to their performance rating, teachers may take an oral and
written examination at least once in five (5) years as basis for merit promotion. In
taking this examination, no fee shall be required.

Sec. 20. Failure to Pass the Merit Examination. — If a teacher fails to pass the merit
examination, he or she shall be allowed to take the examination for a second time.
Should he or she fail to pass the merit examination for the second time, then he or she
shall be required to take a DECS accredited refresher course or program before being
allowed to retake the examination. Failure of any permanent teacher to pass the merit
examination shall not, however, be used as a ground for his/her dismissal or demotion.

Sec. 21. Incentives. — Teachers who pass the merit examination shall: (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. Similar incentives shall be given to teachers who make inventions, develop
new methods of teaching, write a book or books and create works of artistic merit.

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 Sec. 22. Integration of the Teaching Profession. — The teaching profession shall be
integrated into one national organization which shall be recognized by the Board and
the Commission as the one and only integrated and accredited association of
professional teachers. Upon registration with the Board, every professional teacher
shall be encouraged to become a member of the integrated national organization.
Those who have been registered with the Board but are not members of the said
integrated organization shall be allowed to register as members of the said integrated
organization within three (3) years after the effectivity of this Act. Membership in the
integrated organization shall not be a bar to membership in other associations of the
teaching profession. The professional teachers shall receive the benefits and privileges
appurtenant to their membership in the said integrated and accredited organization of
professional teachers only upon payment of the required membership fees and dues.

Sec. 23. Revocation of the Certificate of Registration, Suspension from the Practice of
the Teaching Profession, and Cancellation of Temporary or Special Permit. — The Board
shall have the power, after due notice and hearing, to suspend or revoke the certificate
of registration of any registrant, to reprimand or to cancel the temporary/special permit
of a holder thereof who is exempt from registration, for any of the following causes:
(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; (g) Violation of any of the provisions of this Act, the
rules and regulations and other policies of the Board and the Commission, and the code
of ethical and professional standards for professional teachers; and (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. The decision of the
Board to revoke or suspend a certificate may be appealed to the regional trial court of
the place where the Board holds office within fifteen (15) days from receipt of the said
decision or of the denial of the motion for reconsideration filed in due time.

Sec. 24. Registration by Reciprocity. — No teacher of a foreign nationality shall be

admitted to the examination, or be given a certificate of registration or be entitled to
any of the rights and privileges provided under this Act; unless the country or state of
which he is a subject permits Filipino professional teachers to practice within its
territorial limits on the same basis as subjects or citizens of said country or state:
Provided, that the requirements of certification of teachers with said foreign state or
country are substantially the same as those required and contemplated under this Act:
Provided, further, That the laws of such state or country grant the same privilege to
Filipino professional teachers on the same basis as the subject or citizens of such
foreign country or state.

Sec. 25. Roster of Professional Teachers. — A roster of professional teachers containing

the names and addresses of professional teachers, date of registration or issuance of
certificate, and other data which in the opinion of the Board may appear pertinent shall
be maintained. Copies of the roster shall be provided by the Commission to the Board,
the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, and the integrated and accredited
organization of professional teachers.

Sec. 26. Registration and Exception. — Two (2) years after the effectivity of this Act,

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 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 he 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
required in this Act to a qualified applicant, who at the time of the approval of this Act,
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; 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 (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. Provided, That they shall be given two
(2) years from the organization of the Board for professional teachers within which to
register and be included in the roster of professional teachers: Provided, further, That
those incumbent teachers who are not qualified to register without examination under
this Act or who, albeit qualified, were unable to register within the two-year period shall
be issued a five-year temporary or special permit from the time the Board is organized
within which to register after passing the examination and complying with the
requirements provided this Act and be included in the roster of professional teachers:
Provided, furthermore, That those who have failed the licensure examination for
professional teachers shall be eligible as para-teachers and as such, shall be issued by
the Board a special or temporary permit, and shall be assigned by the Department of
Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) to schools as it may determine under the
circumstances.

ARTICLE IV PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO THE PRACTICE OF THE TEACHING

PROFESSION

Sec. 27. Inhibitio Against the Practice of the Teaching Profession. — Except as
otherwise allowed under this Act, no person shall practice or offer to practice the
teaching profession in the Philippines or be appointed as teacher to any position calling
for a teaching position without having previously obtained a valid certificate of
registration and a valid professional license from the Commission.

Sec. 28. Penal Provisions. — The following shall be punishable by a fine of not less
than Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) nor more than Twenty thousand pesos
(P20,000.00) or imprisonment of nor less than six (6) months nor more than five (5)
years, or both, at the discretion of the court: (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. The penalty of fine or

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 imprisonment or both, as provided in this section, shall also apply to any school official
who shall cause or be responsible for the commission of any of the above-enumerated
acts. Sec.

29. Appropriations. — Such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this Act shall be included in the 1996 General Appropriations Act and thereafter.

Sec. 30. Implementing Guidelines. — The Board shall formulate and adopt the
necessary guidelines for the effective implementation of the provisions of this Act within
sixty (60) days of its approval. The Board shall submit to both Committees on
Education, Arts, and Culture; and the Committees on Civil Service and Professional
Regulation of the Senate and House of Representatives, copies of the implementing
rules and guidelines within thirty (30) days after its promulgation. Any violation of this
section shall render the official/s concerned liable under Republic Act No. 6713,
otherwise known as the "Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and
Employees" and other pertinent administrative and/or penal laws.

Sec. 31. Transitory Provision. — All incumbent teachers in both the public and private
sector not otherwise certified as professional teachers by virtue of this Act, shall be
given (5) years temporary certificates from the time the Board for Professional
Teachers is organized within which to qualify as required by this Act and be included in
the roster of professionals. Provided, however, That the Professional Board Examination
for Teachers (PBET) shall still be administered by the Civil Service Commission and the
Department of Education, Culture and Sports for the year 1995.

Sec. 32. 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.

Sec. 33. Repealing Clause. — All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules
and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.

Sec. 34. Effectivity Clause — This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following
its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general
circulation. Approved: December 16, 1994

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 Module 1 The Teaching Profession

Lesson 2
Teaching as a Vocation and Mission
Chapter one dwells on the teaching profession. Lesson 1 discusses the

Teaching as a vocation

Vocation comes from

the Latin word “vocare”
which means to call.
Based on the
etymology of the word,
vocation, therefore,
means a call. If there is
a call, there must be a
caller and someone
who is called. There
must also be a
response. For
Christians, the Caller is
God Himself.

For our brother and sister Muslims, Allah. Most often, when people use the word
“vocation”, they refer to a religious vocation. Vocation includes other big callings
like marriage and single blessedness. It does not only refer to a religious vocation.
It can also refer to a call to do something like to teach, to heal the sick. Whatever is
our calling or station in life, the call is always to serve. The fact that you are now in
the College of Education signifies that you said YES to the call to teach. Perhaps
you never dreamt to become a teacher! But here you are now preparing to become
one! Teaching must be your vocation, your calling. May this YES response remain a
YES and become even firmer through the years.

Teaching as a mission

The word mission

comes from the Latin
word “mission” which
means to “send”. The
Webster’s New
Collegiate Dictionary
defines mission as “
task assigned”. You are
sent to accomplish an
assigned task.

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 The phrase “mission accomplished” suggests that you were sent to do an
assign task, a mission and so if you faithfully accomplish the assigned task, you
proclaim “mission accomplished”. You responded to the call to be a teacher and so
your mission in the world is to teach. The task entrusted to you in this world. These
are how vocation and mission are related. You were called for a purpose, i.e. to
accomplish a mission on earth which is to teach.

If it is your assigned task then naturally you’ve got to prepare yourself for it.
From now on you cannot take your studies for granted! Your four years of pre-
service preparation will equip with the knowledge, skills, and attitude to become an
effective teacher. However, never commit the mistake of culminating your mission
preparation at the end of the four-year pre-service education. You have embarked
in a mission that calls for a continuing professional development. As the saying
goes “once a teacher, forever a student.”

Flowing from your uniqueness, you are expected to contribute to the

betterment of this world in your own unique way. Your unique and most significant
contribution to the humanization of life on earth is in the field for which you are
prepared- teaching.

To teach is to do all of these and more! To teach is to influence every child

entrusted in your care to become better and happier because life becomes more
meaningful. To teach is to help the child become more human.

Teaching is indeed your mission:

- If you are doing it not only for the pay but also for service.

- If you keep on teaching out of love. It’s a mission.

- If you are committed to teaching even if it means letting go of other

activities.

- If you remain teaching even though nobody recognizes your efforts,

- It makes you get excited

- If your concern is success plus faithfulness, it’s a mission.

Teaching and Learning Activities

Activity 1.

Read the selection below “The Metaphor of the Mountain and the Teacher”
and explain what is a professional teacher?
The mountain is a huge creation that stands towering over all
other structures in the land. It stands majestic and impressive
providing a soothing effect when viewed from a distance .Its stature is
a symbol of strength and stability.

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 Because of its elevated position, the mountain receives the first
rays of the sun at dawn. The radiance of the sun’s rays on the summit
creates a beautiful panorama to behold. It is a spectacular scene to lay
the eyes on.
The mountain provides shelter to animals and other creatures living
in it. At times when the rain comes, the soil in the mountain eroded and
water flows freely to the land and rivers below. The rainwater from the
mountain fertilizers the land at the foot of the mountain. The plants
grow and produce abundant harvest for the people living in the area.

Activity 2.

The teachers are not simply the implementers of the strategies in

teaching. They are the creators of the conditions of learning bedrock on their
personal, professional, and ethical qualities.
Identify the qualities of a professional teacher .Fill in the concept organizer
below.

The Professional
T
E
A
C
H
E
R

As INDIVIDUAL As PROFESSIONAL

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 Activity 3.

What does the word “professional” mean as used in the instances given below.

1. One night, cellphones were stolen right there from your home while you
were asleep. There was no indication of forced entry, so you claimed that
the manner by which your cellphone was stolen was highly professional.
2. Father tells floor setter whom he asked to work on a newly constructed
bathroom “gusto ko yong gawang propesyonal , malinis at maganda.”
3. She is highly professional in her ways. She deals with everyone including
her daughter- employee professionally.

4. “How unprofessional of her to act that way. Teacher pa naman din”

5. Medical doctors, lawyers, education consultants are entitled to

professional fees (PF) for expert services rendered.

6. After his oath taking as a professional teacher, he was congratulated and

was told “now you are a truly a professional.”

Activity 4.

Present the historical development of teacher preparation and

professionalization in the Philippines from pre-Hispanic Philippines to 1996 by
way of a graphic organizer.

Recommended learning materials and resources for supplementary

reading.

1. Watch “Discovering Your Life’s True Calling- Lou Sabrina Ongkiko at

Youtube. Based on the video that you just watched, what is our life’s true
calling? How can you apply that in your calling to teach.

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 Flexible Teaching Learning Modality (FTLM) adopted

Parts of the Module FT Rema

Introduction and Learning RemoteLLearning rks
Personal Understanding of
Outcomes the Topics and
Learning outcomes
of the module
Learning Content Zoom Conference -Synchronous Learning

Teaching and Learning Remote Learning -Individual Activity

Activities
Recommended learning Remote Learning -Individual Activity
materials and resources -Flexible Learning
for supplementary reading

Assessment Task Remote Learning -Individual Activity

-Flexible Learning

Assessment Task

1. Compare PD 1006 and RA 7836 along the following items then

give your own observation.

Items PD 1006 RA 7836 Observation

1. Definition of Teacher

2. Teacher
Examination
a) Scope of Examination
b) Qualification
Requirements for examinees
c) Rating
d) Report of results
3. National Board for
Teachers
4. The Board for
Professional
Teachers
5. Causes of
Revocation of license

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 2. Interview LET passers now teaching who did not go through the 4-
year teacher education course. They are graduates of other 4-year courses
but not teacher education. Ask them the following questions:

a. What are they experiencing in teaching?

b. Do they agree that a four-year teacher education course is a better

preparation for the teaching profession?

c. In 1991 the Congressional Commission to Review and Assess Philippine

Education (EDCOM) came out with the finding that the” quality of Philippine
education is declining” and that the teachers are at the heart of the problem.” The
EDCOM discussed further that:
teachers were poorly trained here is low quality of students enrolled
in teacher training teaching is perceived as a poorly esteemed profession so it
does not attract the best as mandated in the Philippine Constitution that
“teaching will attract and retain” its rightful share of the best available
talents through adequate remuneration and other means of job
satisfaction and fulfillment ( Article XIV, Section 5 (5).

What actions did the Philippine government do after the EDCOM Report?

d. Read RA 9293, An Act amending Certain Sections of RA 7836 and answer

the questions: What provisions in RA 9293 contribute to ensure that teachers
fielded are quality teachers?

Give your insights on the following situations:

1. To be true to your vocation and mission as a teacher ,you have to “have

more”, do more in order to be more” to your students and all others to whom you
were sent. What does “do more, have more in order to be more” mean?

2. Some teacher education institutions have a “sending off” ceremony for

student teachers before education students go for practice teaching. What is the
significance of this ceremony?

3. The Greatest Teacher, Jesus Christ spent much time to prepare his apostles
before he “sent” them for their mission to “go into the world baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” What is the equivalent
of this preparation in your life as a professional teacher?

4. Here is an excerpt of the True Decalogue of Apolinario Mabini.

Third. Develop the special talents that God has given you, working and studying
according to your capabilities, never straying from the path of good and justice,
in order to achieve your own perfection, and by this means you will contribute to
the progress of humanity: thus you will the mission that God has given you in
this life, and achieving this, you will have honour, and having honour, you will be
glorifying God. (Source: http://malacanang.gov.ph/8132-the-true-decalogue-by
apolinario-mabini/ Retrieved, June 22, 2018)

What missions has given to teachers according to The True Decalogue of Mabini?

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References:

https://www.scribd.com/document/241792307/Report-in-the-Teaching-
Profession

https://idreamcareer.com/blog/teaching-as-a-profession/

http://www.alexsbrown .com/prof9.html.Retrieved ( 6-3-18)

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q=teaching+as+a+vocation&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ve
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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
https://www.prc.gov.ph/uploaded/documents/PROFESSIONAL%20TEACHERS-
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https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1976/09/22/presidential-decree-no-1006-s-1976/

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