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THE 1987 CONSTITUTION
OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
ARTICLE XIV EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,
ARTS,CULTURE AND SPORTSEDUCATIONSection 1. The State shall
protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at
all levels, and shall take appropriate steps to make such education
accessible to all.
Section 2. The State shall:chanrobles virtual law library
(1) Establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and
integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people
and society;
(2) Establish and maintain, a system of free public education in the
elementary and high school levels. Without limiting the natural
rights of parents to rear their children, elementary education is
compulsory for all children of school age;
(3) Establish and maintain a system of scholarship grants, student
loan programs, subsidies, and other incentives which shall be
April
21, 2004Act
Republic
No. 9293
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Twelfth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of July,
two thousand three.
[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9293]
AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTYEIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX (R.A. NO. 7836), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
THE PHILIPPINE TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 1994
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Section 15, (e) (3) of Republic Act No. 7836 is hereby amended
as follows:
(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 at least six (6) units of pedagogy and six (6) units of content
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.
SEC 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 may be renewed upon expiration for a non-extendible
period of two (2) years.
SEC 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.
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.
SEC 6. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, circulars, administrative orders,
rules and regulations, and other issuances which are inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC 7. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved,
(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR.
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
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.
(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO
Secretary General
House of Representatives
Approved: APR 21 2004
(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines
Source: CDAsia
September
4, 2013
Implementing
Education
Act Rules
of 2013
and
8.4. Indigenous Peoples (IP) Education Program. This shall refer to the
program that supports education initiatives undertaken through formal, nonformal, and informal modalities with emphasis on any of, but not limited to,
the key areas of: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices and
community history; indigenous languages; Indigenous Learning System (ILS)
and community life cycle-based curriculum and assessment; educational
goals, aspirations, and competencies specific to the Indigenous Cultural
Community (ICC); engagement of elders and other community members in
the teaching-learning process, assessment, and management of the
initiative, recognition and continuing practice of the communitys ILS; and
the rights and responsibilities of ICCs.
8.5. Programs for Learners under Difficult Circumstances. This shall
refer to the timely and responsive programs for learners under difficult
circumstances, such as, but not limited to: geographic isolation; chronic
illness; displacement due to armed conflict, urban resettlement, or disasters;
child abuse and child labor practices.
Section 9. Acceleration. Acceleration of learners in public and private
basic educational institutions shall be allowed, consistent with DepEd rules
and regulations.
RULE II. CURRICULUM
Section 10. Basic Education Curriculum Development. In the
development of the Basic Education Curriculum, the DepEd shall be guided
by the following:
10.1. Formulation and Design. Pursuant to Section 5 of the Act, the
DepEd shall formulate the design and details of the enhanced basic
education curriculum. The DepEd shall work with the CHED and TESDA to
craft harmonized basic, tertiary, and technical-vocational education curricula
for Filipino graduates to be locally and globally competitive.
10.2. Standards and Principles. The DepEd shall adhere to the following
standards and principles, when appropriate, in developing the enhanced
basic education curriculum:
(a) The curriculum shall be learner-centered, inclusive and developmentally
appropriate;
(d) Forms of assistance provided under Republic Act No. 8545; and
(e) Other forms of financial arrangements consistent with the principles of
public-private partnership.
The DepEd shall take into account the ability of program beneficiaries to
cover tuition differentials, if any, in setting the amount of the voucher, ESC,
or other forms of assistance. The amount of assistance to be given by the
government shall not exceed the determined per student cost in public
schools.
Section 24. Participating Schools. Private educational institutions, nonDepEd public schools, and other potential providers of basic learning needs
that may be authorized to offer senior high school are eligible to participate
in programs of assistance, as may be applicable, under the E-GASTPE
program and other financial arrangements formulated by the DepEd and
DBM based on the principles of public-private partnership. The continued
participation of said providers in the E-GASTPE program and other financial
arrangements is subject to their meeting minimum requirements and
standards, including student performance, as determined by the DepEd.
To promote partnership and greater cooperation between public and private
educational institutions, government will take into account existing and
potential capacities of private educational institutions in expanding public
school capacity.
Section 25. Implementation Mechanisms. The DepEd may enter into
contractual arrangements or establish new mechanisms for the design,
administration, and supervision of programs of assistance or aspects thereof,
subject to the approval of the appropriate government agencies. For this
purpose, the DepEd shall:
(a) Issue the appropriate guidelines for the implementation of the programs
of assistance;
(b) Ensure transparency and accountability in the implementation of the
programs of assistance;
(c) Implement information and advocacy programs to inform the general
public and ensure greater participation and availment of the programs of
assistance; and
not later than the start of School Year 2015-2016, to mitigate the effects of
the enhanced basic education program with respect to a potential reduction
or absence of college graduates to meet the human resource requirements
of industry. The plan shall contain mitigation strategies for industries to
adjust their employment policies as deemed necessary and expedient, and
may include the adoption of other relevant programs or appropriate
qualifications.
Section 31. Labor and Management Rights. In the implementation of
the Act, including the transition period, the rights of labor as provided in the
Constitution, the Civil Service Rules and Regulations, Labor Code of the
Philippines, and existing collective agreements, as well as the prerogatives of
management, shall be respected. The DOLE, DepEd, CHED and TESDA shall
promulgate the appropriate joint administrative issuance, within sixty (60)
days from the effectivity of this IRR, to ensure the sustainability of the
private and public educational institutions, and the promotion and protection
of the rights, interests and welfare of teaching and non-teaching personnel.
For this purpose, the DOLE shall convene a technical panel with
representatives from the DepEd, CHED, TESDA and representatives from
both teaching and non-teaching personnel organizations, and administrators
of the educational institutions.
Section 32. Transition Period. The transition period shall be reckoned
from the date of the approval of this IRR until the end of School Year 20212022.
RULE VIII. JOINT CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Section 33. Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the
Enhanced Basic Education Program. The Joint Congressional Oversight
Committee created under Section 13 of the Act shall be composed of five (5)
members each from the Senate and from the House, including Chairs of the
Committees on Education, Arts and Culture, and Finance of both Houses. The
membership of the Committee for every House shall have at least two (2)
opposition or minority members.
RULE IX. MANDATORY EVALUATION AND REVIEW
Section 34. Mandatory Evaluation and Review. By the end of School
Year 2014-2015, the DepEd shall conduct a mandatory review and submit a
Section 37. Implementing Details. The DepEd, CHED and TESDA may
issue such policies and guidelines as may be necessary to further implement
this IRR.
Section 38. Amendment. Amendments to this IRR shall be jointly
promulgated by the DepEd Secretary, CHED Chairperson, and TESDA
Director-General.
Section 39. Separability Clause. Should any provision of this IRR be
subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect
the validity and effectivity of the other provisions.
Section 40. Repealing Clause. Pursuant to Section 18 of the Act, rules and
regulations implementing the pertinent provisions ofBatas Pambansa Bilang
232 or
the Education
Act
of
1982, Republic
Act
No.
9155 or
the Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001, Republic Act No. 9258,
Republic Act No. 7836, and all other laws, decrees, executive orders and
rules and regulations, contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the
Act are deemed repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 41. Effectivity Clause. This IRR shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of
general circulation.
This IRR shall be registered with the Office of the National Administrative
Register at the University of the Philippines Law Center, UP Diliman, Quezon
City.
Done this 4th day of September 2013.
(Sgd.) BR. ARMIN A. LUISTRO FSC
Secretary
Chairperson
Department of Education
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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.cralaw
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.
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:
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:cralaw
(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 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 aboveenumerated 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.cralaw
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.cralaw
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.
Signed: December 16, 1994