REPUBLIC ACT No.

78936

AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE REGULATION AND SUPERVISION OF THE PRACTICE OF

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the Philippine Teachers Professionalization
Act of 1994.

Section 2. Statement of the Policy.- The state recognizes the vital role of teachers in nation
building and development through a responsible and literate citizenry.

Towards this end, that state shall ensure and promote quality education by proper supervision
and regulation of the licensure examination and professionalization of the teaching profession.

Section 3. Objectives. - This Act has the herein objectives:

a) The promotion, development and professionalization of teachers and the teaching

b) The supervision and regulation of the licensure examination.

Section 4. Definition of Terms. - For the purpose 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 Sport, whether on part-time or full-time basis in the
private or public schools.

b) "Teachers" refers to all person engage 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 preforming 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 of Professional teachers duty established and constituted under
this Act.
d) "Commission" refers to the Professional Regulation Commission.

Article II : BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS

Section 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 if the Philippines from among the recommendees shall be from the
list of nominees selected by the accredited association of teachers, who duly possess all the
qualifications prescribed in Sec.8 of this Act.

The chairman and the vice-chairman of the Board shall be appointed from these five (5)
members by the President: Provided, that the members of the Board appointed under this Act
shall be automatically registered as professional teachers and issued with the certificate if
registration and professional license upon payment of the fees for examination, registration
and other fees prescribed by the Commission.

Section 6. Duties and Functions 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 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
and private schools for examination purposes.

c) Issue, suspend, or revoke the certificate of registration for the practice of the teaching
profession;

d)Prescribed and collect examination and other fees as it may deemed proper;

e)Prescribe and/or adopt a code of ethical and professional standards 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;

h) Adopt an official seal of the Board;

i) Look into the condition affecting the practice of teaching profession and whenever necessary,
adopt such measures as may be deemed proper for the enhancement and maintainance of high
professional and ethical standards of the profession;

j) Ensure that all educational institutions offering elementary and secondary levels;

k) Investigate such violations of this Act, the rules and the code of ethics 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 others powers, duties and functions as the Board may deem necessary for the
practice of teaching profession and the upgrading, enhancement, development and growth
education in the Philippines.

Section 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 terms: One (1) member shall serve for (1) year;One 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.

Section 8. Qualifications of Board Members. - Each Board member must be at the time of his
appointment:

a) Be a citizen and resident of the Philippines;

b) Be at least thirty - five (35) years of proven integrity, and possessed of high moral values in
his personal as well as professional conduct and has not been convicted of any offence
involving moral turpitude;

c) Be a holder of a degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Education preferably a

d) Be a professional teacher with a valid certificate of registration and valid professional license,
save those members who shall composed the first Board for Professional Teachers;

e) Has been a professional teacher in the active practice of the teaching profession at least ten
(10) years, in the elementary and secondary levels and;

f) Not be an official or member of the faculty of, nor have pecuniary interest in any university,
college, school, or institutions conferring a bachelor's degree in education or its equivalents for
at least three (3) years prior 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.

Section 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.