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.

2. REPUBLIC ACT 7836
Philippine
Professionalization Act
of 1994
This was signed on
December 16, 1994

3. REPUBLIC ACT 7836
In order to ensure a responsible and literate citizenry, this law was enacted to
regulate the licensure examination and professionalization of the teaching
profession.

4. REPUBLIC ACT 7836
ARTICLE 1:
This recognizes the vital role that
teachers play in developing responsible
and literate citizens.

5. REPUBLIC ACT 7836
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.

6. REPUBLIC ACT 7836
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.

7. REPUBLIC ACT 7836
BOARD
 refers to the Board for
Professional Teachers
duly established and
constituted under this
Act.
COMMISSION
 refers to the Professional
Regulation Commission.

8. REPUBLIC ACT 7836
ARTICLE II:
BOARD FOR
PROFESSIONAL
TEACHERS
The creation and
composition, duties and
functions, qualifications,
and condition for removal
of the Board are also
stated in this act.

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Two of the most important duties of the
board are:
1.Prescribing a code of ethics and
professional standards for teachers.

10. REPUBLIC ACT 7836
Standards for the Behavior
and Professional Practice of
Teachers
Code of Ethics
A set of aspirational
goals base around the
values of:
Integrity
Respect
Responsibility
Code of Conduct
A more detailed set of
standards for
professional and
personal conduct and
professional
competence based on
the values set out in
the Code of Ethics.
Standards of
Professional
Practice
A set of standards
which apply to all
registered teachers
that articulate what all
teachers know and
be able to do.

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2. Look into a state/ condition which
affects the teacher’s and the teaching
profession so that when necessary, they
will be able to enhance and create higher
professional standards for teachers.

12. REPUBLIC ACT 7836
ARTICLE III
EXAMINATION AND
REGISTRATION
The article tells us that
the registration of
professional teachers
begins after his name
has been enrolled in the
roster of professional
teachers.

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Before this, each teacher shall be required to
take his professional oath so that he can
finally practice as a professional teacher.

14. REPUBLIC ACT 7836
ARTICLE IV: Provisions
Relative to the Practice of
The Teaching Profession
 This article is about
the inhibition against
the Practice of
Teaching Profession as
well as the Penal
Provisions.

15. REPUBLIC ACT 7836
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 profession without
having previously obtained a
valid certificate of registration
and a valid professional
license from the commission.

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The Penal Provision follow that section. If
a person is practicing as a professional
teacher without a valid certificate of
registration or valid license;

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he may be fined with
not less than 5,000-
20,000 pesos

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or maybe imprisoned
from six( 6 ) months to
five ( 5 )years.