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2. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
• THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE TEACHING
PROFESSION
• Sec. 7 of RA 4670 – Responsibility is
something expected of a Professional
Teacher. The work of the Teacher in the
development and guidance of the young is
a tremendous responsibility for which he is
accountable to God, to his country and to
posterity. It is a trust of which every teacher
should strive to be worthy.

3. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
• All Professional Teachers owe it to
themselves and to the clientele they serve
to go through CPD
• The Philippine Professional Standards for
Teachers PPST (the revised National
Competency-Based Teacher Standards)
includes PERSONAL GROWTH AND
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT as the
7th Domain.

4. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
• Enactment of RA 10912 or the CPD Law of
2016 - CPD for all professions regulated by
PRC is now MANDATORY.
• CPD is NOT an OPTION. It is a
NECESSITY
• CPD for Professional Teachers sharpen the
professional teacher’s competitive edge in a
highly competitive global world

5. PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS OF CPD
• Growth is an evidence of life.
• Man and woman is an unfinished
project

6. • Sec. 5 Para 4 of 1987 Philippine Constitution
– The State shall enhance the right of teachers
to professional advancement.
• BP 232 or “Education Act of 1982” Chapter 3
on Duties and Obligations Section 16 (4) One of
the Teacher’s Obligation is to assume the
responsibility to maintain and sustain his
professional growth and advancement and
maintain professionalism in his behavior at all
times.
HISTORICAL and LEGAL BASES OF
CPD

7. • RA 9155 or “Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001.”
An act instituting a framework of governance for basic
education, establishing authority and accountability, renaming
the DECS as the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION and for other
purposes – enacted on August 11, 2001
Section 7 (A) on powers, duties and functions. In addition to
his/her powers under existing laws, the Secretary of Education
shall have authority, accountability and responsibility for the
following: (6) Enhancing the employment status, professional
competence, welfare and working conditions of all personnel of
the Department
HISTORICAL and LEGAL BASES OF
CPD

8. Section 7 (E) - Consistent with the national educational
policies, plans and standards, the school heads shall
have authority, accountability and responsibility for the
following:
(9)Encouraging staff development;
HISTORICAL and LEGAL BASES OF
CPD

9. • RA 7836 or "Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994.“
Art 3 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 23. Revocation of the Certificate of Registration, Suspension from
the Practice of the Teaching Profession, and Cancellation of Temporary
or Special Permit.
Sec 23. 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.
HISTORICAL and LEGAL BASES OF
CPD

10. • The Board for Professional Teachers (BPT) passed Resolution
No. 435, s. 177 to adopt the CODE OF ETHICS for
PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph (e), Article 11, of R.A. No. 7836, otherwise known as
the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994
Article IV: A Teacher and the Profession in Section 3 – Every
teacher shall participate in the Continuing Professional Education
(CPE) program of the Professional Regulation Commission, and
shall pursue such other studies as will improve his efficiency,
enhance the prestige of the profession, and strengthen his
competence, virtues, and productivity in order to be nationally
and internationally competitive.
HISTORICAL and LEGAL BASES OF
CPD

11. • Executive Order No. 266, s. 1995
 Signed by President Fidel V Ramos and issued on July 25,
1995
 Institutionalization of the CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION (CPE) programs of the various Professional
Regulatory Boards (PRBs) under the supervision of the
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
SECTION 1. The completion by professional licensees of the
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programs adopted by
all Boards is hereby imposed as a mandatory requirement for
the renewal of professional licenses.
HISTORICAL and LEGAL BASES OF
CPD

12. • Executive Order No. 266, s. 1995 was premised on
the following:
 WHEREAS, the various professions play a crucial
role in nation-building;
WHEREAS, it is imperative to impose upon
registered professionals the completion of the
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programs
adopted by the concerned Board as a pre-requisite
for the renewal of their licenses;
HISTORICAL and LEGAL BASES OF
CPD

13. • Executive Order No. 266, s. 1995 was premised on
the following:
WHEREAS, the professionals who undertake the CPE programs
are enabled not only to upgrade or improve their technical
knowledge and skills but also to keep them abreast with modern
trends and technology in their respective professions, thereby
assuring the rendition of highly qualitative professional service/s
that will be globally competitive under the General Agreement on
Trade in Services (GATS) and at the same time securing the safety
and protection of the public;
HISTORICAL and LEGAL BASES OF
CPD

14. • Executive Order No. 266, s. 1995 was premised on
the following:
WHEREAS, the confidence and patronage of the public in
a professional depend upon his competence and the
quality of service rendered resulting from his acquisition of
updated technical knowledge and skill;
HISTORICAL and LEGAL BASES OF
CPD

15. • RA 10912 or the Continuing Professional Development
Act of 2016
 Is an act which requires CPD as the MANDATORY REQUIREMENT for the
renewal of Professional Identification Card.
 The CPD Act lapsed into Law on July 21, 2016 and it took effect on August 16,
2016
 The implementation of R.A. No. 10912 started on March 15, 2017, upon the
effectivity of Resolution No. 1032 or the Implementing Rules and Regulations
(IRR) of R.A. No. 10912.
 New provisions took effect on March 1, 2019. Resolution No. 2019-1146 that
outlined the new Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the CPD Law.
HISTORICAL and LEGAL BASES OF
CPD

16. Prepared by:
ANN MARGARET L
JERUSALEM
FLVC/ Block 5