This document summarizes several laws related to teachers and schools in the Philippines. It outlines laws providing rights and protections for teachers, such as consent for transfers, leave privileges, and freedom of organization. It also discusses laws around child protection, sexual harassment, campus journalism funding, apprehending drug offenders on school premises, and the role of schools in juvenile justice. The document defines what constitutes child abuse and sexual harassment. It requires school heads to form teams to deliver education programs. Overall, it concisely summarizes many important Philippine laws impacting the rights and responsibilities of teachers.

2. Various Laws Affecting
Teachers and Schools

3. BATAS PAMBANSA 232
Education act of 1982
Teachers and school heads are
deemed persons in authority while in
the discharge of lawful duties and
responsibilities, and shall, therefore, be
accorded due respect and protection

4. REPUBLIC ACT 4670
(MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS)
Rights and privileges of teachers
1. Consent for transfer
2. Safeguards in disciplinary procedure
3. Confidentiality of case
4. Academic freedom
5. Teaching hours
6. Prohibition of deduction on salaries

5. REPUBLIC ACT 4670
7. Leave privileges
8. Salary increase upon retirement
9. Freedom to organize
10. Right to discipline students

6. CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Republic Act no 386
a) Teachers shall be liable for damages
caused by their pupils and students so
long as they remain in their custody
b) The student is in the custody of the
school authorities as long as he is
under the control and influence of the
school and within its premises.
c) This responsibility shall cease if the
teacher proves that she observed the
diligence of a good father of a family
to prevent damage.

7. Republic Act 5546 amending
RA 4206
Q. Are the teachers and the school
collect contributions or sell ticket to the
students?
-The law prohibits the sale of ticket
and/or the collection of contributions.
Exception: membership fees (red cross,
gsp/bsp,donation, id card, etc.)
-Teachers and students have the right to
be free from involuntary contributions,
except those approved by their

8. Republic act 7079
Campus Journalism Act
Q. What are the possible sources of
fund for the student publication?
-Funding of students publication may
include the savings of the respective
school’s appropriations, student
subscriptions, donations, and other
sources of funds.

9. REPUBLIC ACT 7610
Special Protection of Children
Against Abuse, Exploitation and
Discrimination Act
Q. What constitutes child abuse?
-’’Child abuse’’- refers to the
maltreatment, whether habitual or not.
Of the child which includes any of the
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Psychological and physical abuse,
neglect, cruelty, sexual abuse and
emotional maltreatment;
Any act by deeds or words which
debases, degrades or demeans the
intrinsic worth and dignity of a child as
a human being ;
Unreasonable deprivation of his basic
needs for survival, such as food and
shelter; or
Failure to immediately give medical
treatment to an injured child resulting
in serious impairment of his growth
and development or in his permanent

11. REPUBLIC ACT 7877
Anti-Sexual Harassment act
of 1995 acts are considered sexual
Q. What
harassment?
-Sexual harassment is an act, or a series
of acts, involving any unwelcome sexual
advance, request or demand for a
sexual favor or other verbal or physical
behavior of a sexual nature, comitted by
a government employee or official in a
work related, training or education
related environment of the person
complained of.

12. Forms of sexual harassment
1. Physical (malicious touching, overt
sexual advances, gestures with lewd
insinuation)
2. Verbal (request or demand)
3. Use of objects, pictures or graphics
with sexual underpinnings
4. Other form analogous to the foregoing

13. Person Liable for sexual Harassment
-Any goverment official or employee,
regardless of sex, is liable for sexual
harassment when she/he:
a. Directly participates in the execution of
any act of sexual harassment
b. Induces or directs another to commit
sexual harassment
c. Cooperate in the commission of sexual
harassment by another through an act
without which the sexual harassment
would not have been accomplished
d. Cooperates in the commission of sexual
harassment by another through previous
or simultaneous act.

14. Republic Act 9165
Comprehensive Dangerous
Drugs act of 2002
Q. Can the school heads and teachers
arrest violators of this law within the
school premises?
-Yes, school heads, supervisors and
teachers shall be deemed persons in
authority and as such the law
empowered them to apprehend,
arrest or cause the apprehension or
arrest any person who shall violate
any of the said provisions.

15. REPUBLIC ACT 9344
Juvenile Justice and Welfare
System Actrole of the educational
of 2006
Q. What is the
system to meet the policy of the law?
-Educational institutions shall work
together with families, community
organizations and agencies in the
prevention of juvenile, delinquency and
in the rehabilitation and reintegration of
child in conflict with the law. School shall
provide adequate, necessary educational
schemes for children manifesting difficult
behavior and children in conflict with the
law.

16. REPUBLIC ACT 9155
Governance of Basic
Education Act of 2001
The school head shall form a
team with the school teachers/learning
facilitators for delivery of quality
educational programs, projects and
services.

17. REPUBLIC ACT 9710
Magna Carta of Women
Q. What is the policy of the state as
regards women?
-The state reaffirms the right of women in
all sectors to participate in policy
formulations;
-The state condemns discrimination
against women in all its forms;
-The state affirms women’s rights as
human rights;
-The state affirms the role of women in
nation building and ensures the
substantive equality of women and men

18. Sec. 18 Special Leave Benefits for
WomenA woman employee having
rendered continuous aggregate
employment service of at least 6
months for the last twelve months shall
be entitled to a special leave benefit of
2 months with full pay based on her
gross monthly compensation following
surgery caused by gynaecological
disorder

19. Republic Act 7836
Philippine Teachers
Professionalization act of 1994
Q. Who are allowed to teach?
-Only those who are registered with the
PRC.
Grounds for suspension/cancellation
-Conviction, dishonourable conduct,
insane, malpractice , etc.

20. Republic Act 9485
Anti-Red tape act of 2007
Q. What is a citizen’s charter?
-Is a clear expression of what services
an agency provides and who are
entitled or qualified for those services.
Q. How many signatories should an
action to a document bear?
-Signatories should be limited to
maximum of five signatures of officers
or employee directly supervising the
application or transaction.

21. Q. How many days should a request/
application in frontline services be
acted upon?
-In simple transactions, it should not
be more than 5 working days and not
more than ten working days for
complex transactions.
Q. What is a frontline service?
-It refers to the process between
clients and government offices
involving applications for any
privilege
, right, permit, reward, license, conce
ssion.

22. Wearing of ID
-All officers and employees
transacting with the public shall be
provided with an official ID which
should be worn during office
hours.

23. Republic Act 8190
An act Granting Priority to Residents
of the Barangay, Municipality, or
City Where The School Is Located,
In the Appointment or Assignment
of Classroom Public School
Teachers

24. Republic Act 6713
Code of Conduct and Ethical
Standards for Public Officials And
Employees
‘’Public office is a public trust’’