R.A. 9293 - “An act amending certain sections of RA 7836 otherwise known as the ‘Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994’”

1. BLESSIE JUSTINE G. ARELLANO
BSED-EU
Theory 4

2. REPUBLIC ACT 9293
“Anactamendingcertain
sectionsof
RA 7836 otherwiseknown
asthe‘PhilippineTeachers
ProfessionalizationAct
of 1994’”

3. OBJECTIVES
•To differentiate the RA 9293 from RA 7836 by
identifying the amendments stated in RA 9293
•To identify how the RA 9293 (released in 2004)
affects 21st Century teachers in the Philippines

4. R.A. 7836
(1994)
R.A. 9293
(2004)
“AnActtoStrengthenthe
RegulationandSupervisionof
thePracticeof Teachinginthe
PhilippinesandPrescribinga
LicensureExaminationfor
TeachersandotherPurposes.”
“Anactamendingcertain
sectionsof
RA 7836 otherwiseknownas
the‘PhilippineTeachers
ProfessionalizationAct
of 1994’.”

5. HOW DO WE READ
THESE LAWS?
REPUBLIC ACT

11. SECTION 26. Registration and Exception.
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12. SECTION 26. Registration and Exception.
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13. SECTION 26. Registration and Exception.
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14. SECTION 2. Section 26 [of R.A. 7386] is amended:
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15. SECTION 2. Section 26 [of R.A. 7386] is amended:
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16. SECTION 2. Section 26 [of R.A. 7386] is amended:
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• para-teachers
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17. SECTION 2. Section 26 [of R.A. 7836] is amended:
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19. SECTION 31. TRANSITORY PROVISION.
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20. - that which lasts but a short time, as transitory facts that which may be laid in different
places, as a transitory action.
- temporary.

21. SECTION 3. TRANSITORY PROVISION.
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24. Department of Education,
Culture and Sports
Department of Education

25. • 1863:
• 1901–1942 :
• 1942–1944:
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• 1945–1946:
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• 1947–1975:
• 1975–1978:
• 1978–1984:
• 1984–1986:
• 1987–2001:
• 2001–present:

26. SECTION 5. Separability Clause.

27. SECTION 6. Repealing Clause.

28. SECTION 7. Effectivity.

29. CONCLUSION
• R.A. 9293, upon effect, affected 21st century
teachers in several ways:
• 18 (instead of 10) units in professional education are now
required to be eligible for application
• Teachers inactive for 5 years are required to “have a
refresher” in order to ensure the quality of the teachers in
the country
• Areas with few to no teachers will be catered to by para-
teachers
• DECS has been renamed into DepEd