This document outlines amendments made to the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994 (R.A 7836) through Republic Act 9293. Key amendments include: - Increasing the minimum educational requirement for secondary level teachers from 10 units to 18 units in professional education. - Removing one of the qualifications to be considered a professional teacher. - Allowing special permits issued to para-teachers to expire based on their original validity period rather than being renewed indefinitely. - Replacing references to the "Department of Education Culture and Sports" and "DECS" with "Department of Education" and "DepEd" respectively.

1. HE MAGNA CARTA FOR

2. SECTION.1.Declaration of policy
SECTION. 2. Title Definition. This act shall
be known as the "magna carta for public
schoolteachers" and shall apply to all public
school teachers except those in the
professorial staff of state colleges and
universities.
HE MAGNA CARTA FOR
I. DECLARATION OF POLICY
COVERAGE

3. as used in this act, the term "teacher"
shall mean all persons engaged in
classroom teaching, in any level of
instruction, on full-time basis, including
guidance counselors, school
librarians, industrial arts or vocational
instructors, and all other persons
performing supervisory and/or
administrative functions in all schools,
colleges and universities operated
by the government or its political
subdivisions; but shall not include school
nurses, school physicians, school dentists,
and other school employees.
HE MAGNA CARTA FOR

4. II. RECRUITMENT AND CAREER
Sec. 3. recruitment and qualification. recruitment policy with
respect to the selection and appointment of teachers shall be
clearly defined by the department of education: provided,
however, that effective upon the approval of this act, the
following shall constitute the minimum educational
qualifications for teacher-applicants:
(a) for teachers in the kindergarten and elementary grades,
bachelor's degree in elementary education (b.s.e.ed.);
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5. •(b) for teachers of the secondary schools, bachelor's degree in
education or its equivalent with a major and a minor; or a
bachelor's degree in arts or science with at least eighteen
professional units in education.
•(c) for teachers of secondary vocational and two years
technical courses, bachelor's degree in the field of
specialization with at least eighteen professional units in
education;
•(d) for teachers of courses on the collegiate level, other than
vocational, master's degree with a specific area of
specialization;
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6. SEC. 4. PROBATIONARY
PERIOD.
SEC. 5. TENURE OF OFFICE.
SEC. 6. CONSENT FOR TRANSFER
TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES.
SEC. 7. CODE OF PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT FOR TEACHERS.
SEC. 8. SAFEGUARDS IN
DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE.
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7. SEC. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE
CHARGES.
SEC. 10. NO DISCRIMINATION.
SEC. 11. MARRIED TEACHERS.
SEC. 12. ACADEMIC FREEDOM.
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8. SEC. 13. TEACHING HOURS.
III. HOURS OF WORK AND
REMUNERATION
SEC. 14. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.
SEC. 15. CRITERIA FOR SALARIES.
(A) THEY SHALL COMPARE FAVORABLY WITH THOSE PAID IN OTHER OCCUPATIONS
REQUIRING EQUIVALENT OR SIMILAR QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING AND ABILITIES;
(B) THEY SHALL BE SUCH AS TO INSURE TEACHERS A REASONABLE STANDARD OF LIFE
FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES
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9. SEC. 16. SALARY SCALE.
SEC. 17. EQUALITY IN SALARY
SCALES.
SEC. 18. COST OF LIVING
ALLOWANCE.
SEC. 19. SPECIAL HARDSHIP
ALLOWANCES.
SEC. 20. SALARIES TO BE
PAID IN LEGAL TENDER.
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10. SEC. 21. DEDUCTIONS PROHIBITED.
IV. HEALTH MEASURES AND
INJURY BENEFITS
SEC. 22. MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND
TREATMENT.
SEC. 22. MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND
TREATMENT.
SEC. 23. COMPENSATION FOR INJURIES.
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11. V. LEAVE AND RETIREMENT
BENEFITS
SEC. 24. STUDY LEAVE.
SEC. 25. INDEFINITE LEAVE.
SEC. 26. SALARY INCREASE UPON
RETIREMENT.
VI. TEACHER'S ORGANIZATION
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12. SEC. 27. FREEDOM TO ORGANIZE.
SEC. 29. NATIONAL TEACHER'S
ORGANIZATIONS.
SEC. 28. DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST TEACHERS
PROHIBITED.
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13. SEC. 31. BUDGETARY ESTIMATES.
VII. ADMINISTRATION AND
ENFORCEMENT
SEC. 30. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
SEC. 32. PENAL PROVISION.
SEC. 33. REPEALING CLAUSE.
SEC. 34. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE.
SEC. 35. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE
EFFECT UPON ITS APPROVAL.
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14. PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS
CONSENT FOR TRANSFER
PAID EXPENSE TRIPS
SAFEGUARD IN DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE
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15. ACADEMIC FREEDOM
SPECIAL HARDSHIP ALLOWANCES
DEDUCTIONS PROHIBITED
FREE MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
HE MAGNA CARTA FOR

16. STUDY LEAVE
INDEFINITE LEAVE
SALARY INCREASE UPON RETIREMENT
FREEDOM TO ORGANIZE
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST TEACHERS PROBIHITED
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17. REPUBLIC ACT (R.A)
9293
AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-EIGHT
HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX (R.A. 7836)
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “PHILIPPINE
TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF
1994”

18. SECTION 1.
SECTION 15 OF R.A. 7836 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
…POSSESSES THE MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
a.PRESCHOOL – BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
b.ELEMENTARY – BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
c.SECONDARY – BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN EDUCATION WITH MAJOR OR MINOR OR A
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ARTS AND SCIENCE WITH AT LEAST 18 UNITS IN PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
d.VOCATIONAL/TWO-YEAR TECHNICAL COURSES – BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN THE FIELD
OF SPECIALIZATION WITH AT LEAST 18 UNITS IN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
NOTE: THE AMENDMENT IS IN THE NUMBER OF UNITS UNDER SECONDARY
LEVEL FROM 10 UNITS TO 18 UNITS.

19. SECTION 2.
SECTION 26 OF THE SAME ACT IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
A. A HOLDER OF A CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY AS A TEACHER ISSUED BY THE CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND
SPORTS.
B. A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL TEACHER WITH THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR
TEACHERS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS
(DECS) PURSUANT TO PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1006;
NOTE: NUMBER 3 QUALIFICATION IN RA 7836 SECTION 26 IS
DELETED IN THIS ACT.

20. SECTION 3.
SECTION 31 OF THE SAME ACT IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
SPECIAL PERMITS, WITH A VALIDITY OF THREE (3) AND FIVE (5) YEARS, ISSUED TO
PARA-TEACHERS BY THE BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS BEFORE
THE EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT SHALL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE BASED ON
THE PERIOD GRANTED THEREIN: PROVIDED, THAT ONLY SPECIAL PERMIT
WITH A VALIDITY OF THREE (3) YEARS MAY BE RENEWED UPON
EXPIRATION FOR A NON-EXTENDIBLE PERIOD OF TWO (2) YEARS.
NOTE: ORIGINAL PROVISION OF RA 7836 SECTION 31.

21. SECTION 4. REFERENCES TO THE
TERM
“DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CULTURE AND SPORTS”, IN
SECTION 4(A) AND SECTION 25, AND THE TERM “DECS” IN SECTION 20 OF THE
SAME ACT ARE HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS “DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION” AND
DEPED”, RESPECTIVELY.
SECTION 5. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE
SECTION 6. REPEALING CLAUSE
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVITY

22. Kop khunKrap!
AND R.A 9293