Philippine Normal University

The National Center for Teacher Education

Faculty of Education Sciences
Taft, Manila

P.D 1006

The Decree
Professionalizing Teaching
On Line Discussion
in
Professional Education 12
(Relevant Laws for Teachers)

Prepared by:
Bautista, Geralyn A.
III- 4 BSE Filipino

Course Professor
Prof. Maria Ruth M. Regalado

Teachers...are the most responsible and important member of

society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the
future .
- Helen Caldicott
The Policy goals should be to ensure that all children have
access to skillful teachers to make the teaching profession more
attractive to talented young adults, and to produce humane
intellectually lively learning communities for both students and
teachers.
- Linda Darling- Hammond

Activity:
What do you think are the characteristics of a Professional teacher? Give at least 8.
Then choose one characteristic that you think is the most important and explain in two
to three sentences.

I am a
Professional
Teacher

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Lesson:
Presidential Decree 1006
Professionalization of Teachers

On January 1, 1977 President decree 1006, entitled Providing for the

Professionalization of Teachers, Regulating their Practice in the Philippines, otherwise
known as the Decree Professionalizing Teaching was proclaimed. With this
presidential proclamation, teaching became professionalized in the Philippines. The
proclamation of PD 1006 was premised on the following:
1. The institutions of the country have relied upon teachers whose direct and
continuing interaction with the young people and the children make then potent forces
for the development of proper attitudes among the citizenry.
2. The tremendous growth of the teaching population, comprising in the civil service
sector alone more than 300,000 teachers deployed all over the country;
3. To insure that in the immediately and urgency of teacher recruitment, qualitative
requirements are not overlooked, it has become necessary to regulate the teaching
profession;
4. Teaching requires a number of years of collegiate study, it is the only curse that is not
yet considered a profession and
5. In recognition of the vital role of teachers in nation- building and as an incentive to
raise the morale of teachers, it is imperative that they be considered as profession (PD
1006).
Declaration of Policy
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it is hereby declared a policy that teacher education shall be given primary

concern and attention by the government and shall be of the highest quality, and
strongly oriented to Philippine conditions and to do the needs and aspirations of
the Filipino people even as it seeks enrichment from adaptable ideas and
practices of other people

Definition of Terms
a.) Teaching

Refers to the profession primarily concerned with classroom instruction

b.) Teacher
- Refers to all persons engaged in teaching
c.) Board
- Refers to the National Board for Teachers
National Board for Teachers

1.
2.
3.
4.

Secretary of Education and Culture

Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Commissioner, Professional Regulation
Commission
Two members representing the private sector to
be appointed by the president.

Co- Chairman
Co- Chairman
Member
Member

Powers and Duties

(a) Appoint a set of examiners for every examination who will determine and prepare
the contents of the Board examination for teachers
(b) Determine and fix the places and dates of examination, appoint supervisors and
room examiners from among the employees of the Government.
(c) Look from time to time into the conditions affecting the practice of the teaching
profession
(d) Issue, suspend, revoke, replace or reissue Professional Teachers Certificate, and
administer oaths;
(e) Appoint, subject to the provisions of existing laws, such officials and employees as
are necessary in the effective performance of its functions and responsibilities,
prescribe their duties and fix their compensation.
(f) Prescribe and collect examination and other fees as it may deem proper; and
(g) Promulgate rules and regulations, and exercise such other powers, functions and
duties as may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes of this Decree.

Qualification of Requirements
a) The applicant must be a citizen of the Philippines
(b) That he is of good moral character

(c) That he is free from any physical or mental defect; and

(d) That he possesses the following minimum educational qualifications:
1) For teachers in the kindergarten and elementary grades, BEEd or its
equivalent;
2) For teachers of the secondary schools, Bachelor's degree in Education or its
equivalent with a major and minor, or a Bachelor's degree in Arts or Sciences
with at least 18 units in professional education; and
3) For teachers of secondary vocational and 2-year technical courses, Bachelor's
degree in the field of specialization with at least 18 units in professional
education.

Appointment of Examiner
Appointed examiners of the Board are recognized authority in teacher education.
The examiner shall receive a compensation provided in addition to his salary.
Scope of the Examination
Written tests determined by the board. Taking into consideration the teaching
plans of the schools legally constituted in the Philippines.
Ratings in the Examination
A student must have obtained a general average of at least 70 percent in all
subjects with no rating below 50 percent in any subject.
Report of the Results of the Examination
Examiners shall report the ratings obtained by each candidate to the board within
150 days after the last day of the examination, unless extended by the latter.
Issuance of Certificate
Teachers who have passed the examination given by the Civil Service
Commission or jointly with the Department of Education and Culture shall be considered
as having passed the board examination for teachers.
Registration
Registration shall evidence that the registrant is entitled to all the rights and
privileges of a Professional Teacher until and unless the certificate is suspended or
cancel by the Board for just cause.
Reissuance of Revoked Certificated and Replacement of Lost Certificates

A new certificate to replace a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate may be

issued subject to the rules of the Board.
Registration by Reciprocity
The applicant shall submit competent and conclucive documentary evidence,
confirmed by the Department of Foreign Affairs, showing that his country's existing laws
permit citizens of the Philippines to practice teaching profession under the rules and
regulations governing citizens.
Prohibition
Three years after the effectivity, no person shall engage in teaching and/or act as
a teacher unless he is holder of a Professional Teacher Certificate or is considered a
Professional Teacher under this Decree.
Penal Provision
A fine of not less than P1,000 nor more than P5,000 with an imprisonment of not
less than 6 months nor more than 2 years, or both such fine an imprisonment at the
discretion of the Court.
Repealing Clause
All Acts, Decrees, Executive Orders, Administrative Orders, rules and regulations
or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Decree are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly
Separability Clause
In case any provision of this Decree or any portion thereof is declared
unconstitutional by a competent court, other provisions shall not be affected thereby.
Effectivity
Take effect January 1, 1977.
P.D 1006
Decree Professionalizing Teaching January 1, 1977
The Decree was a legal and formal recognition of teachers as professionals and
teaching as a profession.
Teacher education be of the highest quality and strongly oriented to Philippine
conditions and to the needs and aspirations of the Filipino people.
It is formally organized by the National Board for Teachers (NBT). Directly under
the supervision of the Civil Service Commission, the NBT was the first board to
exercise regulatory exercise over the teaching profession.

Worksheet #8
Presidential Decree no. 1006
Professionalization of Teachers

Name: _____________________________
Year and Section: ________________________

Date: ________________

Premise refers to an assumption that something is true. Do you agree or disagree with
the following premise in Presidential Decree no. 1006? Give at least 2 to 3 reasons why you
wrote agree or disagree.

Premise
The institutions of the country
have relied upon teachers whose
direct and continuing interaction
with the young people and the
children make then potent forces
for the development of proper
attitudes among the citizenry.
The tremendous growth of the
teaching population, comprising in
the civil service sector alone more
than 300,000 teachers deployed all
over the country
To insure that in the immediately
and urgency of teacher recruitment,
qualitative requirements are not
overlooked,
it
has
become
necessary to regulate the teaching
profession
Teaching requires a number of
years of collegiate study, it is the
only curse that is not yet
considered a profession and
In recognition of the vital role of
teachers in nation- building and as
an incentive to raise the morale of
teachers, it is imperative that they
be considered as profession.

Agree/ Disagree

Reasons