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• Chapter 3 is a thorough and detailed study of the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers promulgated in 1996 by the Board for Professional Teachers of the Professional Regulation Commission
• Learning Outcomes


  • Discuss the Preamble and Article I of the Code of Ethics for Teachers in the Philippines
  • Explain how professional teachers should relate to the state, community and parents all education stakeholders
  • Explain how professional Teachers should relate to the Learners, the teaching community and higher authorities
  • Explain how a professional teacher should conduct himself/herself as a person, in the teaching profession and in business
• The education of a child is not the sole responsibility of school heads and teachers. In fact, school heads and teachers cannot do it by themselves. As the African proverb says, "It takes a whole village to raise a child "
• Stakeholders in children's education


  • State (Article II)
  • Community (Article III)
  • Parents (Article IX)
  • Learners' parents (secondary stakeholders)
  • Future employers, government, society (tertiary stakeholders)
• All teachers both public and private in all levels from preschool to secondary whether they are academic, vocational, special, technical or non-formal are included in the definition of professional teachers and are therefore required of a professional license and are subject to the code of ethics for professional teachers
• The Preamble states that teachers are duly licensed professionals who possess dignity, reputation with high moral values as well as technical and professional competence. In the practice of their noble profession, they strictly adhere to, observe, and practice this set of ethical and moral principles, standard and values
• Article I, Section 1 states that the Philippine Constitution provides that all educational institutions shall offer quality education for all Filipino citizens, a vision that requires professionally competent teachers committed to its full realization
• Article I, Section 2 states that this code covers all public and private school teachers in all educational institutions at the preschool, primary, elementary and secondary levels whether academic, vocational, special, technical or non-formal. The term "teacher" shall include industrial art or vocational teachers and all other persons performing supervisory and/or administrative functions in all schools at the aforesaid levels, whether on full-time or part-time basis
• Article II, Section 1


  The schools are the nurseries of the citizen of the state. Each teacher is a trustee of the cultural and educational heritage of the nation and is under obligation to transmit to learners such heritage as well as to elevate national morality, promote national pride, cultivate love of country, instill allegiance to the Constitution and respect for all duly constituted authorities, and promote obedience to the laws of the state
• Article II, Section 2


  Every teacher or school official shall actively help carry out the declared policies of the state, and shall take an oath to this effect
• Article II, Section 3


  In the interest of the state of the Filipino people as much as of his own, every teacher shall be physically, mentally and morally fit
• Article II, Section 4


  Every teacher shall possess and actualize full commitment and devotion to duty
• Article II, Section 5


  A teacher shall not engage in the promotion of any political, religious, or other partisan interest, and shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit, require, collect, or receive any money, service, other valuable material from any person or entity for such purpose
• Article II, Section 6


  Every teacher shall vote and shall exercise all other constitutional rights and responsibilities
• Article II, Section 7


  A teacher shall not use his position or official authority of influence to coerce any other person to follow any political course of action
• Article II, Section 8


  Every teacher shall enjoy academic freedom and shall have the privilege of sharing the product of his researches and investigations, provided that, if the results are inimical to the declared policies of the state, they shall be drawn to the proper authorities for appropriate remedial action
• Article III, Section 1

  A teacher is a facilitator of learning and of the development of the youth; he shall, therefore, render the best services by providing an environment conducive to such learning and growth
• Article III, Section 2

  Every teacher shall provide leadership and initiative to actively participate in community movements for moral, social, educational, economic and civic betterment
• Article III, Section 3


  Every teacher shall merit reasonable social recognition for which purpose he shall behave with honor and dignity at all times and refrain from such activities as gambling, smoking, drunkenness and other excesses, much less illicit relations
• Article III, Section 4


  Every teacher shall help the school keep the people in the community informed, and shall, therefore, study and understand local customs and traditions in order to have a sympathetic attitude, therefore, refrain from disparaging the community
• Article III, Section 5


  Every teacher shall help the school keep the people in the community informed about the school's work and accomplishment as well as its need and problems
• Article III, Section 6


  Every teacher is an intellectual leader in the community, especially in the barangay, and shall welcome the opportunity to provide such leadership when needed, to extend counseling services, as appropriate, and to actively be involved in matters affecting the welfare of the people
• Article III, Section 7


  Every teacher maintain harmonious and pleasant personal and official relation with other professionals, with government officials, and with the people, individually or collectively
• Article III, Section 8


  A teacher possesses freedom to attend church and worship, as appropriate, but shall not use his position influence to proselyte others
• Article IX, Section 1


  A teacher shall establish and maintain cordial relations with parents, and shall conduct himself to merit their confidence and respect
• Article IX, Section 2


  A teacher shall inform parents, through proper authorities, of the progress or deficiencies of learners under him, exercising utmost candor and tact in pointing out learners' deficiencies and in seeking parent's cooperation for the proper guidance and improvement of learners
• Article IX, Section 3


  A teacher shall hear parent's complaints with sympathy and understanding, and shall discourage unfair criticism
• The most common wishes for a teacher in the "Wishes for My Teacher" were that the teacher should be a facilitator of learning, provide a conducive environment, show leadership, and not use their position to proselyte
• The wishes for a teacher mentioned in the "Wishes for My Teacher" are also reflected in Article VIII, The Teacher and The Learners of the Code of Ethics
• Article VIII, Section 2


  A teacher shall recognize that the interest and welfare of learners are his first and foremost concern, and shall handle each learner justly and impartially
• Article VIII, Section 3


  Under no circumstance shall a teacher be prejudiced nor discriminatory against any learner
• Article VIII, Section 6


  A Teacher shall base the evaluation of the learner's work on merit and quality of academic performance
• Article VIII, Section 7


  In a situation where mutual attraction and subsequent love develop between teacher and learner, the teacher shall exercise utmost professional discretion to avoid scandal, gossip, and preferential treatment of the learner
• Article VIII, Section 8


  A teacher shall not inflict corporal punishment on offending learners nor make deductions from their scholastic ratings as a punishment for acts which are clearly not manifestations of poor scholarship
• Article VIII, Section 9


  A teacher shall insure that conditions contributive to the maximum development of learners are adequate, and shall extend needed assistance in preventing or solving learner's problems and difficulties
• The professional teacher is expected to be fair, caring and compassionate based on Article VIII of the Code of Ethics
• Article V, Section 1


  Teachers shall, at all times, be imbued with the spirit of professional loyalty, mutual confidence, and faith in one another, self-sacrifice for the common good, and full cooperation with colleagues. When the best interest of the learners, the school, or the profession is at stake in any controversy, teachers shall support one another
• Article V, Section 2


  A teacher is not entitled to claim for work not of his own, and shall give due credit for the work of others which he may use
• Article V, Section 3


  Before leaving his position, a teacher shall organize and leave to his successor such records and other data as are necessary to carry on the work
• Article V, Section 4


  A teacher shall hold inviolate all confidential information concerning associates and the school, and shall not divulge to anyone documents which have not yet been officially released, or remove records from the files without official permission