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• Professional Teachers


  Strictly Observe Legal Practices of the Teaching Profession
• The Teaching Profession


  Conformers of Legal and Constitutional Mandates
• Ethics


  A system or code of morality embraced by a particular person or group of persons
• Laws


  Written rules that members of the community must follow
• The code of ethics for teachers is designed to protect the rights of the students, all the students.
• Teachers are expected to be fair to all their students and not to take advantage of their position in any way.
• Teachers need to have a professional relationship with all students and not let it get too casual and familiar.
• Teachers need to protect their students' safety and not believe that this is someone else's job.
• Teachers need to respect the separation of "church and state" and keep religious bias out of the classroom.
• Sections in Article IX: The Teachers and Parents


  • Section 1: Every teacher shall establish and maintain cordial relations with parents, and shall conduct himself to merit their confidence and respect.
  • Section 2: Every teacher shall inform parents, through proper authorities, of the progress and deficiencies of learner under him, exercising utmost candour and tact in pointing out the learner's deficiencies and in seeking parent's cooperation for the proper guidance and improvement of the learners.
  • Section 3: A teacher shall hear parent's complaints with sympathy and understanding, and shall discourage unfair criticism.
• Sections in Article X: The Teacher and Business

  • Section 1: A teacher has the right to engage, directly or indirectly, in legitimate income generation; provided that it does not relate to or adversely affect his work as a teacher.
  • Section 2: A teacher shall maintain a good reputation with respect to the financial matters such as in the settlement of his debts and loans in arranging satisfactorily his private financial affairs.
  • Section 3: No teacher shall act, directly or indirectly, as agent of, or be financially interested in, any commercial venture which furnish textbooks and other school commodities in the purchase and disposal of which he can exercise official influence, except only when his assignment is inherently, related to such purchase and disposal; provided they shall be in accordance with the existing regulations; provided, further, that members of duly recognized teachers. cooperatives may participate in the distribution and sale of such commodities.
• Sections in Article XI: The Teacher as a Person


  • Section 1: A teacher is, above all, a human being endowed with life for which it is the highest obligation to live with dignity at all times whether in school, in the home, or elsewhere.
  • Section 2: A teacher shall place premium upon self-discipline as the primary principle of personal behaviour in all relationships with others and in all situations.
  • Section 3: A teacher shall maintain at all times a dignified personality which could serve as a model worthy of emulation by learners, peers and all others.
  • Section 4: A teacher shall always recognize the Almighty God as guide of his own destiny and of the destinies of men and nations.
• Any violation of any provision of this code shall be sufficient ground for the imposition against the erring teacher of the disciplinary action consisting of revocation of his Certification of Registration and License as a Professional Teacher, suspension from the practice of teaching profession, or reprimand or cancellation of his temporary/special permit under causes specified in Sec. 23, Article III or R.A. No. 7836, and under Rule 31, Article VIII, of the Rules and Regulations Implementing R.A. 7836.
• This Code shall take effect upon approval by the Professional Regulation Commission and after sixty (60) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation, whichever is earlier.
• Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013


  AN ACT ENHANCING THE PHILIPPINE BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM BY STRENGTHENING ITS CURRICULUM AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF YEARS FOR BASIC EDUCATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
• Basic education is intended to meet basic learning needs which provides the foundation on which subsequent learning can be based.
• Enhanced Basic Education Program

  At least one (1) year of kindergarten education, six (6) years of elementary education, and six (6) years of secondary education, in that sequence. Secondary education includes four (4) years of junior high school and two (2) years of senior high school education
• The DepED shall formulate the design and details of the enhanced basic education curriculum. It shall work with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to craft harmonized basic and tertiary curricula for the global competitiveness of Filipino graduates.
• Members of the Curriculum Consultative Committee

  • Representative from DepED
  • Representative from CHED
  • Representative from TESDA
  • Representative from DOLE
  • Representative from PRC
  • Representative from DOST
  • Representative from business chambers such as the IT-BPO industry association
• The DepED and the CHED, in collaboration with relevant partners in government, academe, industry, and nongovernmental organizations, shall conduct teacher education and training programs.
• The DepED and private education institutions shall hire, as may be relevant to the particular subject, graduates of Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering and Other Specialists in Subjects With a Shortage of Qualified Applicants, Technical-Vocational Courses and Higher Education Institution Faculty.
• The DepED, in coordination with the DOLE, the TESDA and the CHED, shall regularly conduct career advocacy activities for secondary level students.
• The benefits accorded by Republic Act No. 8545, or the "Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Act", shall be extended to qualified students enrolled under the enhanced basic education.
• The DepED, the CHED and the TESDA shall formulate the appropriate strategies and mechanisms needed to ensure smooth transition from the existing ten (10) years basic education cycle to the enhanced basic education (K to 12) cycle.
• There is hereby created a Joint Oversight Committee to oversee, monitor and evaluate the implementation of this Act.
• By the end of School Year 2014-2015, the DepED shall conduct a mandatory review and submit a midterm report to Congress as to the status of implementation of the K to 12 program in terms of closing the following current shortages: (a) teachers; (b) classrooms; (c) textbooks; (d) seats; (e) toilets; and (f) other shortages that should be addressed.
• The DepED shall endeavor to increase the per capita spending on education towards the immediate attainment of international benchmarks.
• Within ninety (90) days after the effectivity of this Act, the DepED Secretary, the CHED Chairperson and the TESDA Director-General shall promulgate the rules and regulations needed for the implementation of this Act.
• Current shortages to be addressed

  • Teachers
  • Classrooms
  • Textbooks
  • Seats
  • Toilets
  • Other shortages
• The DepED shall endeavor to increase the per capita spending on education towards the immediate attainment of international benchmarks
• Implementing Rules and Regulations

  1. DepED Secretary, CHED Chairperson and TESDA Director-General shall promulgate the rules and regulations needed for the implementation of this Act

  2. Within 90 days after the effectivity of this Act
• If any provision of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other provisions hereof
• Pertinent provisions of Batas Pambansa Blg. 232 or the "Education Act of 1982", Republic Act No. 9155 or the "Governance of Basic Education" are repealed
• This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation
• Inclusive education


  A learning environment where children with and without disabilities are taught together, as equals
• The Philippine Constitution shall protect and promote the rights of ALL citizens to quality education at all levels, and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all
• Magna Carta for Public School Teachers


  A Philippine law that aims to improve the social and economic status of public school teachers by enhancing their living and working conditions, career prospects, and job security, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals in the teaching profession
• Sections of the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers


  • Declaration of Policy and Coverage
  • Recruitment and Career
  • Hours of Work and Remuneration
  • Health Measures and Injury Benefits
  • Leave and Retirement Benefits
  • Teacher's Organization
• Recruitment and Career


  • The Department of Education defines the recruitment policy for selecting and appointing teachers
  • Probationary period and permanent appointment
  • Safeguards in disciplinary procedures
  • Administrative charges investigated by a committee
  • Married couples have the right to be assigned to the same locality
  • Academic freedom to conduct research
• Hours of Work and Remuneration

  • 6 hours of active teaching daily
  • Salaries shall compare favorably with other professions
  • Salaries shall keep pace with the rise in the cost of living
  • Special hardship allowances
  • Salaries paid in legal tender
  • No deductions from salaries