Philippine

Professionalizatio
n Act of 1994

This was signed

on December
16, 1994
In order to ensure a
responsible and literate
citizenry, this law was enacted
to regulate the licensure
examination and
professionalization of the
teaching profession.
ARTICLE 1: This
recognizes the
vital role that
teachers play in
developing
responsible and
literate citizens.
TEACHING
refers to the profession
concerned primarily with
classroom instruction, at the
elementary and secondary
levels in accordance with
the curriculum prescribed
by the Department of
Education, Culture and
Sports, whether on part-
time or full-time basis in the
private or public schools.
TEACHERS
refers to all persons engaged
in teaching at the elementary
and secondary levels, whether
on full-time or part-time basis,
including industrial arts or
vocational teachers and all
other persons performing
supervisory and/or
administrative functions in all
schools in the aforesaid levels
and qualified to practice
teaching under this Act.
BOARD
refers to the Board for
Professional Teachers
duly established and
constituted under this
Act.

COMMISSION
refers to the
Professional
Regulation
Commission.
ARTICLE II:
BOARD FOR
PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS

Thecreation and
composition, duties and
functions, qualifications,
and condition for
removal of the Board are
also stated in this act.
 Two of the most important
duties of the board are:

1.Prescribing a code of ethics

and professional standards for
teachers.
 Standards for the
Behavior and
Professional Practice of
Teachers

Code of Ethics Code of Conduct Standards of

A more detailed Professional
A set of set of standards for Practice
aspirational goals professional and A set of standards
base around the personal conduct which apply to all
values of: and professional registered
Integrity competence based teachers that
on the values set articulate what all
Respect out in the Code of teachers know and
Ethics. be able to do.
Responsibility
2. Look into a state/ condition
which affects the teachers and the
teaching profession so that when
necessary, they will be able to
enhance and create higher
professional standards for
teachers.
ARTICLE III
EXAMINATION AND
REGISTRATION

The article tells us that

the registration of
professional teachers
begins after his name
has been enrolled in
the roster of
professional teachers.
Before this, each
teacher shall be
required to take his
professional oath so
that he can finally
practice as a
professional
teacher.
ARTICLE IV: Provisions
Relative to the Practice
of The Teaching
Profession

This article is about

the inhibition against
the Practice of
Teaching Profession
as well as the Penal
Provisions.
No person shall practice or
offer to practice the
teaching profession in the
Philippines or be appointed
as teacher to any position
calling for a teaching
profession without having
previously obtained a valid
certificate of registration
and a valid professional
license from the
commission.
The Penal Provision follow
that section. If a person is
practicing as a professional
teacher without a valid
certificate of registration or
valid license;
he may be
fined with
not less than
5,000-
20,000 pesos
or maybe
imprisoned
from six( 6 )
months to five
( 5 )years.
Excellence is an art won by
training and habituation.
We do not act rightly
because we have virtue or
excellence, but rather we
have those because we have
acted rightly. We are what
-Aristotle-
we are repeatedly do.