REPUBLIC ACT NO.

9293

“Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994”

Cruzat, Mikaela Jane

Dannog, Jonalyn

Denajiba, Kryzell Gyne

Duran, Christian Joseph

Encinares, Camilla

BSE 1 ENGLISH 1

Group 3
Learning Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

1.) determine the rationale for establishing the Republic Act No. 9293;

2.) understand the provisions of Republic Act No. 9293;

3.) identify the significance of Republic Act No. 9293 to its stakeholders; and

4.) address the issues that surrounds the stated law.

Methodology: Lecture-discussion (Asynchronous — via slide recording w/ voice over)

Contents:

• Rationale for establishing the Republic Act No. 9293

• Provisions of Republic Act No. 9293

• Significance of Republic Act No. 9293 to its stakeholders

• Issues that surrounds the Republic Act No. 9293

 INTRODUCTION: Rationale for Establishing the Republic Act No. 9293

Teachers have an undeniably vital role for our country's development, the most
common role of a teacher is to teach knowledge to children. They are the key to secure
children’s future. By motivating, instructing, mentoring and guiding not just in school but
also in their lives. Teachers are the invisible hands that mould and shape the society.
As a pillars of the nation-building process, they help influence the next generation in
becoming moral, responsible, and productive members of our community. Their daily
work in the classroom impacts the well being of the economy and success of society.
Teachers are at the front line of education and play a major part in shaping values,
knowledge and skills of the students. Given the important role of the teachers, Republic
Act 9293 is implemented to better the benefits and qualifications of the teachers and is
implemented on April 21, 2004. Republic Act 9293 is an act that modify some of the
sections in the Republic Act 7836 otherwise known as the “Philippine Teachers
Professionalization Act of 1994.", the amendments in the act includes the qualification
requirements of the examinees, registration and exception, transitory provision,
references to the term, separability clause, repealing clause and the effectivity.
 PROVISIONS of Republic Act No. 9293

SECTION 1. Section 15, (e) (3) of Republic Act No. 7836 is hereby amended as
follows:

 “SEC. 15. Qualification Requirements of Applicants. – No applicant shall be

admitted to take the examination unless, on the date of filing of the application,
he shall have complied with the following requirements:

 “(e) A graduate of a school, college or university recognized by the government

and possesses the minimum educational qualifications, as follows:

1. For teachers in preschool, a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education

(BECED) or its equivalent;

2. For teachers in the elementary grades, a bachelor’s degree in elementary

education (BSEED) or its equivalent;

3. For teachers in the secondary grades, a bachelor’s degree in education or its

equivalent with a major and minor, or a bachelor degree in arts and sciences with
at least eighteen (18) units in professional education; and

4. For teachers of vocational and two-year technical courses, a bachelor’s degree in

the field of specialization or its equivalent, with at least eighteen (18) units in
professional education.”

SECTION 2. Section 26 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

 “SEC. 26. Registration and Exception. – No person shall engage in teaching

and/or act as a professional teacher as defined in this Act, whether in the
preschool, elementary or secondary level, unless the person is a duly registered
 professional teacher, and a holder of a valid certificate of registration and a valid
professional license or a holder of a valid special/temporary permit.

 Upon approval of the application and payment of the prescribed fees, the
certificate of registration and professional license as a professional teacher shall
be issued without examination as required in this Act to a qualified applicant, who
is:

(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; or

(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.

Professional teachers who have not practiced their profession for the past five (5) years
shall take at least twelve (12) units of education courses, consisting of at least six (6)
units of pedagogy and six (6) units of content courses, or the equivalent training and
number of hours, to be chosen from a list of courses to be provided by the Board and
the Department of Education, before they can be allowed to practice their profession in
the country.

Those who have failed the licensure examination for professional teachers, with a rating
of not lower than five percentage points from the passing general average rating, shall
be eligible as para-teachers upon issuance by the Board of a two-year special permit,
renewable for a non-extendible period of two (2) years. The para-teachers shall be
assigned to areas where there is a shortage or absence of a professional teacher, as
identified and provided by the Department of Education and the Autonomous Region for
Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) education department to the Board for professional teachers
and to the Commission. The special permit shall indicate the area of assignment of the
para-teacher.
A special permit may also be issued by the Board to a person who has excelled and
gained international recognition and is a widely acknowledged expert in his or her
respective field of specialization.”

SECTION 3. Section 31 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

 “SEC. 31. Transitory Provision. – 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 permits with a validity of three (3)
years may be renewed upon expiration for a non-extendible period of two (2)
years.”

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. – If, for any reason, any section or provision of this
Act or the application of such section or provision to any person or circumstance is
declared unconstitutional or invalid, no other section or provision of this Act shall be
affected thereby.

SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, circulars, administrative orders,

rules and regulations, and other issuances which are inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 7. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect upon approval.

SIGNIFICANCE of Republic Act No. 9293 to Stakeholders

 Republic Act. No 9293 or “Teachers Professionalization Act” practice teaching
under this Act. refers to the Professional Regulation Commission and improving the
quality of basic education. Therefore, everyone can benefit about this Republic Act.
(Teachers, school, students, principal or administrator and the community). The
significance of Republic Act No. 9293 to each of us especially to those like us who will
take a teaching course is we are able to know our rights, the do's & dont's before we
dive into teaching.

ISSUES that surrounds the Republic Act. No 9293

Aside from the issue that one way to show the skill of educators when it comes to
teaching is to take an LPT test, but at the same time, taking this exam is such a
massive burden on any teacher. There is also another issue connected to this Republic
Act and that is professional teachers who have not exercised their career for the past
five (5) years shall take at least twelve (12) education units, consisting of at least six (6)
pedagogical units and six (6) subject courses units, or comparable instruction and
number of hours, to be selected from the list of courses to be issued by the Board and
the Department  of Education before they would be admitted into the country to practice
their profession.

CONCLUSION

Republic Act No. 9293 provides the information that guides those aspiring
professional teachers to achieve their goals. This law is quite similar to Republic Act
No.7836 which contains a more specific provisions. For a person to be come a
professional teacher they should posses a quality that Department of Education
(DepEd) requires. Altogether no one can act as a professional teacher unless she or he
undergo in to a proper training and evaluation.
References:

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2004/04/21/republic-act-no-9293/