IDENTIFICATION OF THE LEVEL OF THE REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS

WHEREAS, pursuant to Sec. 4 (a), Art. I of R.A. No. 7836, known as
“The Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994”, as amended by
R.A. No. 9293, “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
(DepEd), whether on part time or full-time basis in the private or
private schools;

WHEREAS, the same Act also refers to “teachers” as persons engaged in
teaching at the elementary and secondary levels/vocational levels,
whether on full-time or part-time basis (Sec. 4 (b), Art. I);

WHEREAS, the teachers who qualified and passed the Board Licensure
Examination for Professional Teachers in the elementary or
secondary/vocational levels were registered as professional teachers and
were issued their Certificates of Registration and Professional
Identification Cards based on the knowledge they acquired and the
discipline they were trained for;

WHEREAS, Elementary Professional Teacher or Secondary Professional
Teacher is printed on the face of the Certificate of Registration and
the Professional Identification Card of the professional teacher to
indicate whether he/she is trained as Elementary Teacher or Secondary
Teacher;

WHEREAS, a change of level from Secondary Professional Teacher to
Elementary Professional Teacher, or vice versa, cannot be considered,
in as much as the level– Elementary or Secondary — indicates the
nature or grade of the Board Licensure Examination for Professional
Teachers they passed and the discipline they were trained for;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Board RESOLVES, as it is hereby RESOLVED, to
maintain the non-interchange of levels between Elementary Professional
Teacher and Secondary Professional Teacher indicated in their
Certificates of Registration and Professional Identification Cards.

FURTHER, RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall take effect after
fifteen (15) days from the date of its full and complete publication in
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of national circulation in the
Philippines.

Adopted: 24 Sept. 2008

(SGD.) BRENDA B. CORPUZ Officer-In-Charge Member
(SGD.) JOSEFINA T. CUNANAN Vice-Chairman
(SGD.) FLORDELIZA R. MAYARI Member	(SGD.) NORMA A. ADAMOS Member
ATTESTED:
(SGD.) CARLOS G. ALMELOR Secretary Professional Regulatory Boards
APPROVED:
(SGD.) NICOLAS P. LAPEÑA, JR. Secretary
(SGD.) RUTH RAÑA- PADILLA Commissioner	(SGD.) NILO L. ROSAS Commissioner