IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 15(E) OF R.A. NO. 7836 KNOWN AS THE “PHILIPPINE TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 1994” BY DETERMINING AND PRESCRIBING THE DEGREES WHICH ARE THE EQUI…

WHEREAS, Section 15(e) of R.A. No. 7836 known as the “Philippine
Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994” prescribes the educational
qualifications of applicants for licensure examination as teachers in
the preschool, elementary and secondary levels including applicants for
examination as teachers of vocational and two-year technical courses.

WHEREAS, said Section 15(e) of the same Act allows not only
applicants with the prescribed educational qualifications in terms of
specific degrees but also those applicants whose educational
qualifications are not those degrees expressly prescribed in the law but
are considered to be the equivalents of the degrees prescribed by
having taken at least eighteen (18) units of education (professional and
general education) or specialized subjects.

WHEREAS, considering that R.A No. 7836 aims to professionalize the
teaching profession, there is a need to specify the appropriate
education subjects that a holder of an equivalent degree must have to
take to qualify him/her for examination as a professional teacher.

WHEREFORE, the Board resolved as it hereby resolves to determine and
prescribe the appropriate degrees which are the equivalents of the
specific Bachelor’s degrees provided in the above-cited provisions of
R.A. No 7836 required of applicants for taking the licensure examination
in the pre-school, elementary and secondary levels including applicants
for examination as teacher in vocational and two year technical
courses, as well as the appropriate and specific education and
specialized subjects that holders of equivalent degrees must have to
take and complete to qualify them to take the licensure examination for
teachers in any of the levels provided by R.A. No. 7836.

Accordingly, the Board hereby adopts, promulgates and issues the document attached to this Resolution as Annex “A” (Text Available at Office of the National Administrative Register, U.P. Law Center, Diliman, Quezon City) and made an integral part hereof which provides for:

1.      The degrees which shall be considered the equivalent of a
Bachelor’s degree in childhood education (BECED) and the degrees which
shall be considered the equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in elementary
education (BSEED);

2.      The degrees which shall be considered the equivalent of a
Bachelor’s degree in Education (BSE) with a major or minor and the
degree in the field of specialization and the professional education
subjects (with the weight of 18 units) that the holder of such degree
must have to take;

3.      The degree/s which shall be equivalent to a Bachelor’s
degree of specialization for teachers in vocational and two-year
technical courses and the professional education subjects (with the
weight of eighteen (18) units) that must have to be taken by holders of
degrees equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in the field of
specialization.

The implementation of this Resolution shall start with licensure examination in the year 2000.

Resolutions and other issuances adopted by the Board and approved by
the Commission inconsistent with the provisions of this Resolution are
hereby modified accordingly.

This Resolution shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general
circulation, whichever comes earlier.

Let copies of this Resolution be furnished the Office of
Professional Teachers (OPT), PRC Central Office and all PRC Regional
Offices for their information and guidance.

Adopted: April 24, 2000

(SGD.) MARTHA A. MOGOL, Ph. D Vice-Chairman
(SGD.) GLORIA G. SALANDANAN, Ph. D Member		(SGD.) BRENDA B. CORPUZ, Ph. D Member
(SGD.) EDITH B. CARPIO Member
ATTESTED:
(SGD.) CARLOS G. ALMELOR Secretary, Professional Regulatory Boards
APPROVED:
(SGD.) HERMOGENES P. POBRE Commission Chairman
(SGD.) ALFONSO G. ABAD Associate Commissioner	(SGD.) AVELINA DE LA REA-TAN  Associate Commissioner