NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. «*
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H.B. No.

Introduced by Representative Ralph G. Recto

AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING A PROGRAM OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOR
TEACHERS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION BY PROVIDING
WELL-TRAINED AND COMPETENT TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 1 Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall
protect and promote the right of all citizens to a quality education at all levels and
shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all. Also stated
under Section 5(4) of the same article is that the State shall enhance the right of
teachers to professional advancement. Non-teaching academic and non-academic
personnel shall enjoy the protection of the State.

Education is a fundamental aspect in the development of a country.
Education is a driver of growth and prosperity. It raises productivity, increases
incomes and reduces poverty. Our teachers who provide the education have the
ability to shape leaders of the future. Teachers who mold the minds and hearts of
the young help build a positive and inspired future generation. They play a crucial
role in nation building. Through quality education provided by competent teachers,
the students are given the opportunity to alter the direction of their lives as well as
make a difference in the lives of others.

As of 2021, the official enrollment in formal basic education has reached
27,232,095 based on Department of Education’s Learner Information System (LIS).


This enrollment is 1,005,073 or 3.83% higher than the 26,227,022 enrollment last
school year.

The government designed different learning modalities to address the
learning crisis and to ensure that quality education is delivered to all learners
despite the COVID-19 pandemic. However, teachers have encountered problems
because of the new setup and the different resources that learners use. Moreover,
monitoring the learners and their progress has been challenging because the
schools and teachers have to adhere to health protocol requirements. It is timely
and relevant now to address the challenges brought to our educational system,
especially on the quality of our teachers, for the purpose of sustaining effective
learning and teaching.

This bill aims to institutionalize teacher training programs to upgrade
teaching skills of aspiring teachers and give them support mechanisms on how to
adapt to the new norm of learning and teaching. This bill will ensure that the State
will produce a qualified and well-trained teaching workforce in the country.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly

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* https://www.deped.gov.ph/2021/11/18/deped-posts-4-increase-in-enrollment-for-basic-education-
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1.8, No, 3175

Introduced by Representative Ralph G. Recto

AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING A PROGRAM OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOR
TEACHERS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION BY PROVIDING
WELL-TRAINED AND COMPETENT TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING

FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SEC. 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Professional Training for
Teachers Act".

SEC.2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to
protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education and shall take
appropriate steps so make such education accessible to all. To this end, the State
recognizes the right of teachers to professional advancement.

Towards this end, the State shall provide and ensure the quality of education
by institutionalizing teacher training programs to strengthen the educational system
and equipping them with the necessary training ang skills that will eventually
produce a qualified and well-trained teaching workforce in the country.

SEC 3. Coverage. ~ This Act shall cover all public elementary and high school
teachers to address the need for professional training and learning that is imperative
for teachers and to enhance their practice as teachers.

SEC. 4. Institutionalization of Professional Training for Teachers. — It is
hereby mandated that a program of professional training for teachers for public
elementary and high school teachers shall be an integral and essential part of the
Department of Education (DepEd) Professional Development Programs. All teachers


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shall undergo different in-service training depending on their career stage as
teachers as provided in the DepEd Order entitled National Adoption and
Implementation of the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST).

SEC. 5. Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers Career Stages. —
Career stages indicated hereunder will be the basis for the nature of trainings of
each teacher under a certain career stage:

a. Career Stage 1: Beginning Teachers ~ Teachers who have gained the
qualifications recognized for entry into the teaching profession. They
possess the requisite knowledge, skills and values that support the
teaching and learning process. They manage learning programs and have
strategies that promote learning based on the learning needs of their
students.

b. Career Stage 2: Proficient Teachers - Teachers that are professionally
independent in the application of skills vital to the teaching and learning
process. They provide focused teaching programs that meet curriculum
and assessment requirements. They display skills in planning,
implementing and managing learning programs. They are reflective
practitioners who continually consolidate the knowledge, skills and
practices of Career Stage 1 teachers.

c. Career Stage 3: Highly Proficient Teachers — Teachers that consistently
display a high level of performance in their teaching practice. They
manifest an in-depth and sophisticated understanding of the teaching and
learning process. They have high education-focused situation cognition,
are more adept in solving and optimizing opportunities gained from
experience. They provide support and mentoring to colleagues in their
professional development, as well as work collaboratively with them to
enhance the learning and practice potential of their colleagues. They
continually seek to develop their professional knowledge and practice by
reflecting on their own needs, and those of their colleagues and students.

d. Career Stage 4: Distinguished Teachers - Teachers that embody the
highest standard for teaching grounded in global best practices. They
exhibit exceptional capacity to improve their own teaching practice and


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that of others. They are recognized as leaders in education, contributors
to the profession and initiators of collaborations and partnerships. They
exhibit commitment to inspire the education community and stakeholders
for the improvement of education provision in the Philippines.

SEC. 6. Expenses Coverage and Conduct of Training Days. — Trainings,
seminars and workshops expenses shall be conducted free of charge by the DepEd.
These shall be conducted before every start and end of the school year, which shall
focus on improving, enhancing, and updating the new methods of teaching that will
help teachers upgrade their competence based on their professional standards.

Trainings, seminars, and workshops shall be conducted during workdays and
within the work hours of the teachers. If it is not possible to hold such trainings on
weekdays, attendance of teachers to scheduled trainings on a weekend or on
holidays shall be duly compensated. Compensation shall be equivalent to the
corresponding salary of the teacher per day or pro-rated per hour.

SEC. 7. Continuity of Training. - The Teacher Training Program shall be
continuous such that teachers move from one career stage to the next until they are
comfortable, efficient, and skilled in the performance of their duties.

Additional courses and topic-specific seminars may be offered which shall be
open to all public school teachers who are interested on learning the specific subject
matter.

SEC.8. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to implement this Act shall be
sourced from the available appropriations of the DepEd and from the fifty percent
(50%) share of the National Government from the income of the Philippine
Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), and shall be appropriated under
the DepEd in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA).

SEC. 9, Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DepEd shall be the lead
implementing agency of this Act. The DepEd shall formulate the implementing rules
and regulations of this Act within ninety (90) days after its approval. Such rules and
regulations shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of
general circulation in the Philippines.

SEC. 10. Separability Clause. — If any provision of this Act shall be held
unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act not otherwise affected thereby shall


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remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 11. Repealing Clause. - All existing laws, presidential decrees, executive
order, proclamations or administrative regulations that are inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act are hereby amended, modified, superseded, or repealed
accordingly.

SEC. 12. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspaper of general
circulation.

Approved,