Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO.____ 
Introduced by Representative MA. VICTORIA CO-PILAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Teachers are the backbone of our educational system and play a critical role in 
shaping the future of our nation. Despite their indispensable contribution, public school 
teachers in the Philippines continue to face limited opportunities for professional growth 
and advancement. Many remain stuck in the same teaching positions for years—not for 
lack of dedication or competence—but due to rigid promotion systems and limited career 
paths. 
The Constitution mandates the State to prioritize education and ensure the rights 
of teachers to professional advancement. Republic Act No. 4670, or the “Magna Carta for 
Public School Teachers,” also recognizes the importance of promoting and improving the 
social and economic status of teachers. However, without a structured and 
institutionalized career progression system, these policies remain aspirational. 
Currently, the promotion of public-school teachers is constrained by structural 
barriers such as quota-based systems, limited position items, and a lack of clear, 
competency-based criteria. This has resulted in frustration, demoralization, and high 
attrition rates within the teaching profession. Furthermore, talented and highly skilled 
teachers often leave the classroom or the country in search of better opportunities. 
The bill further ensures that promotions are based on merit, teaching effectiveness, 
and leadership potential, rather than on seniority, quotas, or vacancy. In doing so, it 
promotes excellence and equity within the teaching profession, enhances teacher 
motivation and retention, and ultimately contributes to the delivery of quality education. 
Given the critical role of teachers in national development and the need to uphold 
their right to professional advancement, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly 
sought. 
July 24, 2025
4:01 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO.____ 
Introduced by Representative MA. VICTORIA CO-PILAR 
AN ACT   
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INSTITUTIONALIZING THE CAREER PROGRESSION SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC 
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SCHOOL TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress  
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assembled:   
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SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Career Progression System for 
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Public School Teachers Act.”  
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SEC. 2.  Declaration of Policy. – It is the declared policy of the State to enhance the right of 
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teachers to professional advancement, and to ensure that teaching shall attract and retain 
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its rightful share of the best available talents through adequate remuneration and other 
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means of job satisfaction and fulfillment.   
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To this end, the State shall implement just and equitable measures to provide 
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competency-based promotion and salary increases to expand the welfare and 
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professional growth of public school teachers while advancing the right of each Filipino 
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to quality education by ensuring that the system of professional advancement 
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incentivizes the mastering of content, refining teaching competencies, and carefully 
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analyzing a teacher’s own performance vis-à-vis their learners’ performance in order to 
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implement the necessary changes to improve teaching and learning.  
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SEC. 3.  Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act: 
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(a) Career Progression Line shall refer to individual tracks of professional advancement
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available to teachers under the Career Progression System; 
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(b) Career Progression System shall refer to a framework of career advancement based
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on relevant and material qualitative and quantitative assessment tools; 
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(c) Classroom Teaching Career Line shall refer to the career pathway of teachers 
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involved in classroom teaching;  
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(d) Comparative Assessment shall refer to a quality assessment involving     multiple 
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evaluation techniques to assess the competencies of teachers which shall be required as a 
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prerequisite to a teacher’s promotion or increase of salary, as the case may be, as provided 
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in Section 9 hereof;  
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(e) Comprehensive Teacher Accreditation shall refer to a comprehensive assessment of 
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teacher competencies and proficiency across established professional career stages, as 
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provided in Section 10 hereof;  
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(f) Current Career Progression System shall refer to the Career Progression Lines 
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available to a teacher, which are existing and implemented prior to the effectivity of this 
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Act;  
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(g) Expanded Career Progression System shall refer to the Career Progression Lines for 
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Teachers as provided in this Act;   
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(h) Incumbent Head Teachers shall refer to teachers who are under the administrative 
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Career Progression Line for Teachers prior to the effectivity of this Act;  
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(i) School Administration Career Line shall refer to the career pathway of teachers 
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involved in overall school management and operations, and instructional supervision; 
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and    
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(j) Teacher shall refer to all persons engaged in teaching at the elementary and 
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secondary levels, whether on full-time or part-time basis, including industrial arts or 
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vocational teachers and all other persons performing supervisory and/or administrative 
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functions in all schools in the aforesaid levels and qualified to practice teaching under 
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Republic Act No. 7836, or the “Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994”.   
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SEC. 4. Institutionalization of the Career Progression System for Public School Teachers. – The 
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Career Progression System for public school teachers is hereby institutionalized to 
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promote professional development and career advancement among public school 
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teachers, and define the Career Progression Line of teachers within the public school 
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system, specifically in the elementary and secondary levels, including the Senior High 
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School.   
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SEC. 5. Expanded Career Progression for Public School Teachers. – The prospects for a career 
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path for public school teachers in classroom teaching or school administration are hereby 
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expanded.   
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The positions of Teacher I to Master Teacher I shall form the base of the career system. 
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Thereafter, a teacher may be promoted to either Master Teacher II in the classroom 
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teaching career line or School Principal I in the school administration    career line.   
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For this purpose, the Civil Service Commission (CSC), Department of Education (DepEd), 
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and Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) shall harmonize the qualification 
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standards for teaching positions in all levels of the public school system, taking into 
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consideration the Comprehensive Performance Assessment as mandated in this Act. The 
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Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall create the new teaching position 
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titles of Teacher IV, Teacher V, Teacher VI, Teacher VII, and Master Teacher V, and 
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include the same in the Index of Occupational Services, Occupational Groups, Classes, 
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and Salary Grades.  
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SEC. 6. Options of Incumbent Head Teachers. – All Incumbent Head Teachers may nominate 
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to retain their positions and career progression line under the Current Career 
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Progression, or otherwise apply for reclassification or retitling of their current position to 
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the appropriate position under the Expanded Career Progression: Provided, That within 
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one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act, all Incumbent Head Teachers shall file the 
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appropriate application to retain their current Career Progression Line under the Current 
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Career Progression, or to be reclassified or retitled under the Expanded Career 
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Progression, as the case may be.  
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For the purposes of this Act, the DepEd shall prepare a list of Incumbent Head Teachers 
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who shall retain their current positions and Career Progression Line under the Current 
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Career Progression.    
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Once an Incumbent Head Teacher files an application for the reclassification or retitling 
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of their current position to the appropriate position under the Expanded Career 
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Progression, they can no longer revert to their previous Career Progression Line.   
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All teachers, other than those Incumbent Head Teachers who shall file the appropriate 
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application to retain their current positions and Career Progression Line, shall follow the 
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Expanded Career Progression, as provided in this Act.   
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No new item or position under the Current Career Progression for Incumbent Head 
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Teachers shall be created hereafter.  
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SEC. 7. Equivalence of Positions. – The positions in the Classroom Teaching Career Line 
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shall be equivalent in terms of salaries, benefits, and other privileges to the School 
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Administration Career Line, as follows:  
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Classroom Teaching Career Line  
School Administration Career Line  
Master Teacher II  
Principal I  
Master Teacher III  
School Principal II  
Master Teacher IV  
School Principal III  
Master Teacher V  
School Principal IV  
  
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SEC. 8.  Non-Diminution in the Basic Salaries and Benefits of Incumbent Employees. – In no 
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case shall there be a demotion in rank and/or diminution of salary, benefits   and other 
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privileges of incumbent employees granted under existing laws, decrees, orders or any 
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contract, agreement or policy between employee and employer upon the implementation 
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of this law.  
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SEC. 9. Promotion of Teachers. – Teachers shall be promoted based on merit, fitness, and 
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competence after a Comparative Assessment. Natural vacancy, quota, ratio-and-
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proportion, and the like shall no longer be considered as the basis for promotion.    
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Such assessment may be conducted by an independent third party, who shall evaluate 
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the teacher based on clear guidelines to be provided by the DepEd.  
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The evaluation of teachers in the Classroom Teaching Career Line shall consider subject-
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area knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, professional standards for teaching practice 
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and proficiency, and actual tangible impact on learners.   
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The evaluation of teachers in the School Administration Career Line shall consider 
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organizational and managerial effectiveness, in terms of productivity, performance, 
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utility, and efficiency.   
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The DepEd shall formulate clear guidelines on the assessment of teachers seeking 
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promotion. The assessment process, criteria, and point system shall be     made available 
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to the public in order to foster equal opportunity, transparency,  and  accountability.   
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SEC. 10. Accreditation of Teachers. – A Comprehensive Teacher Accreditation System shall 
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be institutionalized and administered by the Teacher Education Council (TEC) to assess 
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teacher competencies and affirm the career stages achieved by teachers based on 
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professional standards, including the institution, organization, and maintenance of a pool 
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of national assessors for such accreditation or recognition.  
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It shall also provide the actionable feedback to the teacher on what to improve on each 
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aspect of evaluation.  
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In no case that the immediate implementation of the Expanded Career Progression 
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System be impeded, pending the creation of the independent third party and 
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establishment of the Comprehensive Teacher Accreditation System.  
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SEC. 11. Career Progression and Remedial Program for Teachers. – Teachers shall receive 
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professional development programs to improve their competencies. Teachers who fail to 
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pass the Comprehensive Teacher Accreditation for two (2) consecutive assessments shall 
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be required to undergo a remedial program.   
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For the purposes of this Act, the National Educators’ Academy of the Philippines shall 
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develop a special remedial program for said teachers in order to aid in their development.  
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SEC. 12. Availability of Funds for Promotion of Teachers. – The DBM shall ensure the 
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availability of funds for the promotion of teachers, and the appropriate allocation of 
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funds and inclusion in the General Appropriations Act for its immediate implementation.    
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SEC. 13. Appropriations. – The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall 
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be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.   
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SEC. 14.  Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). – Within ninety (90) days from the 
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approval of this Act, the CSC, DBM, DepEd, and PRC shall jointly formulate and issue 
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the rules and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of this Act.  
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SEC. 15. Separability Clause. – If any part or provision of this Act is declared invalid or 
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unconstitutional, the other parts not affected thereby shall continue to be valid and 
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subsisting.  
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SEC. 16. Repealing Clause. – All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, presidential 
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proclamations, rules and regulations or parts thereof contrary to  or inconsistent with the 
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provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended  accordingly.  
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SEC. 17.  Effectivity. – Notwithstanding the non-issuance of the IRR, this Act shall   2 take 
effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a 3 newspaper of 
general circulation.  
  
Approved,