Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.,  
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. HORIBATA 
AND HON. NICOLAS ENCISO VIII 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article II, Section 17 of the 1987 Constitution, provides: 
The State shall give priority to education, science and technology, arts, 
culture, and sports to foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social 
progress, and promote total human liberation and development. 
Low salaries and the declining status of the teaching profession have reduced the 
quantity and quality of individuals entering the teaching profession.  
The government must expend efforts to address the existing and impending teaching 
shortage in the country. Bringing talented individuals into the teaching profession will 
greatly enhance the quality of our education, achieving success in adding the traditional 
education of students. 
Hence, this bill seeks to establish national teacher academies in order to encourage and 
facilitate entry into the teaching profession. 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE  
TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. HORIBATA 
NICOLAS ENCISO VIII 
July 11, 2022
5:21 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.,  
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. HORIBATA 
AND HON. NICOLAS ENCISO VIII 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING NATIONAL TEACHER ACADEMIES IN ORDER TO 
ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE ENTRY INTO THE TEACHING PROFESSION 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Teaching Profession Act.” 
SECTION 2. Establishment of National Teacher Academies. – 
(A) Grants. – The Secretary of Education, hereafter referred to as the “Secretary”, is 
authorized, in accordance with the provisions of this part, to make grants to eligible 
recipients to establish and operate national leader academies.  
(B) Subject Areas. – One (1) national teacher academy shall be established in each 
of the following subject areas commonly taught in elementary and secondary schools: 
(1)
Basic skills and literacy instruction;
(2)
Civics and government;
(3)
National Writing Project;
(4)
Mathematics;
(5)
Foreign languages;
(6)
History, geography and sociology;
(7)
Economics;
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(8) Life sciences; 
(9) Physical sciences, and  
(10) The arts, including art, music, and the performing arts. 
(C) Selection of Academy Staff. – Academy staff shall be selected from the most 
accomplished and prominent scholars in the relevant fields of study and in the 
methodologies that prepare persons to teach in such fields of study. 
(D) Duration of Grant. – Each grant to establish and operate a national teacher 
academy shall before be for a period of five (5) years, and is renewable.  
(E) Competitive Grant Awards. – The Secretary shall award grants on the basis of a 
competitive bidding process.  
(F) Special Consideration. – In awarding grants under this part, the Secretary shall 
give special consideration to eligible recipients that have demonstrated effectiveness in 
establishing and administering a national network of individuals who assist in teacher 
training and in-service programs in the subject areas listed in this section. 
 
SECTION 3. Eligible Recipients. –  
(A) In General. – For the purposes of this part, the term “eligible recipient” means –  
(1) An institution of higher education;  
(2) A private nonprofit educational organization of demonstrated effectiveness; or  
(3) A combination of the institutions or organizations set forth in the paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of this paragraph. 
 
(B) Expertise Requirements. – The Secretary shall only award grants to eligible 
applicants who have demonstrated expertise in the subject area of the national teaching 
academy to be established and operated; and in-service training of teachers. 
 
SECTION 4. Use of Funds. – Funds provided pursuant to this part shall be used to — 
(A) Provide in-service training programs for teachers and administrators including — 
(1) The study of subject matter, methodology, and teacher education, including 
effective strategies for teaching all students in mixed-ability classrooms;  
(2) The use of the most recent applied research findings concerning education and 


 
 
the classroom; and  
(3) Integrating materials from different disciplines into classroom instruction, 
especially for elementary school teachers; 
 
(B) Conduct at least one (1) 3-week summer institute each year; 
 
(C) Train the leadership teams to provide in-service training for teachers in the 
professional development schools established and  
 
(D) Provide support services to such professional development schools including— 
(1) The establishment of a national network of individuals to assist in teacher 
education programs in professional development schools;  
(2) Consulting assistance in the design and implementation of teacher education; 
and  
(3) Monthly newsletters or other methods of communicating useful information. 
Not more than ten per centum (10%) of the amount of funds received under this part may 
use by grant recipients for administrative costs. 
 
SECTION 5. Summer Institute Participants. – Each year a national academy conducts 
a summer institute to provide teacher training programs to teachers and school 
administrators, participants from each congressional district shall include the leadership 
team described in Section 13. 
 
SECTION 6. Application. – 
(A) Application. – Each eligible recipient desiring a grant under this part shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
reasonably require. 
 
(B) Contents. – Each application submitted pursuant to paragraph (A) shall — 
(1) Describe the activities, services, and programs for which assistance is sought;  
(2) Describe how at least seventy per centum (70%) of the institute’s time will be 


 
 
devoted to the development of methods of instruction and the planning of in-service 
training programs to be conducted by the professional development academics 
established in this Act; and  
(3) Provide such additional assurances or information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require. 
 
SECTION 7. Special rule: National Writing Project. — 
(A) Authorization. – From amounts appropriated pursuant to the authority of Section 7 for 
the establishment and operation of the national teacher academy, the Secretary is 
authorized to award a grant to the National Writing Project, hereafter referred to as the 
“grantee”, a non-profit educational organization which has as its primary purpose the 
improvement of the quality of student writing as a learning process in the classrooms, to 
establish and operate such national teacher academy. 
 
(B) The National Writing Project shall use the grant awarded pursuant to paragraph (A) 
to — 
(1) Support and promote the establishment of teacher training programs, including 
the dissemination of effective practices and research findings regarding the teaching 
of writing and administrative activities;  
(2) Support classroom research on effective teaching practice and to document 
student performance; and  
(3) Pay the share of the cost of such programs. 
 
(C) Grant Requirements. – The grant awarded pursuant to paragraph (A) shall require 
that — 
(1) The grantee enter into contracts with institutions of higher education or other 
non-profit educational providers, hereinafter referred to as “contractors”, under 
which the contractors will agree to establish, operate, and provide share of the cost 
of teacher training programs in effective approaches and processes for the teaching 
of writing;  
(2) Funds made available by the Secretary to the grantee pursuant to the grant 


 
 
awarded under this section will be used to pay the share of the cost of establishing 
and operating teacher training programs in effective approaches and processes for 
the teaching of writing;  
(3) The grantee will meet such other conditions and standards as the Secretary 
determines to be necessary to assure compliance with the provisions of this section 
and will provide such technical assistance as may be necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this section. 
 
(D) Teacher Training Programs. – The teacher training programs authorized in paragraph 
(A) shall — 
(1) Be conducted during the school year and during the summer months;  
(2) Train teachers who teach grades kindergarten through college;  
(3) Select teachers who teach to become members of a National Writing Project 
teacher network whose members will conduct writing workshops for other teachers I 
the area served by each National Writing Project site; and  
(4) Encourage teachers from all disciplines to participate in such teacher training 
programs. 
 
(E) Classroom Teacher Grants. – The National Writing Project may reserve an amount 
not to exceed five per centum (5%) of the amount appropriated pursuant to the authority 
of Section 7 for the establishment and operation of the national teacher academy to 
make grants, on a competitive basis, to elementary and secondary school teachers to 
enable such teachers to – 
(1) Conduct classroom research;  
(2) Publish models of student writing;  
(3) Conduct research regarding effective practices to improve the teaching of writing; 
and  
(4) Conduct other activities to improve the teaching and uses of writing. 
 
(F) National Advisory Board. – The National Writing Project shall establish and operate a 
National Advisory Board. The National Advisory Board shall — 


 
 
(1) Advise the National Writing Project on national issues related to student writing 
and the teaching of writing;  
(2) Review the activities and programs of the National Writing Project; and  
(3) Support the continued development of the National Writing Project. 
   
SECTION 8. Authorization of Appropriations. – There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year to carry out the 
provisions of this part. 
 
SECTION 9. Professional Development Schools. – From amounts appropriated under 
this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Commission on Higher Education, 
hereafter referred to as the “Commission”, shall allot to selected State colleges or 
universities, in order to establish and operate professional development schools. 
 
SECTION 10. Establishment and Creation of Professional Development Schools. 
— 
(A) Duration of Grant. – Each grant provided pursuant to this part to establish and 
operate a professional school shall be for a period of five (5) years, and is renewable. 
 
(B) Grant Awards. – Each grant provided pursuant to this section shall be awarded on 
the basis of a competitive bidding process, and to an eligible recipient selected on the 
basis of need, as evidenced by measures such as the rate of teacher attrition and the 
proportion of the student body at risk of educational failure. 
 
SECTION 11. Application. — 
(A) Application. – Each eligible recipient wishing to receive a grant under this part shall 
submit an application to the commission, in such manner, and containing such 
information, as the commission shall reasonably require. 
 
(B) Contents. – Each application submitted pursuant to paragraph (A) shall— 
(1) Describe the activities, services, and programs for which assistance is sought;  


 
 
(2) Provide assurances that all public and private elementary and secondary school 
teachers in the area served by the professional development school will be eligible 
to participate in the training program;  
(3) Contain a description of where the professional development programs will be 
located and a justification for selecting the geographic location for each program;  
(4) Provide assurances that professional development programs will be conducted 
by teachers of demonstrated excellence, including teachers who have participated 
in training programs at the National Teacher Academies;  
(5) Provide assurances that professional development programs will be developed 
and conducted with the participation of faculty from institutions of higher education 
or private non-profit organizations of demonstrated effectiveness, and will be 
conducted in both academic course content and methods of instruction and with the 
participation of the schools’ teachers and administrators;  
(6) Contain a description of how the professional development of schools’ activities 
will be coordinated with other current in-service training activities in the region;  
(7) Describe the provisions which will be made to allow individuals release time from 
their teaching or administrative responsibilities to participate in professional 
development school activities;  
(8) Contain a description of how the professional development school’s activities will 
help teachers teach all students in mixed-ability classrooms; and  
(9) Where applicable, describe how teachers and administrators from the 
professional development school will be involved in the teacher training programs at 
institutions of higher education. 
 
SECTION 12. Use of Funds. – Grants awarded to eligible recipients pursuant to this part 
shall be used in schools best able to provide services to teachers and administrators of 
at risk students to — 
(A) Provide professional development programs for teachers which upgrade and 
strengthen knowledge of academic course content, particularly in the following subject 
areas: 
(1) Mathematics;  


 
 
(2) English, reading, and language arts;  
(3) Civics and government;  
(4) Basic skills and literacy instruction;  
(5) The arts, including art, music and the performing arts;  
(6) History, geography and sociology;  
(7) Economics;  
(8) Life sciences; and  
(9) Physical sciences. 
 
(B) Improve methods of instruction in content areas to— 
(1) Increase the preparedness of all classroom teachers for the participation of 
particular populations of students, such as disadvantaged students, students with 
disabilities, students who are limited English proficient, and students from diverse 
cultural backgrounds, in the classroom management skills;  
(2) Improve teaching and classroom management skills;  
(3) Provide training in new instructional techniques, methods, and practices 
supported by educational research findings, including instructional techniques, 
methods and practices; and  
(4) Improve teacher training in courses of study which combine one or more related 
subject areas; 
 
(C) Where appropriate, provide professional development programs for participants in 
school-based management programs; 
 
(D) Encourage teacher collaboration, especially among teachers of different subjects, 
including vocational education, physical education, and other specialties not described in 
paragraph (A);  
 
(E) Involve experienced teachers in the training and assessment of novice teachers;  
 
(F) Encourage participation in activities of a network of professional development of their 


 
 
children; 
 
(G) Provide outreach to parents and greater involvement of parents in the education of 
their children; and 
 
(H) Pay the costs of release time, stipends, college or university credit, curricular 
materials, and other necessary expenditures. 
 
SECTION 13. Relationship with Other Programs Funded under this Act. — If a 
national academy funded under this Act serves teachers within the jurisdiction of a 
professional development school assisted under this part, each such professional 
development school shall annually conduct an in-service training program in each of the 
course content area for which teachers receive training at such national academy.  
Such program shall — 
(A) Include individuals who have participated in the activities, programs, and services of 
the appropriate national academy; 
 
(B) Contain both the academic course and methods of instruction learned at such 
national academy; 
 
(C) Be available to all elementary and secondary teachers in the congressional district 
who teach the relevant subject matter; and 
 
(D) Provide at least fifty (50) teachers at least thirty (30) hours of high quality instructions 
per year. 
 
SECTION 14. Leadership Teams. –  
(A) Leadership Teams. – Each steering committee established pursuant to section 14 
shall select a three-person (3) leadership team for each national teacher academy 
assisted under part A of this title. 
 


 
 
(B) Composition. – Each leadership team shall be composed of – 
(1) One (1) administrator with authority to design and conduct in-service training 
programs;   
(2) One (1) elementary school teacher; and  
(3) One (1) secondary school teacher. 
 
(C) Duties. – Each leadership shall — 
(1) Attend the appropriate subject area summer institute at the appropriate national 
teacher academy; and  
(2) Assist in the development and operation of professional development schools. 
 
(D) Information and Coordination. – Each leadership team serving a professional 
development school shall exchange information and coordinate efforts on the 
establishment of the professional development programs. 
 
SECTION 15. Steering Committee. – 
(A) Establishment. – Each eligible recipient desiring a grant under this part shall also 
establish a ten (10) member steering committee. 
 
(B) Composition and Representation. – At least fifty per centum (50%) of the 
membership of each steering committee shall be classroom teachers, selected by, and 
representative of, teacher organizations, if any. The composition of each steering 
committee shall be broadly representative of the elementary and secondary schools and 
the local educational agencies served by the professional development school. 
 
(C) Function. – Each steering committee shall annually select the leadership teams in 
accordance with section 3. 
 
SECTION 16. Separability Clause. – If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law of the provision not otherwise affected shall 
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SECTION 17. Repealing Clause. – Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended 
accordingly. 
 
SECTION 18. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved,