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S. B. NO. 2913
Introduced by SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA
AN ACT
FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7836, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE “PHILIPPINE TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION 
ACT OF 1994,” AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9293
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Recognizing the undeniable impact of quality education to the development of 
the country and its citizens, the 1987 Constitution expressly declares as a policy that 
“[t]he 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.”’' Furthermore, it is the State’s responsibility 
to “protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels" and to 
“take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.”2
Teachers play a crucial role in ensuring the fulfillment of such duty. In a 2015 
Report, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 
(UNESCO) cited several studies that revealed “positive associations between student 
achievement and teachers’ academic skills, level of content knowledge, years of 
experience, and participation in content-related professional development 
opportunities.”3
Teachers are considered as a critical resource in education. Thus, it is essential 
to understand how to maximize their role in the sector.4 There is substantial evidence
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Article II, Section 17 of the 1987 Constitution.
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Article XIV, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution.
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Teachers and Educational Quality: Monitoring Global Needs for 2015. UNESCO Institute for 
Statistics, p. 67. Available at httDs://uis.unesco.ora/sites/default/files/documents/teachers-and- 
educational-aualitv-monitorina-alobal-needs-for-2015-en O.odf. (last accessed January 11,2025).
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Teacher characteristics and student performance: An analysis using hierarchical linear modelling, 
p. 135. Available at httDs://files.eric.ed.aov/fulltext/EJ1187152.pdf. (last accessed January 11, 
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that student learning is highly impacted by teacher quality.5 By understanding and 
leveraging the qualities that make teachers effective in their roles, students can benefit 
from a higher quality of education. Some notable teacher characteristics that have 
been recognized to affect student performance are "education background, 
experience, certificate status, ieadership experience, perseverance, teacher 
evaiuation score, preparedness course work.’’6
Over the past years, the Philippines performed poorly in international 
assessments such as the 2018 and 2022 Programme for International Student 
Assessment (PISA) administered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
Development (OECD),7 the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 
(TIMSS) in 2019,8 and the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) in 
2019.9 This was the case despite the introduction of various reforms in the education 
sector over the past decade. Furthermore, the Professional Regulation Commission 
(PRC) identified higher education institutions (HEIs) with a consistent record of zero 
passing rates among their graduates who took the Board Licensure Examination for 
Professional Teacher (BLEPT). This includes 77 HEIs (4.92%) offering Bachelor of 
Elementary Education programs and 105 HEIs (4.46%) offering Bachelor of 
Secondary Education programs.10 A significant concern is that the average national 
passing rate for the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) has remained at a mere 
30% from 2009 to 2019. It was only after the pandemic that the passing rate surpassed 
the 50% threshold. In 2024, among the 260,672 candidates who sat for the LET, only 
140,329 successfully passed the examination.11
Such results, among other factors and observations, reveal the necessity to 
introduce interventions in various aspects of education. Thus, to contribute to the 
overall improvement of the quality of education in the country, this measure proposes
The Impact of teacher knowledge on student achievement in 14 Sub-Saharan African countries, p. 
7. Available at httDs://unesdoc.unesco.ora/ark:/48223/Df0000225832. (last accessed January 11, 
2025).
Does Teacher Quality Affect Student Achievement? An Empirical Study in Indonesia, p. 35. 
Available at httDs://files.eric.ed.aov/fulltext/EJ1115867.pdf. (last accessed January 11, 2025). 
PISA 2018 National Report of the Philippines, December 2019. Available at 
httDs://www.deDed.aov.Dh/wp-content/uDloads/2019/12/PISA-2018-PhiliPDine-National- 
Report.pdf. (last accessed January 11, 2025); PISA 2022 Results (Volume I and II) - Country 
Notes; Philippines, December 2023. Available at https://www.oecd.ora/en/publications^isa-2022- 
results-volume-i-and-ii-countrv-notes ed6fbcc5-en/philippines a0882a2d-en.html. (last accessed 
January 13, 2025).
TIMSS 2019 International Results in Mathematics and Science, p. 9; 80. Available at 
https://www.iea.nl/sites/default/files/2021-01/TIMSS%202019-lnternational-Results-in-
Mathematics-and-Science.pdf. (last accessed January 11, 2025).
SEA-PLM 2019 National Report of the Philippines, p. 11. Available at 
https://www.unicef.ora/philippines/media/2556/file/Southeast0/o20Asia%20Primarv%20Learninq%
20Metrics%202019%20National%20Report%20of%20the%20Philippines.pdf. (last accessed 
January 11, 2025).
Miseducation, The Failed System of Philippine Education, EDCOM II Year One Report, p. 179, 
Available at https://edcom2.aov.ph/media/2024/02/EDCOM-ll-Year-One-Report-PDF-022924.pdf. 
(last accessed January 13, 2025).
11 March 2024 Results of Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers Released in Forty-Seven 
(47) Working Days. Available at https://www.prc.aov.ph/article/march-2024-results-licensure- 
examination-professional-teachers-released-fortv-seven-47. (last accessed January 13, 2025); 
RESULTS: September 2024 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers. Available at 
https://www.rappler.com/bulletin-board/examination-results/licensure-professional-teachers-
september-2024/. (last accessed January 13, 2025).
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the following amendments to the present framework under Republic Act No. 7836, as 
amended, or the “Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994”:
a) Expanding the pool of recommendees to the Board of Professional Teachers 
under the PRC to include nominees from the Teacher Education Council (TEC); 
Department of Education (DepEd); Coordinating Council of Private Educational 
Associations (COCOPEA); Commission on Higher Education (CHED); 
Association of Local Colleges and Universities (ALCU); and Philippine 
Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC), in addition to those 
nominated by an accredited association of teachers and an association of 
teacher education students:
b) Ensuring the avoidance of conflict of interest of members of the Board of 
Professional Teachers through the issuance of appropriate rules by the PRC;
c) Improving the qualification requirements of all applicants for registration as 
professional teachers and mandating the need to undergo a refresher course 
for applicants who have failed to pass the component/s of the examination of 
the PRC in the past three (3) years; and
d) Mandating the release of the examination questions and information on the 
examiners to the public.
These amendments are aimed at ensuring that the State continuously exert 
efforts to improve the overall quality of education in the country by elevating the 
teaching profession and producing world-class, excellent educators.
For these reasons, the passage of this measure, which has been studied and 
endorsed by the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II), is 
earnestly sought.
JOElyylLLANUEVA


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Third Regular Session
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SENATE
S. B. NO. 2913
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Introduced by SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA
AN ACT
FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7836, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE “PHILIPPINE TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION 
ACT OF 1994,” AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9293
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Phiiippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Section 5 of Republic Act No. 7836, or the “Philippine Teachers
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Professionalization Act of 1994,” as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
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“SEC. 5. Creation and Composition of the Board. — There is hereby created
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under this Act a Board for Professional Teachers, hereinafter called the Board, a
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collegial body under the general supervision and administrative control of the
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Professional Regulation Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission,
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composed of five (5) members WHO SHALL DULY POSSESS ALL THE
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QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 8 OF THIS ACT AND who shall
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be appointed by the President of the Philippines from among the recommendees
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chosen by the Commission. The recommendees shall be chosen from the list of
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nominees [selected by the accredited association of teachers, who duly possess
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all the qualifications prescribed in Section 8 of this Act] FROM THE TEACHER
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EDUCATION COUNCIL (TEC); DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED);
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COORDINATING COUNCIL OF PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
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(COCOPEA); COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED);
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ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (ALCU);
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PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
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(PASUC); AN ACCREDITED ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS; AND AN
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A SCREENING COMMITTEE SHALL BE FORMED TO EVALUATE THE 
NOMINATIONS RECEIVED AND THE FINAL LIST OF NOMINEES SHALL BE 
MADE PUBLIC.
The chair[Fft€H:^]PERSON and the vice-chair[FnaR]PERSON of the Board shall be 
appointed from these five (5) members by the President: Provided, That the 
members of the first Board appointed under this Act shall be automatically 
registered as professional teachers and issued with the certificate of registration 
and professional license upon payment of the fees for examination, registration, 
and other fees prescribed by the Commission.”
SEC. 2. Section 7 of Republic Act No. 7836, as amended, is hereby amended to 
read as follows:
“SEC. 7. Term of Office. — The members of the Board shall hold office for a 
term of three (3) years from the date they assume office [: Provided, That the first 
appointees to the Board under this Act shall hold office according to the following
terms: one (1) member-shatt serve for one (1) year; one (1) member for two (2)
years; the chairman, vice-chairman, and one (1) member for three (3) years].
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO ARE EMPLOYEES OR OFFICIALS OF 
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SHALL BE SECONDED TO THE COMMISSION 
FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR TERM. Vacancies shall be served for the 
unexpired term only. No person who has served AS MEMBER OF THE BOARD 
for two (2) consecutive terms shall be eligible for reappointment. Appointment to 
fill an unexpired term shall be considered an appointment to a complete term.
[The chairman or any-member shall take his oath of office prior to the
performance of his duties.]”
SEC. 3. Section 8 of Republic Act No. 7836, as amended, is hereby amended to 
read as follows:
— Each Board member must at the
“SEC. 8. Qualifications of Board Members, 
time of [his] appointment:
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(c) Be a holder of [the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Education 
anh] AT LEAST A MASTER'S DEGREE, preferably [ a holder of a master's or doctorate 
degree in education,] HOLDING A DOCTORATE DEGREE, IN EDUCATION, or their 
equivalent[s], from a university, school, college, academy, or institute duly constituted, 
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(e) Has been a REGISTERED AND LICENSED professional teacher in the 
active practice of the teaching profession for at least ten (10) years [in the 
elementary and secondary level]; and
(f) Not be an official or member of the faculty of, nor have A pecuniary interest in 
any university, college, school, or institution conferring a bachelor's degree in 
education or its equivalent[s for at least three (3) years prior to his appointment], 
and neither connected with a review center or with any group or association 
where review classes or lectures in preparation for the licensure examination are 
offered or conducted.
Provided, however, That the membership to the Board shall be evenly distributed 
to cover all levels of education, including equitable representation of the different 
fields of specialization.
THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL ALSO HAVE THE NECESSARY 
EXPERTISE IN IMPLEMENTING TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT 
ARE OFFERED BY THE TEC AND REGULATED BY THE CHED, TEST 
DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS, AND LOGISTICS IN IMPLEMENTING 
WIDE-SCALE ASSESSMENTS AND SYSTEM ACCREDITATIONS.
THE COMMISSION SHALL ISSUE THE APPROPRIATE RULES TO GOVERN 
THE PRACTICE OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT NO 
CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES IN THEIR FUNCTIONS RELATED TO THE 
CONDUCT OF THE LICENSURE EXAMINATION AND RELEASE OF THE 
RESULTS.”
SEC. 4. Section 9 of Republic Act No. 7836, as amended is hereby amended to 
read as follows:
“SEC. 9. Compensation of the Board. — The chair[mafr]PERSON, vice- 
chair[ma«lPERSON, and members of the Board shall receive compensation 
comparable to the compensation received by existing regulatory boards under 
the [Professional Regulation] Commission, computed on the basis of the number 
of examinees/candidates.”
SEC. 5. Section 12 of Republic Act No. 7836, as amended is hereby amended 
to read as follows:
“SEC. 12. Removal of a Board Member. — The chair[mafi]PERSON or any 
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recommendation of the Commission for neglect of duty, incompetence, 
TERMINAL ILLNESS, unprofessional, unethical, immoral or dishonorable 
conduct, commission or [TOLERATION] TOLERANCE of irregularities in the 
examination, OR FINAL JUDGMENT OF CRIMES INVOLVING MORAL 
TURPITUDE, after having been given the opportunity to defend [himself] 
ONESELF in a proper administrative investigation.
In the course of THE investigation, the President may preventively suspend the 
respondent.”
SEC. 6. Section 13 of Republic Act No. 7836, as amended, is hereby amended 
to read as follows:
“SEC. 13. [Examination,] Registration and License [Required]. — [Except as 
otherwise specifically allowed under the provisions of this Act, all a] Applicants 
for registration AND [as] ISSUANCE OF A professional LICENSE FOR teachers 
shall be required to [undergo] COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING, AS THE 
CASE MAY BE:
(1) [a] A written examination [which shall] TO be given at least once a year in 
such places and dates as the Board may determine upon approval by the 
Commission [. A valid certificate of registration -and a valid professional license 
from the Commission are required before any person-is allowed to praetice as a
professional teacher in the Philippines, except as otherwise allowed under this
Aetr] SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR:
(A) GRADUATES OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS, STATED IN SECTION 15 OF 
THIS ACT; AND
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GRADUATES OF NON-EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHO HAVE 
COMPLETED 18 UNITS OF CERTIFICATION IN PROFESSIONAL 
EDUCATION (CPE);
(2) SUBMISSION OF A PORTFOLIO OF ATTAINMENT OF THE TEACHING 
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR GRADUATES OF TEACHER 
EDUCATION PROGRAMS ACCREDITED BY THE TEACHER EDUCATION 
COUNCIL IN LIEU OF TAKING THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION; OR
(3) SUBMISSION OF A TEACHING EXPERIENCE PORTFOLIO FOR THOSE 
WHO HAVE BEEN TEACHING IN HIGH-LEVEL BASIC EDUCATION AND 
TERTIARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE COMMISSION, THE TEC, AND 
THE CHED SHALL PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE GUIDELINES FOR THE 
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EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF YEARS OF 
TEACHING EXPERIENCE.’’
SEC. 7. Section 14 of Republic Act No. 7836, as amended, is hereby amended 
to read as follows:
“SEC. 14. Scope of Examination. — [The examinations for the elementary and 
seeendary school teachers shall be separate. The examination for teachers in
the elementary level shall consist of-two (2) parts, namely: professional education
and general education. The examination for teachers in the secondary level shall
consist of three (3) parts, namely: professional education, general education, and
field of specialization.] THE EXAMINATIONS FOR TEACHERS SHALL BE 
GIVEN SEPARATELY BY PROGRAM, ALIGNED WITH THE RELEVANT 
PROGRAMS, STANDARDS, AND GUIDELINES ISSUED. THE 
EXAMINATIONS SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS:
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TEACHER PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS;
2. TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE TEC AND 
REGULATED BY THE CHED; AND
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EXISTING CURRICULUM OF BASIC AND CHILD CARE EDUCATION.
THE EXAMINATIONS MAY INCLUDE A PRACTICAL COMPONENT AS A 
SUPPLEMENT TO WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS.
GRADUATES FROM NON-EDUCATION PROGRAMS SHALL BE ABLE TO 
CHOOSE THEIR EXAMINATION PROGRAM REGARDLESS OF 
BACHELOR’S DEGREE.
IN CASE OF FAILURE IN THE EXAMINATION BY THE AFOREMENTIONED 
EXAMINEES, CONTENT COURSES IN THEIR CHOSEN SUBJECT SHALL 
BE REQUIRED BEFORE THEY CAN RETAKE THE EXAMINATION.’’
SEC. 8. Section 15 of Republic Act No. 7836, as amended, is hereby further 
amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 15. Qualification Requirements of Applicants. — No applicant shall be 
admitted to take the examination unless, on the date of filing of the application, 
[he] THE APPLICANT shall have complied with the following requirements:
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(e) [A graduate of a school, college or university recognized by the government
and possesses the minimum educational qualifications, as follows:
(4^—For teachers in preschool, a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education
(BECED) or its equivalent;
(2)—For teachers-in the elementary grades, a bachelor’s degree in elementary
education (BSEED) or its equivalent;
(2)—For teachers in the secondary grades, a bachelor’s degree in education or
its equivalent with a major and minor, or a bachelor’s degree in arts and
sciences with at least eighteen (18) units in professional education; and 
(4)—For- teachers of vocational and two-year technical courses, a--hachelor’s
degree in the field of specialization or its equivalent, with at least eighteen
(18) units in professional education.] A GRADUATE FROM A TEACHER 
EDUCATION INSTITUTION DULY RECOGNIZED BY THE CHED AND 
POSSESSES THE MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 
PURSUANT TO TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFERED BY 
THE TEC AND REGULATED BY THE CHED, OR EQUIVALENT 
PROGRAMS OR OTHER PROGRAMS AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY 
THE CHED, WITH AT LEAST EIGHTEEN (18) UNITS IN 
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION;
(F) APPLICANTS WHO FAILED TO PASS COMPONENT/S OF THE 
EXAMINATION IN THE PAST THREE (3) YEARS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO 
COMPLETE A REFRESHER COURSE FOR THE FAILED COMPONENT IN A 
CHED-RECOGNIZED TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION BEFORE 
BEING ALLOWED TO RETAKE THE EXAMINATION.”
SEC. 9. Section 16 of Republic Act No. 7836, as amended is hereby amended 
read as follows:
“SEC. 16. RELEASE OF QUESTIONS AND Report of the Results of the 
Examination. — THE BOARD SHALL, NOT LATER THAN FORTY-EIGHT (48) 
HOURS AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE EXAMINATION, RELEASE 
TO THE PUBLIC THE QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION ON THE 
EXAMINERS. THE BOARD SHALL FORM A TESTING BOARD EVERY YEAR, 
TO CONSIST OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS ACCREDITED 
TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. THE EXAMINATION SHALL BE 
VALIDATED THROUGH A THIRD-PARTY ASSESSMENT BEFORE AND 
AFTER ADMINISTRATION. ITEM ANALYSIS IS RECOMMENDED TO BE 
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The Board shall, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the examination, 
report the ratings obtained by each candidate BY EXAMINATION COMPONENT 
to the [Professional Regulation] Commission for approval and appropriate action.
THE BOARD SHALL ALSO RELEASE THE LICENSURE EXAMINATION 
PERFORMANCE OF TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, WITH A TEN 
(10)-YEAR TRACK RECORD ANALYSIS, AS PROVIDED BY THE CHED, 
THROUGH APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUANCES FOR 
DISSEMINATION TO THE PUBLIC INCLUDING POSTING OF THE SAME ON 
THE OFFICIAL WEBSITES OF THE COMMISSION AND OTHER 
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND PUBLICATION IN NEWSPAPERS OF 
NATIONAL CIRCULATION IN SUCH PERIOD AND FREQUENCY AS THE 
BOARD SHALL DETERMINE.
TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS SHALL, UPON RELEASE OF 
SCHOOL EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE, ALSO MAKE PUBLIC THEIR 
LICENSURE EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE, WITH A TEN (10)-YEAR 
TRACK RECORD ANALYSIS, THROUGH PLACEMENT IN THREE (3) 
CONSPICUOUS PLACES ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, 
INCLUDING THE SCHOOL WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, IF 
AVAILABLE.
NO UNDUE PROMOTION OR ADVERTISEMENT SHALL BE ALLOWED FOR 
REVIEW CENTERS AND SIMILAR ENTITIES FOR PURPOSES OF TAKING 
CREDIT FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF APPLICANTS WHO TOOK THE 
LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR TEACHERS, AND SUCH CREDIT SHALL 
BE ATTRIBUTED SOLELY TO THE TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS 
WHERE THE APPLICANTS GRADUATED.”
SEC. ^0. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within sixty (60) days from 
the effectivity of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate the implementing rules and 
regulations (IRR) necessary for the full and effective implementation of this Act.
SEC. 11. Policies and Issuances. — The Commission and the Board shall 
update their existing policies and issuances relevant to this Act and its IRR, ensure 
their alignment with the same within a period of six (6) months from the effectivity of 
this Act, and report the same to Congress after the first year of its implementation.
SEC. 12. Separability Clause. — If any provision of this Act is declared invalid 
or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force 
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SEC. 13. Repealing Clause. —All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, 
letters of instruction, proclamations, or administrative regulations that are inconsistent 
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
SEC. 14. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,