TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session  
 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and 
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. 
House Bill No.  _____ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to provide more benefits and greater protection to teachers and non-
teaching personnel all over the country by strengthening and amending certain provisions of 
Republic Act No. 4670 or the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers. 
Teachers are indeed invaluable to our society. Their responsibility in molding the 
values and character of the young generation of the country cannot be overestimated.  Aside 
from educating our children, teachers are likewise the most reliable and dedicated public 
servants. They are being constantly called upon by officials of the local and national 
government to assist in various extra-curricular and civic activities which contribute to the 
welfare of the community and the country, most notable of which is when they guard the 
precincts and count the votes during election period. 
A public school teacher in the entry level receives a salary of P9,939.00. Compared to 
their counterparts in the private sector, who receive an average monthly wage rate of P14,991 
based on Department of Labor figures, public school teachers are indeed among the lowest 
paid government workers considering the nature and importance of the services they render. 
To stress their importance to society, teachers are given substitute and special parental 
authority under our laws. It is imperative therefore that to attract the most competent and 
efficient to the teaching profession, government must provide compensation and benefits 
commensurate to the work they perform and the contribution they make to the society.  
This bill addresses that need by providing for security of tenure to teachers, payment 
of their salaries as well as those of non-teaching personnel on a monthly basis regardless of 
semestral or summer vacations, annual salary increase or adjustment to mitigate the effects 
of inflation, and other measures that will protect the rights and promote the welfare of our 
public school teachers. This bill also provides for gratuity benefit for teachers and non-teaching 
personnel who choose to retire before reaching the compulsory retirement age of 60 and have 
rendered not less than two (2) years of service. This proposed measure likewise guarantees 
their rights to self-organization and to collective bargaining in accordance with ILO Convention 
numbered 87 and 98. It also grants teachers and employees’ organizations, whether 
independent or federated, the right to negotiate directly with school owners and 
administrations. Furthermore, this bill mandates the formulation of a Code of Professional 
Conduct for the Teaching Profession to further promote the professionalization of the 
profession and encourage unity among teachers and non-teaching personnel. Finally, this bill 
makes it obligatory for all schools and learning institutions offering education as a course to 
teach this Magna Carta as part of the course requirement. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ 
  MAXIMO B. RODRIGUEZ, JR. 
July 21, 2025
2:51 pm
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TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and 
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. 
House Bill No.  _____ 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR SECURITY OF TENURE, CODE OF CONDUCT AND ADDITIONAL 
BENEFITS TO TEACHERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4670, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
BOOK I 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
CHAPTER 1 
PRELIMINARY MATTERS 
[I. DECLARATION OF POLICY COVERAGE] 
Sec. 1. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared to be the policy of this Act to promote 
and ADVANCE [improve] the social [and] economic AND PROFESSIONAL status of [public 
school] teachers AND NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THEY 
ENJOY THE STATUS AND BENEFITS COMMENSURATE TO THEIR INVALUABLE ROLE 
IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT THEY MAY COMPARE FAVORABLY WITH 
OTHER PROFESSIONALS IN THE SERVICE SECTOR OF SOCIETY. [, their living and 
working conditions, their terms of employment and career prospects in order that they may 
compare favorably with existing opportunities in other walks of life, attract and retain in the 
teaching profession more people with the proper qualifications, it being recognized that 
advance in education depends on the qualifications and ability of the teaching staff and that 
education is an essential factor in the economic growth of the nation as a productive 
investment of vital importance. ] 
Sec. 2. Title [Definition]. This Act shall be known as the ["Magna Carta for Public 
School Teachers" and shall apply to all public school teachers except those in the professorial 
staff of state colleges and universities.] INTEGRATED MAGNA CARTA OF TEACHERS AND 
NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL OF 2010.   
As used in this Act, the term "teacher" shall mean all persons engaged in classroom 
teaching, in [any] ALL level of instruction, on full-time OR PART TIME basis, including 
guidance counselors, school librarians, industrial arts or vocational instructors, [and all other 
persons performing supervisory and/or administrative functions in all schools, colleges and 
universities operated by the Government or its political subdivisions; but shall not include 
school nurses, school physicians, school dentists, and other school employees.] THE TERM 
“NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL” SHALL REFER TO ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE 
EDUCATION SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF THEIR WORK AND STATUS 
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OF EMPLOYMENT AND INCLUDING EMPLOYEES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION. 
 
 
SECTION 3. APPLICABILITY. – ALL RIGHTS AND BENEFITS GRANTED TO 
TEACHERS AND NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL UNDER THIS ACT SHALL, EXCEPT AS 
MAY OTHERWISE BE PROVIDED HEREIN, APPLY ALIKE TO ALL TEACHERS AND 
NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL IN ALL LEVELS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, 
AND STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES. 
 
 
SECTION 4. CONSTRUCTION IN FAVOR OF TEACHERS AND NON-TEACHING 
PERSONNEL. – ALL DOUBTS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF 
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT INCLUDING ITS IMPLEMENTING RULES AND 
REGULATIONS SHALL BE RESOLVED IN FAVOR OF THE TEACHERS AND NON-
TEACHING PERSONNEL. 
 
BOOK TWO 
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS 
 
[II. RECRUITMENT AND CAREER] 
  
Sec. [3] 5. Recruitment and Qualification. Recruitment policy with respect to the selection and 
appointment of teachers shall be clearly defined by the Department of Education [,Culture and 
Sports]: Provided, however, That effective upon the approval of this Act, the following shall 
constitute the minimum educational qualifications for teacher-applicants:  
 
(a)  For teachers in the kindergarten and elementary grades, Bachelor's degree in 
Elementary Education (B.S.E.ED.);  
 
(b) For teachers of the secondary schools, Bachelor's degree in Education or its 
equivalent with a major and a minor; or a Bachelor's degree in Arts or Science 
with at least eighteen professional units in Education.  
 
(c) For teachers of secondary vocational and two years technical courses, Bachelor's 
degree in the field of specialization with at least eighteen professional units in 
education;  
 
(d) For teachers of ACADEMIC courses on the [collegiate] COLLEGE level, [other 
than vocational,] master's degree with a specific area of specialization [;]. THEY 
SHALL TEACH ONLY THEIR MAJOR FIELD AND/OR ALLIED SUBJECTS.  
 
 
[Provided, further, That in the absence of applicants who possess the minimum 
educational qualifications as hereinabove provided, the school superintendent may appoint, 
under a temporary status, applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications: Provided, 
further, That should teacher-applicants, whether they possess the minimum educational 
qualifications or not, be required to take competitive examinations, preference in making 
appointments shall be in the order of their respective ranks in said competitive examinations: 
And provided, finally, That the results of the examinations shall be made public and every 
applicant shall be furnished with his score and rank in said examinations. ]  
 
 
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN CASES OF DIFFICULTY IN COMPLYING WITH 
THE ABOVE PROVISION IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS, EXEMPTION MAY BE REQUESTED 
FROM THE SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND IN THE CASE OF 
STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, FROM THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY 
PRESIDENT THROUGH THE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS: PROVIDED, FURTHER, 
THAT NOT LESS THAN EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) OF THE TOTAL WORKING FORCE IN 


THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL SHALL POSSESS MASTERAL DEGREE: PROVIDED, 
FURTHERMORE, THAT TEACHERS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES WHO WERE HIRED WITHOUT THE NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS AS 
HEREINABOVE SET FORTH SHALL BE GIVEN A GRACE PERIOD OF AT LEAST THREE 
(3) YEARS WITHIN WHICH TO QUALIFY. 
 
 
IN THE ABSENCE OF APPLICANTS IN THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHO POSSESS THE MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 
AS HEREINABOVE PROVIED, THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT MAY APPOINT UNDER 
A TEMPORARY STATUS, APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT MEET THE MINIMUM 
QUALIFICATIONS: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SHOULD TEACHER-APPLICANTS, 
WHETHER THEY POSSESS THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATION OR NOT, BE REQUIRED TO 
TAKE COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS, PREFERENCE IN MAKING APPOINTMENTS 
SHALL BE IN ORDER OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RANKS IN SAID COMPETITIVE 
EXAMINATIONS: AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT THE APPLICANT SHALL BE 
FURNISHED WITH HIS SCORE AND RANK IN EXAMINATIONS.  
 
 
WHEN VACANCIES OCCUR IN THE TEACHING FORCE OF THE SCHOOL 
DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, SUBSTITUTES OR REPLACEMENTS WITH SIMILAR OR 
HIGHER QUALIFICATIONS SHALL BE EMPLOYED.  
 
Sec. [4] 6. Probationary Period. [When recruitment takes place after adequate training and 
professional preparation in any school recognized by the Government, no probationary period 
preceding regular appointment shall be imposed if the teacher possesses the appropriate civil 
service eligibility: Provided, however, That where, due to the exigencies of the service, it is 
necessary to employ as teacher a person who possesses the minimum educational 
qualifications herein above set forth but lacks the appropriate civil service eligibility, such 
person shall be appointed on a provisional status and shall undergo a period of probation for 
not less than one year from and after the date of his provisional appointment.] THE 
DURATION OF PROBATION AND THE CONDITIONS FOR ITS SATISFACTORY 
COMPLETION SHALL BE MADE KNOWN IN ADVANCE TO THE TEACHER-APPLICANT 
AND THE SAME SHALL BE EXPRESSLY STIPULATED IN THE APPOINTMENT PAPERS. 
 
A. PUBLIC SCHOOLS – WHEN RECRUITMENT TAKES PLACE AFTER PROOF 
OF ADEQUATE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION IN A 
SCHOOL RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO GIVE THE SAME, NO 
PROBATIONARY PERIOD PRECEDING REGULAR EMPLOYMENT SHALL BE 
IMPOSED IF THE TEACHER POSSESSES THE APPROPRIATE CIVIL 
SERVICE ELIGIBILITY, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF IT IS NECESSARY 
TO EMPLOY AS A TEACHER A PERSON WHO POSSESSES THE MINIMUM 
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS HEREINABOVE SET FORTH BUT LACKS 
THE APPROPRIATE CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY, SUCH PERSON SHALL BE 
APPOINTED ON A PROVISIONAL STATUS AND SHALL UNDERGO A PERIOD 
OF PROBATION OF ONE SCHOOL YEAR FROM THE DATE OF HIS 
PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT. 
 
B.  PRIVATE SCHOOLS – THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR PRIVATE 
SCHOOLS SHALL BE ONE SCHOOL YEAR. 
 
C. STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES – INSTRUCTORS IN STATE 
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SHALL SERVE A PROBATIONARY PERIOD 
OF ONE SCHOOL YEAR. 
 
 
TEACHERS WHO HAVE SATISFACTORILY PASSED THE CORRESPONDING 
PROBATIONARY 
PERIOD 
SHALL 
BE 
ISSUED 
PERMANENT 
APPOINTMENT, 


PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT DURING THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD, REGULAR 
EVALUATION OF THEIR PERFORMANCE SHALL BE MADE BY THE ADMINISTRATION, 
PEERS AND STUDENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA JOINTLY 
ESTABLISHED BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE TEACHER’S ORGANIZATIONS. 
 
 
COMPLETION OF MASTERAL DEGREE FOR COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS, 
WHETHER IN PRIVATE OR STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, SHALL BE 
REQUIRED ONLY FOR PROMOTION TO THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 
AND NOT FOR TENURE AT THE INSTRUCTOR LEVEL. 
 
Sec. [5] 7. Tenure of Office. Stability on employment and security of tenure shall be assured 
the teachers [as provided under existing laws].  NO PERMANENT TEACHER SHALL BE 
TERMINATED EXCEPT FOR JUST CAUSES AS PROVIDED BY LAW, AND AFTER DUE 
PROCESS. IN THE CASE OF A PROBATIONARY TEACHER, HIS SERVICES MAY BE 
TERMINATED ONLY FOR JUST CAUSE OR WHEN HE FAILS TO QUALIFY AS A 
PERMANENT TEACHER IN ACCORDANCE WITH REASONABLE STANDARDS 
STIPULATED IN HIS APPOINTMENT PAPERS AND AFTER DUE PROCESS. 
 
 
A TEACHER OR NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL WHO IS UNJUSTLY DISMISSED 
FROM THE SERVICE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REINSTATEMENT WITHOUT LOSS OF 
SENIORITY RIGHTS AND TO BACK WAGES COMPUTED FROM THE TIME 
COMPENSATION WAS WITHHELD UP TO THE TIME OF ACTUAL REINSTATEMENT.  
 
 
Subject to the provisions of Section [three] 6 (A) hereof, teachers appointed on a 
provisional status for lack of necessary civil service eligibility shall be extended permanent 
appointment for the position he is holding after having rendered at least [ten] THREE (3) years 
of [continuous,] ACCUMULATED efficient and faithful service in such position.  
 
Sec. [6] 8. Consent for Transfer [Transportation Expenses.] Except for cause and as herein 
otherwise provided, no PUBLIC SCHOOL teacher shall be transferred without his 
EXPRESSED consent IN WRITING from one station to another.  
 
Where the exigencies of the service require the transfer of a teacher from one station to 
another, such transfer may be effected by the school superintendent who shall previously 
notify the teacher concerned of the transfer and the reason or reasons therefor. If the teacher 
believes there is no justification for the transfer, he may appeal his case to the Director of 
Public Schools or the Director of Vocational Education, as the case may be WHO SHALL 
RENDER A DECISION WITHIN ONE (1) WEEK FROM RECEIPT OF THE APPEAL. Pending 
his appeal and the decision thereon, his transfer shall be held in abeyance: Provided, however, 
That no transfers whatever shall be made WITHIN three months before any local or national 
election.  
 
[Necessary transfer expenses of the teacher and his family shall be paid for by the 
Government if his transfer is finally approved.]  
 
NO TEACHER WHETHER IN PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR STATE UNIVERSITIES 
AND COLLEGES SHALL BE TRANSFERRED FROM ONE POSITION TO ANOTHER IN 
WHICH HE LACKS QUALIFICATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE. 
 
A TEACHER SUBJECT OF A VALID TRANSFER SHALL NOT SUFFER ANY DIMINUTION 
IN RANK AND IN PAY. SHOULD HE BE TRANSFERRED TO A HIGHER-PAYING 
POSITION, HE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE SALARIES AND BENEFITS PERTAINING 
TO THAT POSITION.  
 


Sec. 9. ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION – SUBJECT TO THE NECESSARY 
QUALIFICATIONS, TEACHERS SHALL BE ASSURED OPPORTUNITIES TO MOVE FROM 
ONE TYPE OR LEVEL OF SCHOOL TO ANOTHER WITHIN THE EDUCATION SERVICE. 
IN CASE OF TRANSFER OF A PERMANENT TEACHER HE/SHE SHALL RETAIN HIS/HER 
PERMANENT STATUS. 
 
Sec. 10. ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION –TEACHERS AND NON-TEACHING 
PERSONNEL SHALL BE ASSURED OPPORTUNITIES TO MOVE FROM ONE TYPE OR 
LEVEL OF SCHOOL TO ANOTHER WITHIN THE EDUCATION SERVICE. IN CASE OF 
TRANSFER OF A PERMANENT TEACHER HE/SHE SHALL RETAIN HIS/HER 
PERMANENT STATUS. 
 
 
PROMOTION SHALL BE BASED ON AN OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE 
TEACHER’S QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE NEW POST BY REFERENCE TO STRICTLY 
PROFESSIONAL CRITERIA LAID DOWN IN CONSULTATION WITH TEACHER’S 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
 
Sec. 11. RANKING OF FACULTY MEMBERS. – FACULTY MEMBERS SHALL BE 
ASSIGNED ACADEMIC RANKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR ACADEMIC TRAINING 
AND 
EDUCATIONAL 
ATTAINMENT. 
CRITERIA 
FOR 
RANKING 
SHALL 
BE 
PERFORMANCE-DETERMINED 
IN 
COLLABORATION 
WITH 
TEACHER’S 
ORGANIZATIONS. RANKING SHALL BE PERFORMANCE-ORIENTED. 
 
 
A NEW MEMBER OF THE FACULTY IN THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL SHALL BEGIN 
AS INSTRUCTOR: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT HE MAY BE APPOINTED AS 
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, OR PROFESSOR OR ANY 
OTHER HIGHER RANK, IF SUCH APPOINTMENT/DESIGNATION IS WARRANTED BY 
HIS EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND SCHOLARSHIP CREDENTIALS. 
 
Sec. 12. Academic Freedom. – ALL [T]teachers IN ALL LEVELS OF INSTRUCTION FROM 
GRADE SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE shall enjoy academic freedom in the discharge of 
their professional duties, particularly with regard to THE CHOICE OF teaching AIDS, [and 
classroom methods. ] METHODS, TECHNIQUES AND TEXTBOOKS, AND OTHER 
REFERENCE MATERIALS. 
 
 
IN PARTICULAR, THE CONCEPT OF TEACHER’S ACADEMIC FREEDOM, 
SUBJECT TO CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS AND SAFEGUARDS, AND WITH THE 
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENTS AS PRIORITY, SHALL CONSIST OF 
THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS: 
 
A. THE TEACHER’S FREEDOM IN THE EXPLANATION OF HIS SUBJECT IN THE 
CLASSROOM OR IN SPEECHES AND PUBLICATIONS AS HE MAY DEEM FIT 
AND APPROPRIATE 
 
B. THE TEACHER’S FREEDOM IN THE CHOICE OF SUBJECTS OF RESEARCH 
AND INVESTIGATION UNDERTAKEN ON HIS OWN INITIATIVE 
 
C. THE TEACHER’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER 
REFERENCE SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS DEEMED 
FIT FOR A PARTICULAR SUBJECT OR DISCIPLINE 
 
 
TEACHERS IN AUTONOMOUS REGIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES IN THE EXERCISE 
OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM, MAY ADOPT, DEVELOP AND IMPROVE INDIGENOUS WAYS 
OF LEARNING ON KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, CUSTOMS AND EXPERIENCE IN SO FAR AS 
THIS MAY PRESERVE AND ENCOURAGE CULTURAL IDENTITY OF THE PEOPLE IN 


THE REGION, PROPAGATE NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS, DEVELOP CRITICAL 
THINKING AND PROMOTE THE NATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE.  
 
 
ANY SYSTEM OF EVALUATION OR SUPERVISION SHALL BE DESIGNED TO 
ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST TEACHERS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR 
PROFESSIONAL TASKS AND SHALL NOT DIMINISH THEIR FREEDOM, INITIATIVE AND 
RESPONSIBILITY. 
 
Sec. 13. WORKLOAD AND Teaching Hours. [Any teacher engaged in actual classroom 
instruction shall not be required to render more than six hours of actual classroom teaching a 
day, which shall be so scheduled as to give him time for the preparation and correction of 
exercises and other work incidental to his normal teaching duties: Provided, however, That 
where the exigencies of the service so require, any teacher may be required to render more 
than six hours but not exceeding eight hours of actual classroom teaching a day upon payment 
of additional compensation at the same rate as his regular remuneration plus at least twenty-
five per cent of his basic pay.] – EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN, THE 
REGULAR FULL TIME LOAD OF A FACULTY MEMBER SHALL BE TWELVE (12) HOURS 
PER WEEK WITH TWO HOURS PREPARATION IN LINE WITH THE TEACHER’S MAJOR 
SUBJECT OR AREA OF EXPERTISE. ANY TEACHING ASSIGNMENT IN EXCESS OF 
THIS NUMBER SHALL BE PAID AN ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AT THE SAME RATE 
AS HIS REGULAR REMUNERATION PLUS AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE (25%) OF HIS 
BASIC PAY. 
 
 
THE TEACHING LOAD PRESCRIBED ABOVE MAY, HOWEVER, BE REDUCED IN 
CASE A MEMBER OF THE FACULTY IS OCCUPIED EITHER IN RESEARCH, CREATIVE 
WRITING, OR OTHER PRODUCTIVE SCHOLARSHIP, OR IS ASSIGNED TO PERFORM 
ADMINISTRATIVE OR COMMITTEE WORK IN WHICH CASE THE DEAN OR DIRECTOR 
MAY RECOMMEND THE APPROPRIATE TEACHING LOAD: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, 
THAT THE TOTAL WORKING HOURS SPENT ON BOTH TEACHING AND 
ADMINISTRATIVE OR OTHER DUTIES SHALL NOT EXCEED FIFTEEN (15) HOURS PER 
WEEK. 
 
Sec. 14. Additional Compensation. Notwithstanding any provision of existing law to the 
contrary, co-curricula and [out of school] OFF CAMPUS activities and any other activities 
[outside] BEYOND of what is defined as normal duties of [any] A teacher THAT WILL MAKE 
HIM WORK LONGER THAN HIS REGULAR WORKLOAD shall be paid THE REGULAR 
COMPENSATION FOR THE ACTUAL HOURS WORKED PLUS an additional compensation 
of at least twenty-five per cent of his regular remuneration [after the teacher has completed at 
least six hours of actual classroom teaching a day. ] 
 
[In the case of other teachers or school officials not engaged in actual classroom instruction, 
any work performed in excess of eight hours a day shall be paid an additional compensation 
of at least twenty-five per cent of their regular remuneration.]  
 
[The] [a]Agencies utilizing the services of PUBLIC teachers shall pay the additional 
compensation required under this section. Education authorities shall refuse to allow the 
rendition of services of PUBLIC SCHOOL teachers for other government agencies without the 
assurance that the teachers shall be paid the remuneration provided for under this section. 
 
Sec. [19] 15. Special Hardship Allowances. In areas in which teachers are exposed to 
hardship such as difficulty in commuting to the place of work or other hazards peculiar to the 
place of employment, as determined by the Secretary of Education, they shall be 
compensated special hardship allowances equivalent to at least twenty-five per cent of their 
monthly salary.  
 


CHAPTER II 
NON-ACADEMIC PERSONNEL 
 
Sec. 16. SELECTION AND HIRING – RECRUITMENT POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE 
SELECTION AND HIRING OF NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL SHALL BE DETERMINED 
BY THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES IN CONSULTATION WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
EMPLOYEES 
 
 
Sec. 17. SECURITY OF TENURE – STABILITY OF EMPLOYMENT AND SECURITY OF 
TENURE SHALL BE ASSURED THE NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL. NO PERMANENT 
NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL SHALL BE TERMINATED EXCEPT FOR JUST CAUSE AS 
PROVIDED BY LAW AND AFTER DUE PROCESS. IN THE CASE OF A PROBATIONARY 
EMPLOYEE, HIS SERVICES MAY BE TERMINATED ONLY FOR JUST CAUSE OR WHEN 
HE FAILS TO QUALIFY AS A PERMANENT NON-TEACHING EMPLOYEE IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH REASONABLE STANDARDS STIPULATED IN HIS APPOINTMENT 
PAPERS AND AFTER DUE PROCESS. 
 
 
A NON-TEACHING EMPLOYEE WHO IS UNJUSTLY DISMISSED FROM THE 
SERVICE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REINSTATEMENT WITHOUT LOSS OF SENIORITY 
RIGHT AND TO BACKWAGES FROM THE TIME OF HIS ACTUAL REINSTATEMENT. 
 
Sec. 18 WORKLOAD AND WORKING HOURS – WORKING HOURS OF NON-TEACHING 
PERSONNEL SHALL NOT EXCEED SEVEN (7) HOURS A DAY. ANY EMPLOYEE WHO 
HAS SUFFERED OR IS REQUIRED TO WORK BEYOND THE REGULAR WORKING 
HOURS SHALL BE PAID AN ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION EQUIVALENT TO HIS 
REGULAR RATE PLUS AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%) THEREOF. 
 
Sec. 
19. 
RANKING 
AND 
PROMOTION 
– 
SUBJECT 
TO THE 
NECESSARY 
QUALIFICATIONS, 
NON-TEACHING 
PERSONNEL 
SHALL 
BE 
ASSURED 
OPPORTUNITIES TO MOVE FROM ONE TYPE OR LEVEL OF SCHOOL TO ANOTHER 
WITHIN THE EDUCATION SERVICE. IN CASE OF TRANSFER OF A PERMANENT 
EMPLOYEE, HE/SHE SHALL RETAIN HIS/HER PERMANENT STATUS. 
 
Sec. 20. TRANSFER FOR TEACHING POSITION – A PERMANENT EMPLOYEE WHO IS 
TRANSFERRED TO A TEACHING POSITION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO A 
NEW PROBATIONARY APPOINTMENT. 
 
Sec. 21. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION – NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF 
EXISTING LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY ACTIVITY BEYOND HIS OR HER REGULAR 
DUTIES AND WILL MAKE HIM WORK LONGER THAN HIS REGULAR WORKLOAD 
SHALL BE PAID AN ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION OF AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE 
PERCENT (25%) OF HIS REGULAR COMPENSATION. 
 
CHAPTER III 
 
EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND BENEFITS 
COMMON TO TEACHERS AND NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL 
 
[III. HOURS OF WORK AND REMUNERATION] 
 
Sec. [15] 22. Criteria for Salaries. Teacher's AND EMPLOYEES’ salaries shall correspond to 
the following criteria:  
 


                 (a) they shall compare favorably with those paid in other occupations requiring 
equivalent or  similar qualifications, training and abilities; 
 
                 (b) they shall be such as to insure teachers AND NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL 
a reasonable standard of [life] LIVING for themselves and their families; and  
 
                 (c) they shall be properly graded so as to recognize the fact that certain positions 
require higher qualifications and greater responsibility than others: Provided, 
however, That the general salary scale shall be such that the relation between 
the lowest and highest salaries paid in the profession will be of reasonable 
order. Narrowing of the salary scale shall be achieved by raising the lower end 
of the salary scales relative to the upper end [.]  
 
(D) 
THEY 
SHALL 
MOTIVATE TEACHERS 
TO ACCELERATE THE 
IMPROVEMENT OF THEIR PEDAGOGIC QUALIFICATIONS, AND NON-
TEACHING PERSONNEL TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND 
COMPETENCIES NECESSARY FOR EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE 
SERVICE; 
 
(E) 
SALARIES OF PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS AND NON-TEACHING 
PERSONNEL SHALL COMPARE FAVORABLY WITH THOSE OF 
PUBLIC SCHOOL AND STATE UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE TEACHERS 
AND EMPLOYEES 
 
Sec. 23. SALARIES PAID ON MONTHLY BASIS – THE PROVISION OF ANY EXISTING 
LAW TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING, SALARIES OF TEACHERS AND NON-
TEACHING PERSONNEL SHALL BE PAID ON MONTHLY BASIS FOR A PERIOD OF 
TWELVE (12) MONTHS REGARDLESS OF SEMESTRAL OR SUMMER VACATIONS. FOR 
THIS PURPOSE, MONTHLY BASIS SHALL MEAN THAT TEACHERS AND NON-
TEACHING PERSONNEL SHALL BE CONSIDERED PAID FOR ALL THE DAYS OF THE 
MONTH INCLUDING REST DAYS AND HOLIDAYS. 
 
TEACHERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO WORK DURING SEMESTRAL OR 
SUMMER VACATIONS SHALL BE PAID AN ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION ON A PRO 
RATA BASIS 
 
Sec. [16] 24. ANNUAL Salary Scale REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT. Salary [scales] of 
teachers shall BE INCREASED ANNUALLY; PROVIDED, THAT THE AMOUNT OF 
INCREASE SHALL BE THAT AMOUNT RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND 
MANAGEMENT, AFTER CONDUCTING A REVIEW OF THE SALARY SCALES OF 
TEACHERS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF INFLATION [provide 
for gradual progression from a minimum to a maximum salary by means of regular increments, 
granted automatically after three years]: Provided, FURTHER, That the efficiency rating of the 
teacher concerned is at least satisfactory. [The progression from the minimum to the maximum 
of the salary scale shall not extend over a period of ten years.]  
Sec. [21] 25. Deductions Prohibited. No person shall make any deduction whatsoever from 
the salaries of teachers AND EMPLOYEES except under specific authority of law [authorizing 
such deductions: Provided, however, That upon written authority executed by the teacher 
concerned, (1) lawful dues and fees owing to the Philippine Public School Teachers 
Association, and (2) premiums properly due on insurance policies, shall be considered 
deductible.] OR BY THE WRITTEN AUTHORITY OF TEACHER OR EMPLOYEE 
CONCERNED.  
 


[Sec. 17. Equality in Salary Scales. The salary scales of teachers whose salaries are 
appropriated by a city, municipal, municipal district, or provincial government, shall not be less 
than those provided for teachers of the National Government.]  
 
[Sec. 18. Cost of Living Allowance. Teacher's salaries shall, at the very least, keep pace with 
the rise in the cost of living by the payment of a cost-of-living allowance which shall 
automatically follow changes in a cost-of-living index. The Secretary of Education shall, in 
consultation with the proper government entities, recommend to Congress, at least annually, 
the appropriation of the necessary funds for the cost-of-living allowances of teachers 
employed by the National Government. The determination of the cost-of-living allowances by 
the Secretary of Education shall, upon approval of the President of the Philippines, be binding 
on the city, municipal or provincial government, for the purposes of calculating the cost-of-
living allowances of teachers under its employ.]  
 
 [Sec. 20. Salaries to be Paid in Legal Tender. Salaries of teachers shall be paid in legal tender 
of the Philippines or its equivalent in checks or treasury warrants. Provided, however, That 
such checks or treasury warrants shall be cashable in any national, provincial, city or municipal 
treasurer's office or any banking institutions operating under the laws of the Republic of the 
Philippines.]  
 
Sec. 26. SICK LEAVE – FULL TIME TEACHERS IN THE ELEMENTARY AND 
SECONDARY SCHOOLS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO AN ANNUAL SICK LEAVE WITH PAY 
OF FIFTEEN (15) WORKING DAYS. PART-TIME TEACHERS IN THE ELEMENTARY AND 
SECONDARY SCHOOLS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO SICK LEAVE WITH PAY ON PRO-
RATA BASIS. 
 
FACULTY MEMBERS IN THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL, WHETHER FULL-TIME OR 
PART-TIME, SHALL ENJOY SICK LEAVE WITH PAY OF FIFTEEN (15) WORKING DAYS. 
 
UNUSED SICK LEAVES SHALL BE ACCUMULATED TO NOT MORE THAN SIXTY 
(60) DAYS AND THE SAME SHALL BE CONVERTED TO CASH UPON RESIGNATION OR 
RETIREMENT OF THE TEACHER OR EMPLOYEE CONCERNED. 
 
Sec. [25] 27. Indefinite SICK Leave. An indefinite sick leave [of absence] WITHOUT PAY shall 
be granted to teachers AND EMPLOYEES when the nature of the illness demands a long 
treatment that will exceed one year [at the least] BUT NOT MORE THAN THREE YEARS; 
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A TEACHER OR EMPLOYEE CONCERNED SHALL BE 
ALLOWED TWO (2) MONTHS LEAVE WITH PAY IN CASE OF MAJOR OPERATION.  
 
Sec. 28. VACATION LEAVE – FULL TIME TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES SHALL BE 
ENTITLED TO AN ANNUAL VACATION LEAVE WITH FULL PAY OF FIFTEEN (15) DAYS. 
 
Sec. 29. MATERNITY/PATERNITY LEAVE – A FEMALE FACULTY MEMBER OR 
EMPLOYEE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO MATERNITY LEAVE OF SIXTY (60) DAYS WITH 
FULL PAY TO TAKE EFFECT TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE EXPECTED DATE OF 
DELIVERY AS CERTIFIED BY HER ATTENDING PHYSICIAN. 
 
PATERNITY LEAVE OF MALE FACULTY MEMBERS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8187 OR THE PATERNITY LEAVE LAW. 
 
THE BENEFITS GRANTED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE PAID TO THE 
TEACHER OR EMPLOYEE CONCERNED AND/OR HER SPOUSE DURING THE PERIOD 
OF ENTITLEMENT. 
 
Sec. 30. EMERGENCY LEAVE – IN CASE OF CALAMITIES WHERE THE FACULTY 
MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE BECOMES A VICTIM, OR IN THE EVENT OF DEATH IN HIS 
IMMEDIATE FAMILY OR ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENT BEFALLING HIM OR HIS 
DEPENDENTS, HE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO AN EMERGENCY LEAVE WITH PAY OF 
NOT EXCEEDING FIVE (5) DAYS PER YEAR. 


 
[IV. HEALTH MEASURES AND INJURY BENEFITS] 
 
Sec. [22] 31. Medical Examination and Treatment. Compulsory medical examination shall be 
provided free of charge for all teachers AND EMPLOYEES before [they take up teaching, and 
shall be repeated not less than once a year during the teacher's professional life.] THEIR 
EMPLOYMENT AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. Where medical examination show that 
medical treatment and/or hospitalization is necessary FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES OR 
INJURIES SUFFERED NOT ONLY DURING TEACHING OR ON-CAMPUS ACTIVITIES 
BUT ALSO WHEN HE ENGAGED IN SCHOOL RELATED ACTIVITIES AWAY FROM THE 
SCHOOL PREMISES OR OFF CAMPUS, same shall be provided free by the government 
entity paying the salary of the teachers OR THE PRIVATE SCHOOL EMPLOYER.  
 
In regions where there is scarcity of medical facilities, teachers AND NON-TEACHING 
PERSONNEL may obtain elsewhere the necessary medical care with the right to be 
reimbursed for their traveling expenses by the government entity [concerned in the first 
paragraph of this Section.] OR THE PRIVATE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT CONCERNED.  
 
Sec. [23] 32. Compensation For Injuries. Teachers AND EMPLOYEES shall be protected 
against the consequences of employment injuries in accordance with existing laws. The 
effects of the physical and nervous strain on the teachers'[s] AND EMPLOYEES’ health shall 
be recognized as a compensable occupational disease in accordance with existing laws.  
 
Sec. [26] 33. [Salary Increase upon] Retirement. [Public school] [t]Teachers AND NON-
TEACHING PERSONNEL WHO havE[ing] fulfilled the age and service requirements of the 
applicable retirement laws shall be [given] GRANTED one range salary raise upon retirement, 
which shall be the basis of the computation of the lump sum of the retirement pay and the 
[monthly] CORRESPONDING benefits thereafter; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE 
RETIREMENT BENEFIT SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN ONE MONTH SALARY FOR EVERY 
YEAR OF SERVICE. 
 
Sec. 34. GRATUITY BENEFIT – THE TEACHERS AND NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL 
WHO CHOOSE TO RETIRE BEFORE REACHING THE COMPULSORY RETIREMENT 
AGE OF 60 AND HAVE RENDERED NOT LESS THAN TWO (2) YEARS SERVICE SHALL 
BE GRANTED GRATUITY BENEFIT EQUIVALENT TO ONE MONTH PAY FOR EVERY 
YEAR OF SERVICE, CONFORMABLY TO THE PROVISION OF THE IMMEDIATELY 
PRECEDING SECTION, THE COMPUTATION OF HIS GRATUITY BENEFIT SHALL BE 
BASED ON THE SALARY SCALE OF ONE STEP HIGHER THAN HIS POSITION AT THE 
TIME HE OPTED FOR OPTIONAL RETIREMENT. 
 
Sec. 35. FACULTY PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM – EVERY SCHOOL SHALL 
UNDERTAKE A FACULTY/PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
 
 
THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SHALL GRANT FELLOWSHIPS ON THE BASIS OF 
OPEN COMPETITION. IT SHALL ENCOURAGE FACULTY MEMBERS AND QUALIFIED 
NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL TO CONDUCT RESEARCH WORK, PARTICIPATE IN 
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND KNOWLEDGE ENHANCHING SEMINARS AND FORA, 
AND WHEN FEASIBLE, FINANCIAL SUPPORT SHALL BE EXTENDED TO THEM ON THE 
BASIS OF MERIT.  
 
[V. LEAVE AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS] 
 
Sec. [24] 36. ACADEMIC AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT. (A) Study Leave. - [In addition 
to the leave privileges now enjoyed by teachers in the public schools, they] TEACHERS AND 
NON-TEACHING EMPLOYEES shall be entitled to study leave not exceeding one school year 
after seven years of service. Such leave shall be granted in accordance with a schedule set 


by the Department of Education [CULTURE AND SPORTS]. During the period of such leave, 
the teachers AND EMPLOYEES CONCERNED shall be entitled to [at least sixty] ONE 
HUNDRED per cent of their monthly salary: Provided, however, That no teacher OR 
EMPLOYEE CONCERNED shall be allowed to accumulate more than one year study leave, 
unless he needs an additional semester to finish his thesis for a graduate study in education 
or allied courses: Provided, further, That no compensation shall be due the teacher OR 
EMPLOYEE CONCERNED after the first year of such leave. In all cases, the study leave 
period shall be [counted] CONSIDERED for seniority and pension purposes.  
 
 
The compensation allowed for one year study leave as herein provided shall be subject 
to the condition that the teacher OR EMPLOYEE takes the regular study load and passes at 
least seventy-five per cent of his courses. Study leave of more than one year may be permitted 
by the Secretary of Education but SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY [without] 
compensation UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED UPON BY THE PARTIES.  
 
 
(B) STUDY GRANT AND FELLOWSHIP – STUDY GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS 
MAY BE GRANTED ON A FULL OR PARTIAL BASIS ADMINISTERED SYSTEM-WIDE OR 
BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE GRANTEE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO SUBSIDY 
FOR MATRICULATION AND OTHER SCHOOL FEES, STIPEND, BOOKS AND OTHER 
ALLOWANCES. 
 
BOOK THREE 
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS 
 
 Sec. [7] 37. Code of Professional Conduct for Teachers. Within six months from the approval 
of this Act, the Secretary of Education, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NATIONAL 
TEACHERS’ ORGANIZATIONS shall formulate and prepare a Code of Professional Conduct 
for [Public School] Teachers. A copy of the Code shall be furnished each teacher: Provided, 
however, That where this is not possible by reason of inadequate fiscal resources of the 
Department of Education, at least three copies of the same Code shall be deposited with the 
office of the school principal, [or] head teacher OR COLLEGE DEAN where they may be 
accessible for use by the teachers.  
 
Sec. 38. DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL – THE SCHOOL 
ADMINISTRATION SHALL SEE TO IT THAT DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF NON-
TEACHING PERSONNEL ARE SPECIFICALLY DEFINED IN THEIR APPOINTMENT 
PAPERS. NO EMPLOYEE SHALL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR NON-PERFORMANCE 
OF DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS NOT CONTAINED IN THEIR APPOINTMENT. 
 
Sec. 39. FACULTY/PERSONNEL MANUAL – A FACULTY/PERSONNEL MANUAL SHALL 
BE CREATED BY THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION WITH PRIOR CONSULTATION AND 
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES’ ORGANIZATIONS. SUCH 
MANUAL SHALLL BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL OF THE FACULTY AND 
PERSONNEL PRIOR TO ITS IMPLEMENTATION. SUCH MANUAL SHALL CONTAIN 
INFORMATION AND POLICIES ON ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE FACULTY AND 
NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL, A COPY OF WHICH SHALL BE FURNISHED FREE TO 
ALL FACULTY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES.  
 
CHAPTER II 
ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS 
 
Sec. [8] 40. Safeguards in Disciplinary Procedure. Every teacher OR EMPLOYEE shall enjoy 
equitable safeguards at each stage of any disciplinary procedure and shall have:  
 
 
a. 
the right to be informed, in writing, of the charges AGAINST HIM; 


b. 
the right to CONFRONT WITNESSES AGAINST HIM AND TO full access 
 
to the evidence in the case;  
c. 
the right to defend himself and to be defended by a representative of his choice 
and/or by his organization, adequate time being given to the teacher OR 
EMPLOYEE for the preparation of his defense; and  
 
d.  
the right to appeal to clearly designated authorities.  
 
 
No publicity shall be given to any disciplinary action being taken against a teacher OR 
EMPLOYEE during the pendency of his case, WITHOUT HIS CONSENT.  
 
 
TEACHERS’ AND EMPLOYEES’ ORGANIZATIONS SHALL BE CONSULTED 
WHEN THE MACHINERY TO DEAL WITH DISCIPLINARY MATTERS IS ESTABLISHED. 
SUCH MATTERS SHALL BE CONTAINED IN THE FACULTY OR PERSONNEL MANUAL 
AS PROVIDED UNDER 44 OF THIS ACT. 
 
Sec. [9] 41. Administrative Charges. Administrative charges against a teacher shall be heard 
initially by a committee composed of the corresponding School Superintendent of the Division 
or a duly authorized representative who should at least have the rank of a division supervisor, 
where the teacher belongs, as chairman, a representative of the local or, in its absence, any 
existing provincial or national teacher's organization and a supervisor of the Division, the last 
two to be designated by the Director of Public Schools. The committee shall submit its findings 
and recommendations to the Director of Public Schools within thirty days from the termination 
of the hearings: Provided, however, That where the school superintendent is the complainant 
or an interested party, all the members of the committee shall be appointed by the Secretary 
of Education.  
 
 
TEACHERS’ 
AND 
EMPLOYEES’ 
ORGANIZATIONS 
SHALL 
HAVE 
A 
REPRESENTATIVE 
IN 
ANY 
COMMITTEE 
OR 
BODY 
THAT 
SHALL 
HEAR 
ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES AGAINST A TEACHER OR EMPLOYEE. 
 
[Sec. 11. Married Teachers. Whenever possible, the proper authorities shall take all steps to 
enable married couples, both of whom are public school teachers, to be employed in the same 
locality.]  
 
 
BOOK FOUR 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
 
CHAPTER 1 
SELF-ORGANIZATION AND OTHER RIGHTS 
 
Sec. [27] 42. [Freedom] RIGHT to SELF-Organize. Public school teachers shall have the right 
to freely and without previous authorization both to establish and to join organizations of their 
choosing, whether local or national to further and defend their interests.  
 
[Sec. 10. No Discrimination. There shall be no discrimination whatsoever in entrance to the 
teaching profession, or during its exercise, or in the termination of services, based on other 
than professional consideration.] 
 
Sec. [28] 43. Discrimination Against Teachers AND EMPLOYEES Prohibited. The right[s] 
established in the immediately preceding Section shall be exercised without any interference 
or coercion. It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any acts of discrimination against 
teachers AND EMPLOYEES which are calculated to (a) make the employment of a teacher 
OR EMPLOYEE subject to the condition that he shall not join an organization, or shall 
relinquish membership in an organization, (b) [to] cause the dismissal of or otherwise 


prejudice a teacher OR EMPLOYEE by reason of his membership in an organization or 
because of participation in organization activities outside school hours, or with the consent of 
the proper school authorities, within school hours, and (c) to prevent him from carrying out the 
duties laid upon him by his position in the organization, or to penalize him for an action 
undertaken in that capacity.  
 
Sec. 44. PARTICIPATION IN POLICY-MAKING PROCESS – TEACHERS’ AND 
EMPLOYEES’ ORGANIZATIONS IN STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES AS WELL 
AS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND NON-STOCK, NON-PROFIT SCHOOLS SHALL 
HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES/REGENTS OF 
SAID SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 
 
 
[VI. TEACHER'S ORGANIZATION] 
 
[Sec. 29. National Teacher's Organizations.] National teachers' AND EMPLOYEES’ 
organizations shall [be consulted] ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE in the formulation of national 
educational policies and professional standards, [and in the formulation] of national policies 
governing the social security of the teachers.  
 
 
NATIONAL TEACHERS’ AND EMPLOYEES’ ORGANIZATIONS SHALL HAVE THE 
RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE FREELY AND DIRECTLY WITH NATIONAL PRIVATE SCHOOL-
OWNERS’ ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR THROUGH A LABOR ADVISORY CONSULTATIVE 
COUNCIL FOR TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES. 
 
Sec. 45. STRIKE, PICKETING AND OTHER CONCERTED ACTIVITIES. – THE RIGHT OF 
TEACHERS’ AND EMPLOYEES’ ORGANIZATIONS TO STRIKE AND OTHER 
CONCERTED ACTIVITIES SHALL CONTINUE TO BE RECOGNIZED AND UPHELD. 
 
CHAPTER II 
[VII. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT] 
  
Sec. [30] 46. IMPLEMENTING Rules and Regulations. The Secretary of Education shall 
formulate and prepare, IN CONSULTATION WITH NATIONAL TEACHERS’ AND 
EMPLOYEES’ ORGANIZATIONS the necessary rules and regulations to implement the 
provisions of this Act. [Rules and regulations issued pursuant to this Section shall take effect 
thirty days after publication in a newspaper of general circulation and by such other means as 
the Secretary of Education deems reasonably sufficient to give interested parties general 
notice of such issuance.] 
 
Sec. 47. OUTRIGHT CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS PROHIBITED. – EDUCATION BEING 
VESTED WITH PUBLIC INTEREST, NO SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SHALL BE ALLOWED 
TO CEASE FROM ITS OPERATIONS EXCEPT UPON VALID AND JUST GROUNDS AS 
MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 
 
 
IN CASE OF VALID CLOSURE, THE SAME SHALL BE EFFECTED THROUGH 
PROGRAMMED PHASE OUT, DURING WHICH TIME, DETERMINATION SHALL BE 
MADE ON WHETHER OR NOT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOLS MAY BE 
SUCCESSFULLY RESTORED OR BE PERMANENTLY CLOSED.  
  
Sec. 48. LAY-OFFS OR RETRENCHMENTS – NO LAY-OFF OR RETRENCHMENT SHALL 
BE EFFECTED BY ANY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT UNLESS THE SAME IS FOUND VALID 
AND JUSTIFIED AFTER A THOROUGH REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF ITS FINANCIAL 
STATUS TO BE JOINTLY UNDERTAKEN BY THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND THE 
TEACHERS’ AND EMPLOYEES’ ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED. 


 
CHAPTER III 
PENAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 
 
[Sec. 31. Budgetary Estimates. The Secretary of Education shall submit to Congress annually 
the necessary budgetary estimates to implement the provisions of the Act concerning the 
benefits herein granted to public school teachers under the employ of the National 
Government.]  
 
Sec. [32] 49. Penal Provision. ANY [A] person who shall willfully interfere with, restrain or 
coerce any teacher OR EMPLOYEE in the exercise of his rights guaranteed by this Act or who 
shall in any other manner commit any act to defeat any [of the] provisions of this Act shall, 
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than [one hundred] FIFTY THOUSAND 
pesos nor more than one HUNDRED thousand pesos, or by imprisonment FOR NOT LESS 
THAN ONE YEAR AND ONE DAY NOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, OR BOTH SUCH FINE 
AND IMPRISONMENT AT [in] the discretion of the court.  
 
 
If the offender is AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, OR ANY JURIDICAL PERSON, 
THE PENALTY SHALL BE IMPOSED UPON THE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, 
SECRETARY OR ANY RESPONSIBLE OFFICER OF SAID INSTITUTION. IF THE 
OFFENDER IS a public [official1 OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, the court shall, IN ADDITION 
TO THE PENALTIES HEREINABOVE PROVIDED, order his dismissal from the Government 
service. 
 
Sec. 50. TEACHING OF MAGNA CARTA – THE TEACHING OF THIS ACT SHALL BE 
MADE COMPULSORY IN ALL SCHOOLS OFFERING COURSES IN EDUCATION. 
 
Sec. 51. APPROPRIATIONS – INITIAL EXPENDITURE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THIS MAGNA CARTA SHALL BE SOURCED FROM SAVINGS IN THE BUDGET OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THEREAFTER, SUCH SUM NECESSARY FOR ITS 
CONTINUED 
IMPLEMENTATION 
SHALL 
BE 
INCLUDED 
IN 
THE 
GENERAL 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT. 
 
Sec. [33] 52. Repealing Clause. All Acts or parts of Acts, executive orders and their 
implementing rules inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended 
or modified accordingly.  
 
Sec. [34] 53. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act is declared invalid, the remainder 
of this Act or any provisions not affected thereby shall remain in force and in effect.  
 
Sec. 54. EFFECTIVITY – THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON ITS APPROVAL. 
 
Approved,