SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 1626 
'13 
SEP 11 
P 2 :22 
RECI':I\ LIJ In. -0 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The promotion of quality education in the country is a priority concern 
which found its rightful place in the statement of policies enshrined in our 
Constitution. 
In line with such noble objective, it is the purpose of this bill to establish a 
National Accrediting Agency for Teacher Education Institutions (NAATEI), 
which shall be tasked, among others, with redesigning pre-service and in-service 
teacher education to address specific problems and issues on basic education, 
upgrade the level of teaching competencies, institute policy reforms, develop 
critical skills needed specially by' science and mathematics teachers, and 
encourage their professional gr-owth and advaneement. 
In view of the foregoing, early passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
Senator 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
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) 
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Senate Bill No. 
1626 
'13 
SEP 11 
P 2 :22 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL ACCREDITING AGENCY FOR TEACHER 
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (NAATEI) 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title, - This Act shall be known and cited as the "National 
Accrediting Agency for Teacher Education Institutions Act of 2013". 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State shall give priority to research 
and development, invention, innovation and their utilization, and to science and 
technology education, training and services; enhance the right of budgetary 
priority to education to ensure that teaching will attract and retain its rightful share 
of the best available talents through adequate remuneration and other means of 
job satisfaction and fulfillment. (1987 Constitution, Article XIV, Sec. 5, Subsection 
4&5) 
As such, the government shall support the continuous the training and 
retooling of all teachers especially science and mathematics appropriate funding 
teachers 
and 
provide 
requirements 
necessary for upgrading 
of their 
competencies. 
SEC. 3. Obiectives. - In pursuance of the foregoing policies, this Act aims 
to achieve the following objectives: 
(a) 
To redesign pre-service and in-service teacher and education 
address specific problems/issues on basic education vis-a-vis 
emerging education technologies and different contexts of learning 
in multi-cultural settings; 
(b) 
To upgrade the level of teaching competency through continuous 
teacher training and retraining programs for public and private 
elementary and secondary schools; 
(c) 
To identify policy reforms and interventions in upgrading teaching 
competencies and develop critical skills needed by teachers 
specially science and teachers; 
(d) 
To establish a credible system for accreditation of teacher 
education institutions; 
(e) 
To assist in the monitoring and evaluation of TRls; 
(f) 
To equalize access to training opportunities; 


(g) 
To encourage professional growth and advancement for teachers 
through the provision of incentives and rewards or teacher's 
excellence and performance; and, 
(h) 
To raise the level of student performance of the country in regional 
and international assessment tests. 
SEC. 4. Pre-Service and In-Service Training Program for Basic 
E.ducati(;m Teacflers. - The .. Pre-Service Training for Science and Technology 
Basic Education Teachers shall be strengthened, to raise the level of teacher 
competency in teaching major subjects particularly science and mathematics 
comparable to regional and international bench marks, and ensure that teacher 
graduates are globally competitive. 
Technical and other forms of assistance shall be provided by appropriate 
government agencies such as the Science Education Institute of the Department 
of Science and Technology (SEI-DOST) through the Regional Science Teaching 
Centers (RSTCs). 
SEC. 5. National Accreditation Agency for Teacher Education 
Institutions. - There shall be established a National Accreditation Agency for 
Teacher Education Institutions (NAATEI) which shall be responsible for the 
accreditation of TEls. The agency shall design accreditation programs for TEls 
and shall cause the publication of the accredited TEls on a yearly basis. 
TEls offering or conducting teacher education programs shall be regularly 
assessed and evaluated based an a system to be established under the 
implementing rules of this Act to ensure quality of teacher education and training 
programs as well as equalize access to training opportunities for teachers. 
SEC. 6. Governance and Administration. - The NAATEI shall be 
separate and autonomous and attached to the Commission on Higher Education 
(CHED) for administrative purposes only. It shall be headed by an Executive 
Director appOinted by the President and shall be who shall be conferred the rank 
of a Bureau Director with a fixed term of four (4) years renewable for another 
term. He/she shall be assisted by a Deputy Executive Director and an adequate 
number of personnel for the effective implementation of the agency's programs, 
functions and activities. 
SEC. 7. Creation of Appropriate Position. - The CHED, in coordination 
with the DBM and the Civil Service Commission shall create appropriate 
positions corresponding budgetary requirements for such positions for the 
effective implementation of the programs created under this Act. 
SEC. 8. Funding of the Program. - The amount of Twenty Five Million 
Pesos (P25,OOO,OOO.OO) shall be appropriated for the initial implementation of the 
programs. Thereafter, the requirements of the programs shall be provided 
annually. In addition to the funds to be appropriated by Congress, the program 
established under this Act shall receive annual additional funding support from 
the following: 
(a) One percent (1 %) share from net income of the Philippines Games and 
Amusement Corporation (PAGCOR); and, 


(b) One percent (1%) share from the net income on LOTTO Draws of the 
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). 
SEC. 9. Collaboration and Networking with Centers of Excellence and 
other Institutions for Teacher Education. - The NAATEI shall encourage and 
support collaborative activities and networking: with the Department of 
Education, 
SEI-DOST, 
Centers 
of Excellence for Teacher Education, 
professional teachers associations, and such other related institutions. It shall 
also tap qualified accreditors from duly recognized accrediting agencies such as 
the Federation of Accrediting Associations of the Philippines (FAAP), the 
Philippine Accrediting Association of State Colleges and Universities (PAASCU), 
etc. 
SEC. 1(). Implementing Rules and Regulations (lRR). - The CHED, in 
collaboration with DepED and DOST shall formulate the IRR of this Act. 
SEC. 11. Separability Clause. - Should any part or part or provision of 
this Act be deemed unconstitutional or invalid the remainder of this Act not 
affected thereby shall remain in force and effect. 
SEC. 12. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, 
issuances, rules or regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are 
hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 13. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
following its publication in !he Official. Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of 
general circulation in the Philippines. 
Approved,