TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. °
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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
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."1 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, characterizing 
them as a critical resource in education. 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
Article II, Section 17 of the 1987 Constitution.
Article XIV, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution.
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Teachers and Educational Quality: Monitoring Global Needs for 2015, p. 67. 
Published in 2006. Available at https://uis.unesco.oi'Q/sites/default/files/documents/teachers-and-educational- 
aualitv-monitorinq-qlobal-needs-for-2015-en O.pdf (Accessed on 1 July 2025).


Given the evidence that student learning is highly impacted by teacher quality,4 
it is therefore important to understand and leverage the qualities that make teachers 
effective in their roles so that students can benefit from a higher quality of education. 
Some notable teacher characteristics that have been recognized to affect the 
performance of students are "education background, experience, certificate status, 
leadership experience, perseverance, teacher evaluation score, preparedness course 
work."5
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),6 the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 
(TIMSS) in 2019,7 and the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) in 
2019.8 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.9 
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.10
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UNESCO. The Impact of teacher knowledge on student achievement in 14 Sub-Saharan African countries, p. 7. 
Published in 2013. Available at https://unesdoc.unesco.Org/ark:/48223/pf0000225832 (Accessed on 1 July 
2025).
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Journal of Education and Practice. Does Teacher Quality Affect Student Achievement? An Empirical Study in 
Indonesia, p. 35. Published in 2016. Available at https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1115867.pdf (Accessed on 
1 July 2025).
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DepEd. PISA 2018 National Report of the Philippines. Published in December 2019. Available at 
https://ww\«.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PISA-2018-Philippine-National-Report.pdf (Accessed 
on 1 July); OECD. PISA 2022 Results (Volume I and II) - Country Notes: Philippines. Published in December 
2023. Available at https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/pisa-2022-results-volume-i-and-ii-country- 
notes_ed6fbcc5-en/philippines_a0882a2d-en.html (Accessed on 1 July 2025).
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TIMSS. Internationai Resuits in Mathematics and Science, p. 9 & 80. Published in 2020. Available at 
https://www.iea.nl/sites/default/files/2021-01/TIMSS%202019-International-Results-in-Mathematics-and- 
Science.pdf (Accessed on 1 July 2025).
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SEA-PLM. National Report of the Philippines, p. 11. Published in March 2021. Available at 
https://www.unicef.org/philippines/media/2556/file/Southeast%20Asia%20Primary%20Learning%20Metrics 
%202019%20National%20Report%20of%20the%20Philippines.pdf (Accessed on 1 July 2025).
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EDCOM 2. Miseducation, The Failed System of Philippine Education, EDCOM II Year One Report, p. 179. 
Published in 2024. Available at https://edcom2.gov.ph/media/2024/02/EDCOM-II-Year-One-Report-PDF- 
022924.pdf. (Accessed on 1 July 2025).
PRC. March 2024 Results of Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers Released in Forty-Seven (47) 
Working Days. Published on 24 May 2024. Available at https://www.prc.gov.ph/node/6903#:~:text= 
Examination%20eServices-,March%202024%20Results%20of%20Licensure%20Examination%20for%20Prof 
essional%20Teachers%20Released,%2DSeven%20(47)%20Working%20Days&text=The%20Professional%2 
0Regulation%20Commission%20(PRC,and%20regulations%20governing%20licensure%20examinations.8itex 
t=N.%20C.%20R (Accessed on 1 July 2025); Rappler. RESULTS: September 2024 Licensure Examination for 
Professional Teachers. Published on 13 December 2024. Available at https://www.rappler.com/bulletin- 
board/examination-results/licensure-professional-teachers-september-2024/ (Accessed on 1 July 2025).
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These 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 following amendments to the present framework under Republic Act No. 7836, as 
amended, or the "Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994:"
a) 
Expand the pool of nominees 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 graduates;
b) 
Ensure the avoidance of conflict of interest of board members for 
Professional Teachers through the issuance of appropriate rules by the PRC;
c) 
Improve and expand the qualification requirements of all applicants for 
registration as professional teachers and mandate 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) 
Mandate the release of the examination questions and the information on 
the examiners to the public.
These amendments are aimed at ensuring that the State implements 
improvement to the overall quality of education in the country by elevating the 
teaching profession and producing world-class and 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.
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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session 
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SENATE
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Senate Bill No. 547
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 Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Section 5 of Republic Act No. 7836, or the "Philippine Teachers 
Professionalization Act of 1994," as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 5. Creation and Composition of the Board. - There is 
hereby created under this Act a Board for Professional Teachers, 
hereinafter called the Board, a collegial body under the general 
supervision and administrative control of the Professional 
Regulation Commission, hereinafter referred to as the 
Commission, composed of five (5) members WHO SHALL DULY 
POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED IN 
SECTION 8 OF THIS ACT AND who shall be appointed by the 
President of the Philippines from among the recommendees 
chosen by the Commission. The recommendees shall be chosen 
from the list of nominees [selected-by the accredited association 
of teachers, who-duly possess all the-qualifications prescribed in
Section 8 of this Act] FROM THE TEACHER EDUCATION
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COUNCIL (TEC); DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED);
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COORDINATING COUNCIL OF PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL
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ASSOCIATIONS (COCOPEA); COMMISSION ON HIGHER
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EDUCATION (CHED); ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL COLLEGES
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AND UNIVERSITIES (ALCU); PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION
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OF STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (PASUC); AN
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ACCREDITED ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS; AND AN
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ASSOCIATION OF TEACHER EDUCATION GRADUATES.
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A SCREENING COMMITTEE SHALL BE FORMED TO
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EVALUATE THE NOMINATIONS RECEIVED AND THE
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FINAL LIST OF NOMINEES SHALL BE MADE PUBLIC.
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chair[maft]PERSON of the Board shall be appointed from these
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five (5) members by the President: Provided, That the members
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of the first Board appointed under this Act shall be automatically
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registered as professional teachers and issued with the certificate
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of registration and professional license upon payment of the fees
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for examination, registration, and other fees prescribed by the
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Commission."
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SEC. 2. Section 7 of Republic Act No. 7836, as amended, is hereby amended to
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"SEC. 7. Term of Office. - The members of the Board shall
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hold office for a term of three (3) years from the date they
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assume office [: Provided, That the first appointees to the Board
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under this Act-shalTbold office according-t-o the following terms:
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one (1) member shall serve for one (1) year; one (1) member
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for two (2) years; the chairman,—vice-chairman, and one (1-)
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member for three (3) years]. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO
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AGENCIES SHALL BE SECONDED TO THE COMMISSION
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SEC. 3. Section 8 of Republic Act No. 7836, as amended, is hereby amended to
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"SEC. 8. Qualifications of Board Members. - Each Board
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equivalent[s], from a university, school, college, academy, or institute
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duly constituted, recognized, and/or accredited by the Philippine
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(e) Has been a REGISTERED AND LICENSED professional
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teacher in the active practice of the teaching profession for at
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(f) Not be an official or member of the faculty of, nor have A
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pecuniary interest in any university, coiiege, school, or institution
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conferring a bachelor's degree in education or its equivalent[s
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Provided, however. That the membership to the Board shall
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BY THE TEC AND REGULATED BY THE CHED, TEST
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DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS, AND LOGISTICS IN
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THE COMMISSION SHALL ISSUE THE APPROPRIATE
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RULES TO GOVERN THE PRACTICE OF MEMBERS OF THE
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BOARD TO ENSURE THAT NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST
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CONDUCT OF THE LICENSURE EXAMINATION AND
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RELEASE OF THE RESULTS."
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SEC. 4. Section 9 of Republic Act No. 7836, as amended, is hereby amended to
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of the Board shall receive compensation comparable to the
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[Professional Regulation] Commission, computed on the basis of
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the number of examinees/candidates."
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SEC. 5. Section 12 of Republic Act No. 7836, as amended is hereby amended to
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SEC. 6. Section 13 of Republic Act No. 7836, as amended, is hereby deleted in
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"SEC. 13. REGISTRATION AND LICENSE. -
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PROFESSIONAL LICENSE FOR TEACHERS SHALL BE
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REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING, AS THE
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a) A WRITTEN EXAMINATION TO BE GIVEN AT LEAST
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ONCE A YEAR IN SUCH PLACES AND DATES AS THE
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COMMISSION SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR
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GRADUATES OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AS
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (CPE);
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THE TEACHING PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR
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GRADUATES OF TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS
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COUNCIL IN LIEU OF TAKING THE WRITTEN
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SEC. 7. Section 14 of Republic Act No. 7836, as amended, is hereby deleted in
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"SEC. 14. SCOPE OF EXAMINATION. - THE
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EDUCATION.
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PROGRAM REGARDLESS OF BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
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"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,-c-ellege-or-uelversity recognized by
the-government and poGscsscs the-minimum educational
qualifications, as follows^-
flr^-For toacher-s in ■ preschool, a bachelor's-degree-In-eaHy
childhood education (BECED)-0r-its-equivolent;
(2) -For teachers in the clomentDry grades, a bachelor's degree
in elementary education (BSEED) or its equivalent;
(3) -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-wit-h-at-least eighteen
(18) units in-professional education; and
(4) -Fer teachers of vocational and two-year technical courses, a
bachelor'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 
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(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 
to 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 DONE AFTER THE 
ADMINISTRATION OF THE EXAMINATION.
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 (lO)-YEAR TRACK RECORD 
ANALYSIS, AS PROVIDED BY THE CHED, THROUGH 
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CIRCULATION IN SUCH PERIOD AND FREQUENCY AS
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MEDIA ACCOUNTS, IF AVAILABLE.
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from the effectivity of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate the implementing
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rules and regulations (IRR) necessary for the full and effective implementation of this
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update their existing policies and issuances relevant to this Act and its IRR, ensure
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SEC. 12. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is 
declared unconstitutional, the remainder hereof or any provisions not affected thereby 
shall remain in force and effect.
SEC. 13. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, rule, or regulation inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act is hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 14. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general
Approved,
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