The National Teachers College

Quiapo, Manila
College of Education
Subject: The Teaching Profession
Professor: GERALD A. ROMANTICO
Time: 8:00- 9:30PM WED and SAT

WRITTEN REPORT

Name: Eulysses Neil Patrick B. Edquilag DATE: September 2019

TOPIC: PERSONAL ACTION AND VALUES

PERSONAL ACTION
CSC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR No. 40, s.1998

EMPLOYMENT STATUS:

Permanent – It is issued to a person who meets all the minimum

qualification requirements of the position to which he is being appointed
including the appropriate eligibility.

Temporary – It is issued to a person who, except for the appropriate

eligibility, meets all other requirements the education, experience, and
training requirements for the position to which he is being appointed.
Contractual – It is issued to a person who shall undertake a specific work
or a job for a limited period not to exceed one (1) year. The inclusive period
shall be indicated on the appointment for purposes of crediting services.

Notes on Employment Status of Teachers:

• Regular Permanent – It is issued to a teacher who meets all the

requirements of the position.
• Provisional – It is issued to a teacher who meets all the requirements
of the position except of the eligibility.
• Substitute – It is issued to a teacher when the regular incumbent is
temporarily unable to perform the duties of the position

REPUBLIC ACT N. 4670 June 18, 1966

Sec.3. Recruitment and Qualification. Recruitment policy with respect to

the selection and appointment of teachers shall be clearly defined by the
Department of Education: 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 courses on the collegiate level, other than

vocational, master's degree with a specific area of specialization;

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.

PERSONAL ACTION

Next-In-Rank Position - It refers to a position which, by reason of the

hierarchical arrangement of positions in the Department, is determined to be
in the nearest degree of relationship to higher position as contained in the
Department System of Ranking Positions (SRP).

Promotion – It is the advancement of the employee from one position to

another with an increase in duties and responsibilities and usually
accompanied by an increase in salary.
Transfer – It is the movement of employee from one position to another
which is of equivalent rank, level or salary without the break in service.

• The transfer may be from one department or agency to another or

from one organizational unit to another in the same department or
agency. Any movement from non-career to the career service shall not
be considered a transfer.
• An employee who seeks to transfer to another office shall first secure
permission from the head of the department or agency where he is
employed stating the effective date of his transfer. If the request of
transfer is not granted by the head of office where is employed, it shall
be deemed approve after thirty (30) days from the date of notice to
the agency head.
• If the employee fails to transfer on the specified date, he shall be
considered resigned and his reemployment shall be at the discretion of
the head of office. A transfer is effective on the day following the last
day of service of the employee in his former office.

Reinstatement – It is the issuance of an appointment to a person who has

been previously appointed to a position in the career service and who has
through no delinquency or misconduct, been separated therefrom or to one
who has been exonerated of the administrative charges unless the decision
exonerating him specifies restoration to his previous station. An employee
who has been exonerated or who has been illegally terminated is deemed
not to have left the service.

Reemployment – It is reappointment of a person who has been previously

appointed to a position in the career or non-career service and was
separated therefrom as a result of reduction in force, reorganization,
retirement, voluntary resignation, non-disciplinary actions such as dropping
from the rolls and other modes of separation. Reemployment presupposes
the gap in the service. No prior authority shall be required for the
reemployment of a person who has been previously retired and who has not
reached the compulsory retirement age of 65.

Reassignment – It is the movement of an employee from one

organizational unit to another in the same department or agency which does
not involve a reduction in rank, status or salary.

Demotion – It is the movement of an employee from one position to

another with reduction in salary and is not disciplinary in nature. In case a
demotion involves reduction in salary and is non-disciplinary, a written
consent shall be secured from the demoted employee.

Recruitment Process in the Public School System

1. Gather Your Application Materials

a. Application Form
b. Personal Data Sheet/ Civil Service Commission Form 212
c. 2x2 ID Pictures
d. LET Results
e. Certified copies of School Transcript of Records
f. Teaching Experience Records
g. Other Records (e.g. Forms used in evaluation/ranking
h. Evaluation Form Nos. II and III (DECS Order No. 54, s. 1993)

2. Submit Your Application

Submit your application documents to the school division or apply directly
to the head of the public school where you would like to teach.

Apply to the school nearest to your place of residence as per R.A No. 8190,
also known as the Localization Law

3. Prepare for Your Interview

• Do some research and prepare your answers for some of the most
common questions.
• Come up with a few to ask the recruiter.
• On the day of your interview, dress appropriately and demonstrate
your professionalism.

4. Demo a Lesson Plan

• Prepare clean and engaging visual aids and other necessary materials
• Construct your demonstration based on the instructions provided by
the teaching recruitment team.

5. Take the English Proficiency Exam

• You and the other applicants in your division will be scheduled to take
this test simultaneously.
• Prepare by reviewing your English spelling, grammar, and reading
comprehension.

6. Wait for Your Results

• The results will be posted in a bulletin board of the division office.

• You get a chance of being hired immediately if you sit in the top 10 or
so.
 • They hire according to the ranking provided in the list, so it is very
important to rank well.

7. Follow Up

• If you get a high ranking, you will most likely receive a phone call
asking you to report in the district or division office.
• If you haven’t gotten a call, you can follow up about your application
by calling them.
• Don't forget to get the phone number of the school, district, and
division office where you are applying!

Ranking System for Teacher -Applicants

Education: 25%
Demonstration Teaching: 20%
Communication Skills: 15%
Teaching Experience: 10%
Interview: 10%
Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) Rating: 10%
Experiential Learning Course: 5%
Specialized Training and Skills: 5%

RETIREMENT FOR TEACHERS – House Bill 6639

Introduced by Hon. Luis Raymund "LRay Villafuerte" Jr.

An Act Lowering the Compulsary and Optional Retirement Age of

Public School Teacthers

SEC.1 Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "New Retirement Age of
Public School Teachers Act"

SEC.2 Compulsary Retirement Age. - The compulsary retirement age for

all public school teachers shall be upon the attainment of the age of (60). If
a public school teacher has less than 15 years of service, he may be allowed
to continue in the service until he reaches the age of sixty-five (65), in
accordance with existing civil service rules and regulations.

SEC.3 Retirement Benefits. - Retirement benefits may, upon election of

the retiree, be received in the following manner:

1) Lump sum payment, as defined under the Republic Act No. 8291 or the
"Government Service Insurance System Act of 1997", payable at the time of
retirement, plus an old-age pension benefit equal to the basic monthly
pension, payable monthly for life, starting upon the expiration of five (5)
year guaranteed period covered by the lump sum; or

2) Cash payment equivalent to eighteen (18) months of his basic monthly

pension, plus monthly pension for life payable on the first month following
the date of retirement

SEC.4 Optional Retirement Age. - A public school teacher who retires

from the service shall be entitled to the retirement benefits in the preceding
paragraph provided that:

1) He or she has rendered at least fifteen (15) years of service;

2) He or she is at least fifty five years of age at the time of retirement; and
3) He or she is not receiving a monthly pension for a permanent total
disability benefit under the R.A. 8291 of the "Government Service Insurance
System Act of 1997"

Basic Classification of Positions as per CSC

VALUES
WHAT ARE VALUES?

• Basic and fundamental beliefs that guide or motivate attitudes or

actions
• Help us to determine what is important to us.
Values describe the personal qualities we choose to embody to guide our
actions; the sort of person we want to be; the manner in which we treat
ourselves and others, and our interaction with the world around us.
• They provide the general guidelines for conduct.
Values have three dimensions:
• Cognitive
• Affective
• Behavioral
Values formation is a training of the intellect and the will.
Values can be taught and caught.

CRITERIA FOR VALUES CLARIFICATION

1. Freely Chosen
2. Chosen from Among Alternatives
3. Chosen after Due Reflection
4. Prized and Cherished
5. Publicly Affirmed
6. Incorporated Into Actual Behavior
7. Acted Upon Repeatedly in One’s Life

HONESTY
• It connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity,
truthfulness, straightforwardness, including straightforwardness of
conduct, along with the absence of lying, cheating, theft, etc.
• It involves being trustworthy, loyal, fair, and sincere.
• "Honesty is the best policy"- Edwin Sandys

COURAGE
• It is defined as the willingness to confront agony, pain, danger,
uncertainty, or intimidation.
 • Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical pain, hardship,
death or threat of death
• Moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular
opposition, shame, scandal, discouragement, or personal loss.

FIDELITY
• It is defined as a quality of faithfulness or loyalty.
• Its original meaning regarded duty in a broader sense
• Derived from the Latin word fidēlis, meaning "faithful or loyal".
• In the City of London financial markets it has traditionally been used in
the sense encompassed in the motto "My word is my bond".

CHASTITY
the quality or state of being chaste such as:
a. abstention from unlawful sexual intercourse
b. abstention from all sexual intercourse
c. purity in conduct and intention
d. restraint and simplicity in design or expression
• personal integrity

SELF-DISCIPLINE
• ability to control yourself and to make yourself work hard or behave in
a particular way without needing anyone else to tell you what to do.

SELF-RELIANCE
• reliance on one's own powers and resources rather than those of
others.

RESPECT
• Also called esteem, it is a positive feeling or action shown towards
someone or something considered important, or held in high esteem or
regard.
• It conveys a sense of admiration for good or valuable qualities.
 • It is also the process of honoring someone by exhibiting care, concern,
or consideration for their needs or feelings.

JUSTICE
• It is the quality of being just, impartial, or fair
• It is the principle or ideal of just dealing or right action
• It is the conformity to this principle or ideal : RIGHTEOUSNESS
• It is conformity to truth, fact, or reason : CORRECTNESS

Types of Justice
a. social justice - the notion that everyone deserves equal economic,
political, and social opportunities irrespective of race, gender, or
religion.
b. distributive justice - refers to the equitable allocation of assets in
society.
c. environmental justice – refers to the fair treatment of all people with
regard to environmental burdens and benefits.
d. restorative or corrective justice - seeks to make whole those who have
suffered unfairly.
e. retributive justice - seeks to punish wrongdoers objectively and
proportionately.
f. procedural justice - refers to implementing legal decisions in
accordance with fair and unbiased processes.

KINDNESS
• the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.
• "helpfulness towards someone in need, not in return for anything, nor
for the advantage of the helper himself, but for that of the person
helped" – Aristotle
• "most curative herbs and agents in human intercourse" - Nietzsche

FRIENDSHIP
• a relationship of mutual affection between people
 • is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an association

LOVE
• A virtue representing human kindness, compassion, and affection, as
"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another.”
• It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards
other humans, one's self or animals.

LOYALTY
• In general it is defined as devotion and faithfulness to a nation, cause,
philosophy, country, group, or person.
• Being loyal is being devoted and vulnerable, but never naive.