REPUBLIC ACT NO.

10533 - AN ACT ENHANCING THE PHILIPPINE BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM BY

STRENGTHENING ITS CURRICULUM AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF YEARS FOR BASIC EDUCATION,

SEC. 3. Basic Education. — Basic education is intended to meet basic learning needs which provides the
foundation on which subsequent learning can be based. It encompasses kindergarten, elementary and
secondary education as well as alternative learning systems for out-of-school learners and those with
special needs.

SEC. 4. Enhanced Basic Education Program. — The enhanced basic education program encompasses at
least one (1) year of kindergarten education, six (6) years of elementary education, and six (6) years of
secondary education, in that sequence. Secondary education includes four (4) years of junior high school
and two (2) years of senior high school education.APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9293 DO 43, s. 2004

Dissemination of Republic Act No. 9293 (An Act Amending Certain Sections of Republic Act numbered
Seventy eight Hundred and thirty Six (R.A. 7836) otherwise known as the Philippine Teachers
Professionalization Act of 1994).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 shall have
complied with the following requirements:

“(e) A graduate of a school, college or university recognized by the government and possesses the
minimum educational qualifications, as follows:

(1) 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;

(3) For teachers in the secondary grades, a bachelor’s degree in education or its equivalent with a major
and minor, or a bachelor 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 bachelor’s degree in the field of
specialization or its equivalent, with at least eighteen (18) units in professional education.”
SEC 2. Section 26 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 26. Registration and Exception. – No person shall engage in teaching and/or act as a professional
teacher as defined in this Act, whether in the preschool, elementary or secondary level, unless the
person is a duly registered professional teacher, and a holder of a valid certificate of registration and a
valid professional license or a holder of a valid special/temporary permit

.Republic Act No. 9155 AN ACT INSTITUTING A FRAMEWORK OF GOVERNANCE FOR BASIC EDUCATION,
ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, RENAMING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,

CULTURE AND SPORTS AS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is hereby declared the policy of the State to protect and promote the
right of all citizens to quality basic education and to make such education accessible to all by providing
all Filipino children a free and compulsory education in the elementary level and free education in the
high school level. Such education shall also include alternative learning systems for out-of-school youth
and adult learners. It shall be the goal of basic education to provide them with the skills, knowledge and
values they need to become caring, self- reliant, productive and patriotic citizens.

The school shall be the heart of the formal education system. It is where children learn. Schools shall
have a single aim of providing the best possible basic education for all learners.

Governance of basic education shall begin at the national level. It is at the regions, divisions, schools and
learning centers — herein referred to as the field offices — where the policy and principle for the
governance of basic education shall be translated into programs, projects and services developed,
adapted and offered to fit local needs.

The State shall encourage local initiatives for improving the quality of basic education. The State shall
ensure that the values, needs and aspirations of a school community are reflected in the program of
education for the children, out-of-school youth and adult learners. Schools and learning centers shall be
empowered to make decisions on what is best for the learners they serve. SEC.
3. Purposes and Objectives. – The purposes and objectives of this Act are:
(a) To provide the framework for the governance of basic education which shall set the general
directions for educational policies and standards and establish authority, accountability and
responsibility for achieving higher learning outcomes;

(b) To define the roles and responsibilities of, and provide resources to, the field offices which shall
implement educational programs, projects and services in communities they serve;

(c) To make schools and learning centers the most important vehicle for the teaching and learning of
national values and for developing in the Filipino learners love of country and pride in its rich heritage;

(d) To ensure that schools and learning centers receive the kind of focused attention they deserve and
that educational programs, projects and services take into account the interests of all members of the
community;

(e) To enable the schools and learning centers to reflect the values of the community by allowing
teachers/learning facilitators and other staff to have the flexibility to serve the needs of all learners;

(f) To encourage local initiatives for the improvement of schools and learning centers and to provide
the means by which these improvements may be achieved and sustained; and

(g) To establish schools and learning centers as facilities where schoolchildren are able to learn a range
of core competencies prescribed for elementary and high school education programs or where the out-
of-school youth and adult learners are provided alternative learning programs and receive accreditation
for at least the equivalent of a high school education.

BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 232 September 11, 1982

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF

EDUCATION Section 1. Title - This Act shall be known as the "Education
Act of 1982."
Section 2. Coverage - This Act shall apply to and govern both formal and non-formal systems in
public and private schools in all levels of the entire educational system.
Section 3. Declaration of Basic Policy - It is the policy of the State to established and maintain a
complete, adequate and integrated system of education relevant to the goals of national development.
Toward this end, the government shall ensure, within the context of a free and democratic system,
maximum contribution of the educational system to the attainment of the following national
developmental goals:

1. To achieve and maintain an accelerating rate of economic development and social progress;

2. To ensure the maximum participation of all the people in the attainment and enjoyment of the
benefits of such growth; and

3. To achieve and strengthen national unity and consciousness and preserve, develop and promote
desirable cultural, moral and spiritual values in a changing world.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4670 June 18, 1966 THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS Sec. 1. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared to be
the policy of this Act to promote and improve the social and economic status of public school teachers,
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.

As used in this Act, the term "teacher" shall mean all persons engaged in classroom teaching, in any level
of instruction, on full-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.
Republic Act No. 5546 “An Act Prohibiting the Sale of Tickets and/or the
Collection of Contributions for Whatever Project or Purpose from Students and Teachers of Public and
Private Schools, Colleges and Universities” “Sec. 1. The sale of tickets
and/or the collection of contributions in any form whatsoever, by any person for any project or purpose,
whether voluntary or otherwise, from school children, students and teachers of public and private
schools, colleges and universities is hereby prohibited: Provided, However, That this prohibition shall not
cover membership fees of school children and students in the Red Cross, the girl scouts of the
Philippines and the boy scouts of the Philippines: Provided, Finally, That this prohibition shall not cover
the contributions of parents and other donors for the support of barrio high schools.”

Section 2. Section 2 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

“Sec. 2. Any educational institution or person who violate the provisions of this Act shall be punished by
a fine of not less than one thousand pesos but not more than five thousand pesos or imprisonment for
not more than one month or both in the discretion of the court. If the violation is committed by a
private educational institution, the Secretary of Education, at his discretion, shall, in addition to the
above penalty, suspend, revoke or otherwise cancel the authority to operate such educational
institution.”

Republic Act No. 7079 July 5, 1991

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF CAMPUS JOURNALISM AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES Section 1. Title. – This Act shall be known and referred to as
the "Campus Journalism Act of 1991."

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the declared policy of the State to uphold and protect the
freedom of the press even at the campus level and to promote the development and growth of campus
journalism as a means of strengthening ethical values, encouraging critical and creative thinking, and
developing moral character and personal discipline of the Filipino youth.In furtherance of this policy, the
State shall undertake various programs and projects aimed at improving the journalistic skills of
students concerned and promoting responsible and free journalism.
Republic Act 7610

Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act Sec.
2. Declaration of State Policy and Principles. - It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to
provide special protection to children from all firms of abuse, neglect, cruelty exploitation and
discrimination and other conditions, prejudicial their development; provide sanctions for their
commission and carry out a program for prevention and deterrence of and crisis intervention in
situations of child abuse, exploitation and discrimination. The State shall intervene on behalf of the child
when the parent, guardian, teacher or person having care or custody of the child fails or is unable to
protect the child against abuse, exploitation and discrimination or when such acts against the child are
committed by the said parent, guardian, teacher or person having care and custody of the same.

Republic Act 7877

Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State

shall value the dignity of every individual, enhance the development of its human resources, guarantee
full respect for human rights, and uphold the dignity of workers, employees, applicants for employment,
students or those undergoing training, instruction or education. Towards this end, all forms of sexual
harassment in the employment, education or training environment are hereby declared unlawful.

SECTION 3. Work, Education or Training -Related, Sexual Harassment Defined. - Work, education or
training-related sexual harassment is committed by an employer, employee, manager, supervisor, agent
of the employer, teacher, instructor, professor, coach, trainor, or any other person who, having
authority, influence or moral ascendancy over another in a work or training or education environment,
demands, requests or otherwise requires any sexual favor from the other, regardless of whether the
demand, request or requirement for submission is accepted by the object of said Act.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165 June 7, 2002

AN ACT INSTITUTING THE COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to safeguard the integrity of its territory
and the well-being of its citizenry particularly the youth, from the harmful effects of dangerous drugs on
their physical and mental well-being, and to defend the same against acts or omissions detrimental to
their development and preservation. In view of the foregoing, the State needs to enhance further the
efficacy of the law against dangerous drugs, it being one of today's more serious social ills.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8190

AN ACT GRANTING PRIORITY TO RESIDENTS OF THE BARANGAY, MUNICIPALITY OR CITY WHERE THE
SCHOOL IS LOCATED, IN THE APPOINTMENT OR ASSIGNMENT OF CLASSROOM PUBLIC
SCHOOLTEACHERS. Section 1. In the appointment or assignment of
teachers to public elementary or secondary schools, priority shall be given to bona fide residents of the
barangay, municipality, city or province where the school is located: Provided, That the teacher
possesses all the minimum qualifications for the position as required by law.