The Rights and Privileges of Teachers in the

Philippines

LESSON 7: Rights of Teachers and Privileges of Teachers in the

Philippines

LEARNING OUTCOME

 Discuss the rights and privileges of teachers in the Philippines.

ACTIVITY: Let’s Read These

PRETEST: Write YES if you agree and NO if you disagree. Refer to the 1987
Philippine Constitution, Commonwealth Act No.578 and RA 4670, the
Magna Carta for Public School Teachers found in Appendices C, D,
and E, respectively.

The 1987 Phil Constitution states that the State shall:

_____1. Enhance the right of teachers to professional advancement.
_____2. Assign the second highest budgetary priority to education, next to
medicine.
_____3. 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.
Commonwealth Act No. 578 protects by providing a provision on:
_____4. Punishment against any person guilty of assault against teaching
personnel.
_____5. According due respect and protection for teachers who are considered
persons in authority.
Republic Act No. 4670 or the Magna Carta for Republic School Teachers states
the following rights and privileges of teacher:
_____6. Academic freedom particularly with regard to teaching methods.
_____7. The right to be free from compulsory assignment not related to their duties
defined in their appointment or employment contracts unless given additional
compensation.
_____8. Freedom from involuntary contributions.
_____9. Compensation for employment injuries in accordance with existing laws.
_____10. Establishing, joining, maintaining labor organization of their choice to
promote their welfare and defend their interest.
_____11. Transfer even without their consent from one station to another where
there is urgent need.
_____12. Employment in the same locality for those who are married whenever
possible.
_____13. A maximum of 4 hours actual teaching hours per day.
_____14. Moe than 6 hours of teaching but not exceeding 9 hours.
_____15. An additional compensation of at least twenty percent of his regular
remuneration after the teacher has completed at least six hours of actual
classroom teaching a day.
_____16. Additional compensation from DepEd when they serve during elections.
_____17. Equal remuneration, regardless of qualifications.
_____18. Salary scales of teachers that provide for a gradual progression from a
minimum to a maximum salary by means of regular increments, granted
automatically after three years, even if the efficiency rating of the teacher
concerned is below satisfactory.
_____19. The salary scales appropriated by a city, municipal, municipal district, or
provincial government that are not lower than those provided for teachers of the
National Government.
_____20. Without exception Special Hardship Allowances.
_____21. Special hardship allowances equivalent to at least twenty-five percent of
their monthly salary for those who qualify.
_____22. Free medical examination even after retirement.
_____23. A study leave for not more than 2 school years after ten years of teaching.
_____24. Enjoy a compensation allowed for one year study leave without any
condition
_____25. A study leave of more than one year provided permitted by the Secretary
of Education but without compensation.
_____26. An indefinite sick leave of absence when the nature of the illness
demands a long treatment that will exceed one year at least.
_____27. One range salary raise upon retirement for those who have fulfilled the
age and service requirements of the applicable retirement laws which shall be basis
of the computation of the lump sum of the retirement pay and the monthly benefits
thereafter.
_____28. Hardship allowance for those who teach in multi-grade classes, mobile
teachers and Non-Formal Education or Alternative Learning System (ALS)
Coordinators are entitled to hardship allowance.
_____29. Stability of employment and security of tenure under existing laws.
_____30. Safeguards in disciplinary procedure.

E ANALYSIS: Let’s Analyze

Refer to the 1987 Philippine Constitution, Commonwealth Act No.578 and R.A
4670, the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers found in Appendices C, D, and E,
respectively. Read each part of these legal documents as you check your answers.

APPLICATION: Let’s Apply What You Learned

Pretend that you belong to a team that campaigns for Senior High School
graduates to enroll in teacher education. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation and
deliver the same before the class whom you consider to be Grade 12 students
graduating at the end of the year. Your PP should be very convicting because you
give a highly favorable picture of the teaching profession as learned in this lesson.
Cite all teachers’ privilege and benefits.
 CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

A. Let’s have a Posttest. Answer TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it
is wrong.
_____1. Special hardship allowances of professional teachers is equivalent to at
least ten percent of their monthly salary for those who qualify.
_____2. Teachers enjoy free medical examination even after retirement.
_____3. Teachers are entitled to a study leave for one year after a minimum ten
years of teaching.
_____4. Teachers may enjoy full compensation allowed for one-year study leave on
condition that the teacher takes the regular study load and passes at least
seventy-five percent of his course without any condition.
_____5. Teachers may be entitled to a study leave of more than two years provided
by the Secretary of Education but without compensation.
______6. Teachers may enjoy an indefinite sick leave of absence when the nature of
the illness demands a long treatment that will exceed one year at the least.
______7. A professional teacher is entitled to a one range salary raise upon
retirement for those who have fulfilled the age and service requirements of the
applicable retirement laws which shall be the basis of the computation of the lump
sum of the retirement pay and the monthly benefits thereafter.
______8. Those who teach in multi-grade classes, mobile teachers and Non-formal
Education or Alternative Learning System (ALS) Coordinators are entitled to
hardship allowance.
______9. Teachers enjoy stability of employment and security of tenure under
existing laws.
______10. Teachers have safeguards in disciplinary procedure.
______11. Teachers enjoy the right to establish, join, maintain labor organization of
their choice to promote their welfare and defend their interest.
______12. Teachers may be transferred even without their consent from one station
to another where there is urgent need.
______13. Employment in the same locality for those who are married whenever
possible.
______14. Teachers may have more than 6 hours of teaching but not exceeding 9
hours.
______15. Teachers are entitled to an additional compensation of at least twenty five
percent of his regular remuneration after the teacher has completed at least six
hours of actual classroom teaching a day.
______16. Teachers are entitled to additional compensation when they serve during
elections paid by DepEd.
______17. Teachers enjoy equal remuneration, regardless of qualifications.
______18. Teachers enjoy salary scales that provide for a gradual progression from
a minimum to a maximum salary by means of regular increments, granted
automatically after three years, if the efficiency rating of the teacher concerned is
satisfactory.
______19. Teachers enjoy the salary scales appropriated by a city, municipal,
municipal district, or provincial government that are not lower than those provided for
teachers of the National Government.
______20. Teachers without exception are entitled to Special Hardship Allowances.

The Philippine Constitution states that the State shall:

______21. Enhance the right of teachers to professional advancement.
______22. Assign the second highest budgetary priority to education, next to
medicine.
______23. 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.

Commonwealth Act No. 578 protects teachers by providing a provision on:

______24. Punishment against any person guilty of assault against teaching
personnel.
______25. According due respect and protection for teachers who are considered
persons in authority.

Republic Act No. 4670 or the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers states
that a teacher/teachers enjoy/exercise:
______26. Academic freedom particularly with regard to teaching methods.
______27. The right to be free from compulsory assignment not related to their
duties defined in their appointment or employment contracts unless given additional
compensation.
______28. Freedom from involuntary contributions.
______29. Compensation for employment injuries in accordance with existing laws.
______30. Establishing, joining, maintaining labor organization of their choice to
promote their welfare and defend their interest.
B.
1. What is the maximum number of teaching hours for teachers? – Remembering
A. 4 C. 6
B. 5 D. 7

2. Can a teacher go on a study leave for two years? – Analysis

A. Yes, provide given permit by the Secretary of Education
B. No, for one year only
C. Yes, with salary
D. It depends on the ranking of the teacher

SYNAPSE STRENGTHENERS

1. What if a teacher who is transferred to another school believes there is no

justification for the transfer. What must he/she do?

2. Research on the budget allocated to education by the State for the past 5 years.
Based on the figures, has the government been true to the Constitution?

3. Study Leave Privileges in Section 1 and Welfare Benefits, Sec. 2 of Chapter 3 of

DECS Service Manual 2000. Make a PowerPoint presentation for the class. Refer to
Appendix K.
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Module 1

Subject: THE TEACHING PROFESSION

Course: BSED-MATH

SUBMITTED BY: Hilton L. Meras

Student

SUBMITTED TO: Remedios Dela Cuesta Maghanoy

Instructor