Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC BOARD FOR LIBRARIANS Resolution NO. 3, S. 2000)
Graduates of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (BSEED) with at least eighteen (18) units in Library Science are allowed to take the Librarian Licensure Examination.
Par. d (3) Sec. 13 of Republic Act No. 6966 stated that only holders of Bachelor of Science in Education with major/specialization in Library Science are allowed to take the examination for librarians.
The program provides teacher-librarians with specialized knowledge and skills in Library Science, allowing them to manage school libraries effectively and qualify for the Librarian Licensure Examination.
It was approved on March 27, 1957 by the then Philippine Normal College Board of Trustees.
The existing law did not explicitly include BSEED degree holders with specialization in Library Science, which was considered an omission despite the intention to include them.
The Board recognized the curriculum specialization and the need to correct the omission in the law to serve elementary school teacher-librarians managing school libraries.
The principle that intention should be given effect even if it necessitates supplying omissions, as per "Crawford, E., The Construction of Statutes" and the rule of casus omisus pro omisso habendus est applied only if the omission is clearly established.
DECS Order No. 6, Series of 1998 (Re: Policies and Programs for School Library Development).
The inclusion of school librarian positions in the DECS in the General Appropriations Act for the year 2000 and requests from elementary school teacher-librarians designated to manage libraries.
Fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation, whichever is earlier.