QuestionsQuestions (PRC BOARD FOR LIBRARIANS Resolution NO. 3, S. 2000)
The Resolution refers to par. d (3) of Sec. 13 of R.A. 6966, which sets the qualification that an applicant for examination as librarian must be a Bachelor of Science in Education degree holder with major/specialization.
It addresses the fact that the law’s text allows BSEd with library science specialization but fails to expressly include holders of BSEd (Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education) who have specialized in library science—leading to denial of licensure exam eligibility despite equivalent training.
The PNC/PNU Board of Trustees approved a Library Education curriculum for BSEd students with eighteen (18) units of Library Science subjects, later increased to twenty-one (21) units, and completion entitled the student to a certificate/transcript in Library Science.
It resolved to allow persons who are graduates of BSEd with at least eighteen (18) units in Library Science to take the librarian licensure examination.
At least eighteen (18) units of Library Science.
It cited DECS/Department policies establishing school libraries (e.g., DECS Order No. 6, s. 1998) and the designation of elementary teachers as teacher-librarians who manage school libraries, as well as the demand for school librarian positions under the 2000 General Appropriations Act.
DECS Order No. 6, Series of 1998 (Policies and Programs for School Library Development).
It invoked the intention-of-the-legislature rule, citing that statutory construction should give effect to legislative intent even by supplying omissions, referencing Crawford’s treatise.
It cited casus omissus pro omisso and stated that it applies only when the omission is clearly established—relevant because R.A. 6966 allegedly omitted BSEd library-science holders from the exact wording.
Because the Resolution viewed the specialization curriculum and intent as equivalent in purpose—training teachers/librarians to manage school libraries—so excluding elementary-level BSEd library science graduates would be an injustice.
It covers both. The Resolution explicitly includes a group of non-teachers who are BSEd degree holders and have taken 18/21 units of Library Science under the Library Science Specialization Program, stating they should be admitted as well.
It shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines, whichever is earlier.
It was adopted by members of the PRC Board for Librarians (Chairman and members signed) and was attested by the PRB Secretary; it was also approved by PRC Commission Chairman and associate commissioners—indicating official action by the regulatory board and PRC leadership.
Eligible BSEd graduates with at least eighteen (18) units in Library Science would be allowed to take the licensure examination for librarians, which implies they meet the qualification requirement to sit for the exam under the Resolution’s implementation of R.A. 6966.
It referenced MECS Order No. 26 (1983) on Policies and Standards for Teacher Education and MECS Order No. 37 (1986) on curriculum amendment, which include specialization components to equip teachers with in-depth knowledge in their field.
It demonstrates regulatory interpretation through legislative-intent reasoning, using statutory construction doctrines to argue that the apparent omission in the licensing qualification should be treated as including the omitted group, rather than applying the wording mechanically.