QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 174)
It is anchored on Section 5, Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution, which directs the State to enhance teachers’ right to professional advancement and ensure teaching attracts and retains the best talents through adequate remuneration and job satisfaction.
EO No. 174 cites RA No. 4670 (Magna Carta for Public School Teachers) and EO No. 500 (s. 1978), which established the earlier career progression and promotion system focused on classroom effectiveness.
EO No. 174 points to the evolving character of 21st-century learners, the implementation of the K-12 Reform, and the enactment of RA No. 10968 (Philippine Qualifications Framework).
To promote professional development and career advancement among public school teachers and to define the career lines of teachers within the public school system (elementary, secondary, including Senior High School), while complementing other professional pathways outside basic education.
EO No. 174 creates: (1) the Classroom Teaching Career Line, and (2) the School Administration Career Line.
They are Master Teacher I, Master Teacher II, Master Teacher III, Master Teacher IV, and Master Teacher V.
The minimum qualifications prescribed for the position under CSC rules, and meeting the teaching proficiency level equivalent to Career Stage III (Highly Proficient) of the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers.
They are School Principal I, School Principal II, School Principal III, and School Principal IV.
Minimum qualifications prescribed by CSC, meeting the desired proficiency level for school heads under the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads, and passing a school head assessment administered by DepEd.
Assistant School Principal I, II, and III (with provided professional development and priority in promotion/reclassification, subject to laws/policies/guidelines), and Master Teacher I aspiring for school administration (classified upon promotion within the School Administration Group).
It states a one-to-one equivalence mapping: Master Teacher V = School Principal IV; Master Teacher IV = School Principal III; Master Teacher III = School Principal II; Master Teacher II = School Principal I (with Master Teacher V/School Principal IV as the top equivalence pair).
Teacher IV, Teacher V, Teacher VI, Teacher VII, and Master Teacher V, and include them in the index of Occupational Services, Occupational Groups, Classes and Salary Grades.
The positions Teacher I to Teacher VII form the base. Upon attaining the qualifications and proficiency level required for Master Teacher I, a teacher may choose to pursue either the Classroom Teaching Career Line or the School Administration Career Line.
Yes. Switching is allowed if the individual possesses all necessary qualifications and expected competencies required for the other promotion to the next higher positions in the service.
Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of EO No. 174, CSC, DBM, DepEd, and PRC must jointly formulate and issue the rules and regulations necessary for effective implementation.
It takes effect immediately after publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Separability: if any provision is invalid/unconstitutional, remaining provisions remain valid. Repeal: inconsistent issuances/rules are repealed or modified accordingly.