QuestionsQuestions (PRC BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS Resolution NO. 2008-25, S. OF 2008)
It is based on Section 4 (a) and (b), Article I of R.A. No. 7836 (Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994), as amended by R.A. No. 9293, which define the teaching profession and who qualifies as a teacher at the elementary and secondary/vocational levels.
Under the cited Section 4 (a), teaching refers to the profession concerned primarily with classroom instruction at the elementary and secondary levels in accordance with the DepEd-prescribed curriculum, whether part-time or full-time, in public or private schools.
Under the cited Section 4 (b), teachers are persons engaged in teaching at the elementary and secondary levels/vocational levels, whether full-time or part-time.
Because Elementary Professional Teacher or Secondary Professional Teacher is printed on the face of these documents to indicate whether the professional teacher is trained as an elementary teacher or a secondary teacher.
A change of level from Secondary Professional Teacher to Elementary Professional Teacher, or vice versa, cannot be considered interchangeable because the level reflects the nature/grade of the Board Licensure Examination passed and the discipline in which the person was trained.
It resolves to maintain the non-interchange of levels between Elementary Professional Teacher and Secondary Professional Teacher as indicated in the Certificates of Registration and Professional Identification Cards.
Registered teachers cannot arbitrarily switch their professional level classification (elementary vs. secondary) because the classification is tied to the licensure examination and discipline/training reflected in their PRC-issued documents.
The resolution explicitly states that a change of level from Secondary Professional Teacher to Elementary Professional Teacher, or vice versa, cannot be considered.
The nature of the Board Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers—elementary or secondary/vocational levels—for which the teacher qualified and passed.
It states that the level indicates the discipline the professional teacher was trained for, so the level cannot be treated as interchangeable.
While it references that teaching and teachers may be part-time or full-time, the level identification policy focuses on the examination passed and the training reflected in PRC documents.
It takes effect after fifteen (15) days from the date of its full and complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of national circulation in the Philippines.
It was adopted on 24 September 2008.
The text shows signatories including Brenda B. Corpuz (Officer-In-Charge Member), Josefina T. Cunan(an) (Vice-Chairman), Flordeliz(a) R. Mayari (Member), Norma A. Adamos (Member), and attested by Carlos G. Almelor (Secretary Professional Regulatory Boards), approved by Nicolas P. Lapeña, Jr. (Secretary) and Commissioners Ruth Ra(a)ja-Padilla and Nilo L. Rosas.
To explain that the examination type (elementary vs. secondary/vocational) determines the training/discipline and therefore prevents interchange of the professional teacher level.
The resolution’s effectivity is expressly conditioned on full and complete publication, which triggers the 15-day period for effectivity.