Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 186)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 186 is to consider teachers and other civil service employees with certain educational qualifications who have been in continuous government service for ten years as civil service eligibles without requiring them to take any civil service examination.
Teachers in public schools holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Education, Agriculture, or Commerce, or graduates of the Philippine Normal School or the Philippine School of Arts and Trades at the time of their appointment, who have been in continuous government service for ten successive years are considered civil service eligibles as senior teachers.
They enjoy all the rights and privileges appertaining to the status of permanent employees in the Philippine government.
Yes, academic and vocational high school graduates who were teachers at the time of appointment and have been in continuous service for ten successive years are considered civil service eligibles as junior teachers with permanent status.
Teachers who were undergraduates at the time of appointment and have served continuously for ten years are considered regular teachers with permanent status.
They are classified into three grades: First Grade for those with college degrees at the time of appointment; Second Grade for those who graduated from academic or vocational high school at the time of appointment; and Third Grade for those possessing any education at the time of appointment.
No, employees meeting the qualifications and continuous service requirement are considered civil service eligibles without taking any civil service examination.
Ten successive years of continuous government service.
It took effect upon its approval on June 21, 1947.
No, RA 186 specifically applies to teachers and other civil service employees who meet certain educational qualifications and have been in continuous service for ten years, with specific provisions applying differently for teachers and other officials or employees.