Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9647)
The official title is the "Philippine Normal University Modernization Act of 2009."
The State declares giving priority to the continuing professional training and development of all Filipino teachers and optimizing the potentials of the country's teaching force to increase access to, promote equity in, and improve the quality of education.
The PNU is designated as the National Center for Teacher Education.
1. Provide technical support to DepEd and CHED in programs for teacher training and education. 2. Build and develop a database of education policies for policy-makers. 3. Conduct research and case studies to enhance teacher education curricula and training designs.
PNU must present proposed standards for teacher training, teacher education, continuing professional education of teachers and academic supervisors, and teacher education curricula.
Necessary competencies of teachers and academic supervisors, innovative teaching strategies, alternative teaching modalities, and information and communication technology breakthroughs.
PNU shall establish an Education Policy Research and Development Office.
Establish and maintain a database of education policies, create and test teacher education models, disseminate research outputs, share expertise with other institutions, and advise policy-makers on education reforms.
PNU is required to prepare a modernization plan to fulfill its mandate, upgrade capability in teacher education, enhance curricular programs, and include staff development and facility upgrading programs.
Exemptions from all taxes and duties on revenues and assets used for educational purposes, donor's tax exemptions on gifts and donations, customs duty exemptions on books and educational materials, zero percent VAT on transactions, and tax exemptions on academic monetary awards.
An initial amount of Two hundred fifty million pesos (P250,000,000.00) is appropriated, in addition to current year's appropriations, for capital outlay.
For the succeeding five years, One hundred million pesos (P100,000,000.00) shall be appropriated each year in addition to PNU's annual capital outlay appropriations.
Other provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect, as per the Separability Clause.
It took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.