Level Identification of Registered Teachers

The resolution affirms that the level printed on the Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card identifies whether a professional teacher is trained as an Elementary Teacher or Secondary Teacher.
The resolution requires maintenance of the principle that levels cannot be interchanged once the teacher’s licensure level has been determined by the Board Licensure Examination they passed.
The resolution prevents level changes between Secondary Professional Teacher and Elementary Professional Teacher for purposes of professional identification.

Section 4 (a), Article I of Republic Act No. 7836 defines “teaching” as the profession concerned primarily with classroom instruction at the elementary and secondary levels in accordance with the curriculum prescribed by the Department of Education (DepEd), whether part time or full time, and in private or private schools.
Section 4 (b), Article I of Republic Act No. 7836 defines “teachers” as persons engaged in teaching at the elementary and secondary levels/vocational levels, whether full-time or part-time.
The resolution ties licensure to the idea that teachers who qualified and passed the Board Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers were registered and issued their Certificates of Registration and Professional Identification Cards based on the knowledge and discipline they were trained for.
The resolution uses the licensure level distinction between elementary and secondary/vocational examination discipline as the basis for level identification.

The resolution states that Elementary Professional Teacher or Secondary Professional Teacher is printed on the face of the Certificate of Registration and the Professional Identification Card.
The printed level indicates whether the professional teacher is trained as an Elementary Teacher or Secondary Teacher.
The resolution treats the level as reflecting the nature and grade of the Board Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers that the teacher passed.
The resolution treats the level as reflecting the discipline the teacher was trained for.

The resolution provides that a change of level from Secondary Professional Teacher to Elementary Professional Teacher, or vice versa, cannot be considered.
The resolution mandates maintenance of the non-interchange of levels between Elementary Professional Teacher and Secondary Professional Teacher.
The non-interchange requirement applies to the level indicated in the professional teacher’s Certificates of Registration and Professional Identification Cards.
The resolution treats level (elementary vs. secondary) as the controlling indicator of the professional teacher’s examination nature/grade and training discipline for identification purposes.

The resolution provides that it takes effect after fifteen (15) days from the date of its full and complete publication.
Publication is required in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of national circulation in the Philippines.
The resolution ties effectivity strictly to the completion of the 15-day period after the publication requirement is satisfied.

The resolution was adopted on 24 Sept. 2008.
The Officer-In-Charge member named in the resolution is BRENDA B. CORPUZ.
The Vice-Chairman named in the resolution is JOSEFINA T. CUNANAN.
Additional Board members named in the resolution are FLORDELIZA R. MAYARI, and NORMA A. ADAMOS.
The resolution is attested by CARLOS G. ALMELOR, Secretary Professional Regulatory Boards.
The resolution is approved by NICOLAS P. LAPEAA, JR., Secretary; and commissioners RUTH RAAA- PADILLA and NILO L. ROSAS.