Philippine Education Laws and Teaching Professionalization

Historical and structural review of Philippine education laws, including P.D. 1006, RA 7836, and the trifocalization of management agencies.

Look for the Umbrellas

A test-taking strategy where, if multiple options are correct, the student should choose the more comprehensive, broad choice that includes or swallows up the others.

$$P.D.\,1006$$

A decree issued by Pres Ferdinand Marcos on $09.22.1976$ with an effectivity date of $01/01/1977$ that sought to professionalize teaching.

NBT (National Board for Teacher)

An entity created under the CSC (Civil Service Commission) and DECS and tasked with administering the professional examinations for teachers under $P.D.\,1006$.

PBET (Pro Board Exam for Teacher)

The professional examination administered by the NBT prior to the implementation of the PRC LET.

EDCOM

The Congressional Commission on Educ created in $1991$ that recommended dividing the management of the Philippine Education System into $3$ governing agencies.

TRIFOCAL EDUC. Sys

The management structure of the Philippine Education System founded in $1991$ that divides governing responsibilities based on specialization among Dep Ed, CHED, and TESDA.

Dep Ed

The agency within the Trifocal Education System responsible for the management of basic education.

CHED

The Commission on Higher Education, which forms one part of the specializing agencies in the Philippine trifocal education structure.

TESDA

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, responsible for technical and vocational specialization within the trifocal education structure.

$$RA\,7836$$

A law concerning teaching professionalization in $1994$ which the PRC Board uses to compare internal changes in the structural layout of teaching.

$$RA\,9155$$

The Governance of Basic Education Act mentioned in relation to the structure and management of the Philippine educational system.