Country: Philippines                          
Title:    Enforcement of the Rules and Regulations for the Effective
          Implementation of P.D. No. 1006
Author:            Isidro D. . Carino, DECS Secretary; Ferdinand E. .
        Marcos, President of the Philippines,; Jacobo C. . Clave,
        Presidential Executive Assistant.  
Institution:       DECS
Citations:         DECS ORDER No. 38, s. 1990.  
Descriptors:       Teacher certification.  
Full text: 1.       To insure the effective implementation of
  pertinent provisions of P.D. 1006, copy inclosed, the following
  rules are hereby reiterated:

       a.   In accordance with Section 15 of P.D. 1006, no person
  shall be allowed to engage in teaching and/or act as a teacher as
  defined in the Decree whether in public or private elementary or
  secondary schools, unless he has registered as professional Teacher
  with the National Board for Teacher (NBT).

       b.   Private elementary and secondary school teachers who are
  now in the service regardless of their status may continue to teach
  provided that effective January 1, 1992, no teacher in the private
  schools shall be allowed to teach unless he/she is registered under
  P.D. No. 1006.

       c.   The NBT policies governing registration of teachers
  adopted by NBT under its Resolution No. 18, s. 1987 (copy inclosed)
  shall apply to applicants for registration.

             Under these policies, honor graduates of
  teacher-education courses whether or not granted civil service
  eligibility under Presidential Decree No. 907, as amended, are not
  qualified to register as Professional teachers unless they fall
  under the exempt category or they passed the Professional Board
  Examination for Teachers given by the NBT.

       d.   Any person who shall willfully violate these rules and
  regulations shall be subject to Section 16 of P.D. 1006.2.       It
  shall be the responsibility of school officials to insure that all
  persons engaged in teaching in the public or private elementary or
  secondary schools are registered Professional Teachers.