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 1. Toward the end of the school year,
the mother of one of the candidates
for honors visits you to ask about her
child’s chances of graduating with
honors. She brings a basket of fruits
in season for you. What should you do?
a. Reject the basket of fruits and
tell her that you have enough at home.
Pre-Test b. Accept the fruits and assure the
mother that the daughter will be given
honor student.
c. Respectfully reject the offer and
explain that you might be accused of
bribery.
d. Explain the chance of the daughter
objectively and graciously accept the
offer.
 2. Which of the following is NOT correct
under the Code of Ethics for Teachers
regarding teacher and business?

a. No teacher shall act, directly or

indirectly, as agent of, or be financially
interested in any commercial venture which
furnishes textbooks and other school
commodities.
Pre-Test b. A teacher has no right to engage,
directly or indirectly, in legitimate income
generation.
c. A teacher shall maintain a good
reputation with respect to the financial
matters such as in the settlement of his
debts and loans in arranging satisfactorily
his private financial affairs.
d. None of the above.
 3. Every teacher shall participate
in the____________program of the PRC
and shall pursue other studies as
will improve his efficiency,
prestige and strengthen his
competence.

Pre-Test
a. Professional Enhancement
b. Maximizing Learning Competence
c. Continuing Educational
Enhancement
d. Continuing Professional Education
 4. During the distribution of the
report card, which of the following
must be the foremost concern of a
teacher?

a. Discuss the projects of the

school.
Pre-Test b. Discuss the progress as well as
the deficiencies of the students.
c. Discuss the unsettled bill of the
students.
d. Discuss the complaints of other
teachers and classmates of the
students.
 5. Miss Reyes is a new teacher
like you. During her first few
weeks in school, she felt like
quitting teaching. At the end of
the day she is totally burned
out. If you were in her place
from whom will you ask
Pre-Test assistance?

a. from the principal

b. from the parents
c. from co-teachers
d. from pupils
OBJECTIVES

Describe and
Demonstrate Describe Exhibit
become

Demonstrate Describe how the code Describe and become Exhibit professional
understanding of the of ethics can help or familiar with the behavior as set out by
key provisions of the guide a teacher in the responsibilities specified the Code of Ethics for
code of ethics and day-to-day in the Code of Ethics for Teachers in the
become familiar with performance/tasks of Professional Teachers. Philippines.
the responsibilities of a his work, hence
professional teacher. resulting to a good
teacher
 Pursuant to the provisions
of paragraph (e). Article
11, of R. A.. No. 7836.
otherwise known as the
CODE OF ETHICS FOR Philippines
PROFESSIONAL Professionalization Act of
TEACHERS 1994 and Paragraph (a),
section 6. P.D. No. 223. as
amended, the Board for
Professional Teachers
hereby adopt the Code of
Ethics for Professional
Teachers.
ARTICLE 1- SCOPE AND
LIMITATIONS
Section 1. The Philippine Constitution provides that all
educational institution shall offer quality education for
all competent teachers committed of its full realization
The provision of this Code shall apply, therefore, to all
teachers in schools in the Philippines.

Section 2. This Code covers all public and private school

teachers in all educational institutions at the preschool,
primary, elementary. and secondary levels whether academic,
vocational, special, technical, or non-formal. The term
“teacher” shall include industrial arts or vocational
teachers and all other persons performing supervisory
and /or administrative functions in all school at the
aforesaid levels, whether on full time or part-time basis.
ARTICLE II – THE TEACHER AND
THE STATE
Section 1. The schools are the nurseries of the future citizens of the
state: each teacher is a trustee of the cultural and educational heritage
of the nation and is under obligation to transmit to learners such
heritage as well as to elevate national morality, promote national pride,
cultivate love of country, instill allegiance to the constitution and for
all duly constituted authorities, and promote obedience to the laws of the
state.

Section 2. Every teacher or school official shall actively help carryout

the declared policies of the state, and shall take an oath to this effect.

Section 3. In the interest of the State and of the Filipino people as much
as of his own. every teacher shall be physically, mentally and morally
fit.

Section 4. Every teacher shall possess and actualize a full commitment and
devotion to duty.
ARTICLE II – THE TEACHER AND
THE STATE
Section 5. A teacher shall not engage in the promotion of any political,
religious, or other partisan interest, and shall not. directly or indirectly,
solicit, require, collect, or receive any money or service or other valuable
material from any person or entity for such purposes

Section 6. Every teacher shall vote and shall exercise all other
constitutional rights and responsibility.

Section 7. A teacher shall not use his position or facial authority or

influence to coerce any other person to follow any political course of action.

Section 8. Every teacher shall enjoy academic freedom and shall have privilege
of expounding the product of his researches and investigations: provided that,
if the results are inimical to the declared policies of the State, they shall
be brought to the proper authorities for appropriate remedial action.
ARTICLE III – THE TEACHER AND
THE COMMUNITY
Section 1. A teacher is a facilitator of learning and of the development of the
youth: he shall, therefore, render the best service by providing an environment
conducive to such learning and growth.

Section 2. Every teacher shall provide leadership and initiative to actively

participate in community movements for moral, social, educational, economic and
civic betterment.

Section 3. Every teacher shall merit reasonable social recognition for which
purpose he shall behave with honor and dignity at all times and refrain for
such activities as gambling, smoking, drunkenness, and other excesses, much
less illicit relations.

Section 4. Every teacher shall live for and with the community and shall,
therefore, study and understand local customs and traditions in order to have
sympathetic attitude, therefore, refrain from disparaging the community.
ARTICLE III – THE TEACHER AND
THE COMMUNITY
Section 5. Every teacher shall help the school keep the people in the community
informed about the school’s work and accomplishments as well as its needs and
problems.

Section 6. Every teacher is intellectual leader in the community, especially in

the barangay. and shall welcome the opportunity to provide such leadership when
needed, to extend counseling services, as appropriate, and to actively be
involved in matters affecting the welfare of the people.

Section 7. Every teacher shall maintain harmonious and pleasant personal and
official relations with other professionals, with government officials, and
with the people, individually or collectively.

Section 8. A teacher posses freedom to attend church and worships as

appropriate, but shall not use his positions and influence to proselyte others.
ARTICLE IV – A TEACHER AND THE
PROFESSION
Section 1. Every teacher shall actively insure that teaching is the noblest profession, and
shall manifest genuine enthusiasm and pride in teaching as a noble calling.

Section 2. Every teacher shall uphold the highest possible standards of quality education,
shall make the best preparations for the career of teaching, and shall be at his best at all
times and in the practice of his profession.

Section 3. Every teacher shall participate in the Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
program of the Professional Regulation Commission, and shall pursue such other studies as will
improve his efficiency, enhance the prestige of the profession, and strengthen his competence,
virtues, and productivity in order to be nationally and internationally competitive.

Section 4. Every teacher shall help, if duly authorized, to seek support from the school, but
shall not make improper misrepresentations through personal advertisements and other
questionable means.

Section 5. Every teacher shall use the teaching profession in a manner that makes it dignified
means for earning a descent living.
ARTICLE V – THE TEACHERS AND
THE PROFESSION
Section 1. Teacher shall, at all times, be imbued with the spirit
of professional loyalty, mutual confidence, and faith in one
another, self sacrifice for the common good, and full cooperation
with colleagues. When the best interest of the learners, the
school, or the profession is at stake in any controversy, teacher
shall support one another.

Section 2. A teacher is not entitled to claim credit or work not of

his own. and shall give due credit for the work of others which he
may use.

Section 3. Before leaving his position, a teacher shall organize

for whoever assumes the position such records and other data as are
necessary to carry on the work.
ARTICLE V – THE TEACHERS AND
THE PROFESSION
Section 4. A teacher shall hold inviolate all confidential information concerning
associates and the school, and shall not divulge to anyone documents which has not
been officially released, or remove records from the files without permission.

Section 5. It shall be the responsibility of every teacher to seek correctives for

what he may appear to be an unprofessional and unethical conduct of any associates.
However, this may be done only if there is incontrovertible evidence for such
conduct.

Section 6. A teacher may submit to the proper authorities any justifiable criticism
against an associate, preferably in writing, without violating the right of the
individual concerned.

Section 7. A teacher may apply for a vacant position for which he is qualified:
provided that he respects the system of selection on the basis of merit and
competence: provided, further, that all qualified candidates are given the
opportunity to be considered.
ARTICLE VI – THE TEACHER AND
HIGHER AUTHORITIES IN THE
PROFESSIONS
Section 1. Every teacher shall make it his duties to make an honest effort to
understand and support the legitimate policies of the school and the
administration regardless of personal feeling or private opinion and shall
faithfully carry them out.

Section 2. A teacher shall not make any false accusations or charges against
superiors, especially under anonymity. However, if there are valid charges,
he should present such under oath to competent authority.

Section 3. A teacher shall transact all official business through channels

except when special conditions warrant a different procedure, such as when
special conditions are advocated but are opposed by immediate superiors, in
which case, the teacher shall appeal directly to the appropriate higher
authority..
ARTICLE VI – THE TEACHER AND
HIGHER AUTHORITIES IN THE
PROFESSIONS
Section 4. Every teacher, individually or as part of a group, has a
right to seek redress against injustice to the administration and to
extent possible, shall raise grievances within acceptable democratic
possesses. In doing so. they shall avoid jeopardizing the interest and
the welfare of learners whose right to learn must be respected.

Section 5. Every teacher has a right to invoke the principle that

appointments, promotions, and transfer of teachers are made only on the
basis of merit and needed in the interest of the service.

Section 6. A teacher who accepts a position assumes a contractual

obligation to live up to his contract, assuming full knowledge of
employment terms and conditions.
ARTICLE VII – SCHOOL OFFICIALS
TEACHERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL
Section 1. All school officials shall at all times show professional
courtesy, helpfulness and sympathy towards teachers and other personnel,
such practices being standards of effective school supervision, dignified
administration, responsible leadership and enlighten directions.

Section 2. School officials, teachers, and other school personnel shall

consider it their cooperative responsibility to formulate policies or
introduce important changes in the system at all levels.

Section 3. School officials shall encourage and attend the professional

growth of all teachers under them such as recommending them for
promotion, giving them due recognition for meritorious performance, and
allowing them to participate in conferences in training programs.
ARTICLE VII – SCHOOL OFFICIALS
TEACHERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL

Section 4. No school officials shall dismiss or recommend for

dismissal a teacher or other subordinates except for cause.

Section 5. School authorities concern shall ensure that public

school teachers are employed in accordance with pertinent civil
service rules, and private school teachers are issued contracts
specifying the terms and conditions of their work: provided
that they are given, if qualified, subsequent permanent tenure,
in accordance with existing laws.
ARTICLE VIII – THE TEACHERS AND
LEARNERS
Section 1. A teacher has a right and duty to determine the academic marks and the promotions of
learners in the subject or grades he handles, such determination shall be in accordance with
generally accepted procedures of evaluation and measurement. In case of any complaint, teachers
concerned shall immediately take appropriate actions, of serving due process.

Section 2. A teacher shall recognize that the interest and welfare of learners are of first and
foremost concerns, and shall deal justifiably and impartially with each of them.

Section 3. Under no circumstance shall a teacher be prejudiced nor discriminated against by the
learner.

Section 4. A teacher shall not accept favors or gifts from learners, their parents or others in
their behalf in exchange for requested concessions, especially if undeserved.

Section 5. A teacher shall not accept, directly or indirectly, any remuneration from tutorials
other what is authorized for such service.
ARTICLE VIII – THE TEACHERS AND
LEARNERS

Section 6. A teacher shall base the evaluation of the learner’s work only in merit and
quality of academic performance.

Section 7. In a situation where mutual attraction and subsequent love develop between
teacher and learner, the teacher shall exercise utmost professional discretion to avoid
scandal, gossip and preferential treatment of the learner.

Section 8. A teacher shall not inflict corporal punishment on offending learners nor
make deductions from their scholastic ratings as a punishment for acts which are clearly
not manifestation of poor scholarship.

Section 9. A teacher shall ensure that conditions contribute to the maximum development
of learners are adequate, and shall extend needed assistance in preventing or solving
learner’s problems and difficulties.
AARTICLE IX – THE TEACHERS AND
PARENTS
Section 1. Every teacher shall establish and maintain cordial
relations with parents, and shall conduct himself to merit their
confidence and respect.

Section 2. Every teacher shall inform parents, through proper

authorities, of the progress and deficiencies of learner under him.
exercising utmost candor and tact in pointing out learners
deficiencies and in seeking parent’s cooperation for the proper
guidance and improvement of the learners.

Section 3. A teacher shall hear parent’s complaints with sympathy

and understanding, and shall discourage unfair criticism.
ARTICLE X – THE TEACHER AND
BUSINESS
Section 1. A teacher has the right to engage, directly or indirectly, in legitimate
income generation: provided that it does not relate to or adversely affect his work
as a teacher.

Section 2. A teacher shall maintain a good reputation with respect to the financial
matters such as in the settlement of his debts and loans in arranging
satisfactorily his private financial affairs.

Section 3. No teacher shall act, directly or indirectly, as agent of, or be

financially interested in. any commercial venture which furnish textbooks and other
school commodities in the purchase and disposal of which he can exercise official
influence, except only when his assignment is inherently, related to such purchase
and disposal: provided they shall be in accordance with the existing regulations:
provided, further, that members of duly recognized teachers cooperatives may
participate in the distribution and sale of such commodities.
ARTICLE XI – THE TEACHER AS A
PERSON
Section 1. A teacher is, above all. a human being endowed with life for which
it is the highest obligation to live with dignity at all times whether in
school, in the home, or elsewhere.

Section 2. A teacher shall place premium upon self-discipline as the primary

principles of personal behavior in all relationships with others and in all
situations.

Section 3. A teacher shall maintain at all times a dignified personality which

could serve as a model worthy of emulation by learners, peers and all others.

Section 4. A teacher shall always recognize the Almighty God as guide of his
own destiny and of the destinies of men and nations.
ARTICLE XII – DISCIPLINARY
ACTIONS
Section 1. Any violation of any provisions of this
code shall be sufficient ground for the imposition
against the erring teacher of the disciplinary action
consisting of revocation of his Certification of
Registration and License as a Professional Teacher,
suspension from the practice of teaching profession,
reprimand or cancellation of his temporary/special
permit under causes specified in Sec. 23. Article HI
or R.A. No. 7836. and under Rule 31. Article VIII. of
the Rules and Regulations Implementing R.A. 7836.
ARTICLE XIII – EFFECTIVITY

Section 1. This Code shall take effect upon

approval by the Professional Regulation
Commission and after sixty (60) days following
it’s publication in the official Gazette or any
newspaper of general circulation, whichever is
earlier.
ACTIVITY TIME!

Study the following cases. Guided by your

understanding of the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers, identify the article and
the provision that can guide the teacher to come
up with his best action. Write your answers on
the space provided in each number.
ACTIVITY TIME!

Case 3
Mr. Antonio B. Baguio received a complaint from the guardian of
one of his students regarding the grade of his daughter in
English. Mr. Baguio listened to the complaint of the guardian with
sympathy and referred it to the teacher concerned for
clarification.

Article in the Code of Ethics:____________________________

Provision statement:______________________________________
Is Mr. Baguio right in his action:________________________
(Explain based on the provision of the article)
ACTIVITY TIME!

Case 2
Mrs. Jenny San Jose is a new teacher in Malaban National High School. The school is
scheduled to hold its Reading Camp on a Saturday. Relative to this activity, Mrs.
Josie Rivera, the school principal, advised the faculty to attend and help the
organizers to facilitate the event.

Mrs. San Jose who is enrolled in a master’s degree program informed the principal
that she could not make it for she needs to attend her Saturday class.

Is it correct not to render service on a Saturday because of her studies?

Article in the Code of Ethics:____________________________
Provision statement:______________________________________
Is Mr. Baguio right in his action:________________________
(Explain based on the provision of the article)
ACTIVITY TIME!

Case 5
Mrs. Anna Lee A. Amores does not want her student named Joel to be the
highest honor awardee but she prefers Leonard, another student to get
the recognition. In order to ensure that Leonard will get the highest
honor award, she gave Joel low grades in recitation and in performance
tasks. Is it right to give Joel low grades just to make Leonard the
awardee?

Is it correct not to render service on a Saturday because of her

studies?
Article in the Code of Ethics:____________________________
Provision statement:______________________________________
Is Mr. Baguio right in his action:________________________
(Explain based on the provision of the article)
ACTIVITY TIME!

Case 5
Mrs. Anna Lee A. Amores does not want her student named Joel to be the
highest honor awardee but she prefers Leonard, another student to get
the recognition. In order to ensure that Leonard will get the highest
honor award, she gave Joel low grades in recitation and in performance
tasks. Is it right to give Joel low grades just to make Leonard the
awardee?

Is it correct not to render service on a Saturday because of her

studies?
Article in the Code of Ethics:____________________________
Provision statement:______________________________________
Is Mr. Baguio right in his action:________________________
(Explain based on the provision of the article)