This document summarizes amendments made by Republic Act No. 9293 to Republic Act No. 7836, also known as the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994. Key amendments include removing the 2-year limit for qualified applicants to register as professional teachers without examination, allowing those who failed the licensure exam by less than 5% to work as para-teachers with a special permit, and replacing references to the Department of Education, Culture and Sports with the Department of Education. The amendments were approved on April 21, 2004.