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Republic Act No.

7784
- Lovely Rose U. Narciso -

Republic Act No. 7784
“An Act to Strengthening Teacher Education in the

Philippines by Establishing Centers of Excellence, Creating
A Teacher Education Council for The Purpose, Appropriating
funds therefor and for other purposes.”
This Act which is consolidation of House Bill No. 10493 and
Senate Bill No. 1352 was finally passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on June 1. 1994.
Approved:
04 August 1994
(Sgd. ) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines
Section 1. Declaration of Policy
It is the declared policy of the state to protect and promote the right of
all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate
steps to make such education accessible to all. It is likewise
universally recognized that the teacher is the key to the effectiveness
of the teaching-learning process by drawing out and nurturing the best
in the learner as a human being and a worthy member of the society.
Thus, this act aims to provide and ensure quality education by
strengthening the education and training of teachers nationwide
through a national system of excellence for teacher education .
Our vision is a teacher education system
whose mission is to educate and train
teachers of unquestionable integrity and
competence, and who are committed to their
continuing professional growth and obligation
to help their students grow as responsible
individuals and citizens of the Philippines and
of the world.
Sec. 2. Definition of Terms- as used in this Act:
A. Teacher- all persons engaged in the classroom teaching of
any subject, including practical/vocational arts, at the
elementary and secondary levels of instruction including
persons performing guidance and counseling, instructional
supervision in all private or public education institutions, but
shall not include school nurses, school physicians, school
dentists, school administrators, and other school;
administrative support employees. Graduates of education
who have passed the government examination for teachers
although not actually employed as such, are hereby included
in this definition.
B. “Teacher education” shall mean the pre-
service education, in-service education, and
graduate education of teachers, in various areas of
specialization.
C. “Excellence” pertains to the efficient, effective

and innovative delivery of relevant, functional, and
quality programs in teacher education, training,
research and community service.
D. “Center of Excellence” a public or private college,
institute, school or agency, engaged in the pre-service and
continuing education, formal and non-formal of teachers
and teachers educators, that has established and continues
to maintain a track record of teacher education (in terms of
number of graduates and their performance in the
government examination for teachers and their professional
achievement), research, and community service; whose
graduates are models of integrity, commitment and
dedication in education. The centers of excellence may
exist by themselves or within a university or college.
Sec. 3. Teacher education centers of excellence.
There shall be identified, designated, established in
developed in strategic places in each of the regions of the
country, one or more centers of excellence for teacher education
based on criteria listed hereunder, assessed and adjudged by the
council. These centers of excellence shall be initially chosen from
among existing public and private educational institutions by the
Teacher Education Council created under this Act.
Should be need arise, certain Centers of Excellence for

Teacher Education at the provincial level may later be identified
and developed.
The criteria in identifying schools and colleges as
centers of excellence shall include the following:
a. Highly educated, professionally qualified and experienced
faculty dedicated to the philosophy, mission, vision and
goals of institution and education;
b. Well-selected students;
c. Adequate library, research and study facilities;
d. Competent administrative and support staff;
e. Well-planned and relevant instructional programs;
f. Adequate student development programs;
g. Adequate students services;
h. Relevant extension service and outreach programs;
j. Percentage of graduates who become teachers; and
i. Such other criteria as may be established and open-rationalized by
the teacher education council.
The teacher education center of excellence shall form a national

network which in turn shall network with elementary schools, high
schools and/or a part thereof for laboratory purposes.
Any center of excellence that is established shall be maintained

for at least five (5) years before any proposal or review is made to
transfer it elsewhere.
Sec. 4. Objectives and Functions of a Center of Excellence.
The objectives and functions of a Center of Excellence shall be to:
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a. Experiment and try out relevant and innovative pre-service /in-
service teacher education/ training programs;
b. Organize and coordinate collaborative research on identified
areas for systematic investigation in teacher education as
basis for improving teacher education programs;
c. Serve as teacher resource center for curricular/ instructional
materials development;
D. Serve as the central node for networking specific
disciplines in teacher education in the region;
E. Provide professional assistance to teacher education
institutions (TEI’s) that have expressed the need for
such assistance;
F. Encourage mutual support among TEI’s in the region
for upgrading and improving their programs; and
G. Facilitate and help expedite accreditations among
TEI’s.
Sec. 5. Creation of the Teacher Education Council.
There shall be a teacher education council composed of (11)
members.
1. With a secretary of education, culture and sports as ex officio
chairman.
There are (3) other ex officio members, namely:
1. A commissioner of the commission on higher education
(CHED), a
2. A representative of the national commission on culture and arts
(NCAA),
3. A chairman of professional regulation commissions (PRC).
The seven regular members of the council
who shall be appointed by the President of the
Republic of the Philippines are:
Three (3) representatives of Centers of Teacher
Education:
a. one from Luzon
b. one from Visayas
c. one from Mindanao
(Who shall take into accounts the views of the
parents-teachers and community associations,
student associations, non governmental
organizations, and people organizational concerned
with basic education)
 one representative of science teachers;
 one representative of mathematics teachers;
 one representative of social studies teachers;
and
 one representative of language teachers.
The other officers of the council shall be elected by the
members from among the regular members.
The members of the council shall serve without any
compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and
necessary expenses by them in carrying out their duties
under this act.
The council shall meet at least four (4) times a year
and hold such other meetings at the call of the chairman or
a majority of the members.
All regular members of the council shall hold office for a
period of three (3) years.

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Republic Act No.

- Lovely Rose U. Narciso -

“An Act to Strengthening Teacher Education in the

C. “Excellence” pertains to the efficient, effective

Should be need arise, certain Centers of Excellence for

The teacher education center of excellence shall form a national

Any center of excellence that is established shall be maintained

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