PBBM signs law institutionalizing career progression for public school teachers

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act No. 12288, institutionalizing the Career Progression System for Public School Teachers and School Leaders to promote professional development and career growth.

The new law establishes a competency-based promotion system, enabling public school teachers at the elementary and secondary levels to advance based on merit and qualifications.

The expanded career progression system will be based on positions from Teacher I to Master Teacher I, with promotions being non-hierarchical and determined by a teacher's fitness and competence according to professional standards.

Qualified educators can enter any position within the base of this system if they meet the qualification standards set by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and achieve the indicators of the career stages of professional standards affirmed by the Teacher Education Council (TEC).

The CSC, Department of Education (DepEd), TEC, and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) are tasked with harmonizing the qualification standards for teaching positions across all levels of the public school system.

Additionally, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is ordered to create new higher teaching positions, such as Teacher IV to VII and Master Teacher V and VI, and School Principal V.