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All public school teachers, no matter how many teaching loads they have or whether they also perform non‑teaching duties, will receive the teaching allowance.

The bill would change the teacher‑licensing law to let teachers become licensed not only by passing a written test but also by submitting a portfolio or by showing years of teaching experience, and it would require board members to hold a master’s degree in education.

The bill would limit public‑school teachers to a maximum of four teaching loads (or four hours) of classroom instruction each day and requires the Department of Education to issue detailed rules within 60 days.

The bill would expand the teachers’ board to seven members, tighten qualifications (master’s degree, 10‑year experience, no conflicts), require candidates to submit a teaching portfolio and, if they fail twice, take a refresher course, and make exam questions and results public within days.

The bill updates the 1966 Magna Carta for public school teachers, setting new standards for recruitment, salaries, work hours, benefits, and protections, and adds stronger anti‑discrimination and union rights.

The proposal revises the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act to expand the Board to seven members, set new qualifications, redesign the licensure exams by level, require a teaching portfolio, create a technical panel to review exam questions, and set funding and implementation timelines.