Preamble

Article I : (Scope and Limitation)

All educational institution shall offer
quality education for all competent teachers.

This code shall apply to all teachers in all schools in the

Philippines including persons performing supervisory and/or
administrative functions
 Article II:
(The Teacher and the State)
every teacher shall be
Every teacher shall possess and actualize a
physically, mentally and
full commitment and devotion to duty.
morally fit.

shall not use his position or official authority or

influence to coerce any other person to follow any
political course of action.
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The teacher
 Shall maintain the nobility
and dignity of the
teaching profession
 Shall continue
professional growth to
improve efficiency
 All school officials, teachers and personnel shall show
professional courtesy, helpfulness and sympathy to one
another, and
 Exhibit cooperative responsibility to formulate changes
for the systems at all levels
 Discuss the rights and duties of a teacher to the
learners
 The first and foremost concern of the teacher is the
recognition of the interest and welfare of the students
 Deals with students impartially and justly
 Establish and maintain cordial relations with parents
 Inform term of the progress of their children

• Seek their cooperation for proper guidance of their children

• Hear parents’ complaints with sympathy and
understanding
 Legitimizes income-generating activities of the teachers
that these do not adversely affect their work as
teachers
 Maintains good reputation with respect to financial
matters
 Teachers shall maintain a dignified personality
whether in school, in the home, or elsewhere which
could serve as a model, worthy of emulation by
learners, peers and others
 Article II
(The Teacher and
the State)