Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order No. 174 will allow teachers to choose teaching or managerial roles without prejudice.
“Today’s signing of the IRR of EO No. 174 sends a powerful message to our dear teachers – that their calls did not fall on deaf ears, that their hard work is recognized, their growth is prioritized, and their contributions are acknowledged,” Pangandaman said.
“Bakit mariin ko itong sinusuportahan? Dahil alam ko po sa puso ko na wala tayong lahat dito kung wala ang ating mga guro,”she added.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday signed the IRR of EO No. 174 S. 2022 or the “Establishing the Expanded Career Progression System for Public School Teachers.”
EO 174 was issued to establish the Expanded Career Progression (ECP) system to promote the professional development and career advancement of public school teachers.
This system will offer two distinct career paths for teachers to pursue: the Classroom Teaching (CT) Career Line or the School Administration (SA) Career Line, without prejudice to a teacher’s choice in switching career lines during their professional career.
Under the CT track, teachers can advance through multiple stages: Teacher I to Teacher VII, and then Master Teacher I to Master Teacher V.
For the SA track, teachers holding Master Teacher I positions can advance from School Principal I to School Principal V. This track will help teachers transition into leadership and management roles.
The ECP system also seeks to improve the socioeconomic status and career prospects of public school teachers without being compelled to transition to administrative roles.
It covers public school teachers within the public basic education system at all levels, from kindergarten to senior high school, in schools and community learning centers managed by the Department of Education.
EO 174 shall take effect 15 days upon signing and publication of its IRR in the Official Gazette or newspaper of general circulation, while the DBM and DepEd will issue a joint circular that contains the specific policy guidelines for the purpose.
“Under the new EO or implementing rules, ay meron na po s’yang choice. He or she can move freely from one track - the teaching track to the administrative track. So, hindi po naisasakripisyo ‘yung kalidad ng ating edukasyon sapagkat nandoon pa rin ‘yung choice ng teachers. The teachers can still teach, and the students will benefit from the teacher’s experience, from the teacher’s skills going forward,” DepEd Secretary Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara said.
Present during the signing were Pangandaman, Angara, House Committee on Basic Education and Culture Chair Congressman Roman Romulo, CSC Commissioner Ryan Alvin Acosta, and Professional Regulation Commission Chairman Charito Zamora.