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Philippines: Statement of Professional Standing

If you taught in the Philippines in 1996 or later, you may obtain the statement of professional standing from one of the following addresses:

  • Professional Regulation Commission
    4th Floor, PRC Annex Building
    P. Paredes St., Sampaloc
    Manila, Republic of the Philippines
Baguio Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Office - Baguio City, Pine Lake View Building, No. 09 Otek Street, corner Benjamin R. Salvosa Drive, Bgy. Rizal Monument, 2600 Baguio City
Butuan Regional Office XIII - Butuan City, Robinsons Place Butuan City, Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte
Cagayan de Oro Regional Office X - Cagayan de Oro, Skypark, Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental
Cebu Regional Office VII - Cebu City, National Government Center, Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City
Davao Regional Office XI - Davao City, Calamansi St., corner 1st Street, Juna Subdivision 8000, Matina, Davao City
Iloilo Regional Office VI - Iloilo City, 2nd Floor, Gaisano Iloilo City Center Mall, Benigno Aquino Ave., Mandurriao, Iloilo City
Koronadal Regional Office XII – Koronadal, Regional Government Center, Brgy. Carpenter Hill, Koronadal City, South Cotabato 9506
Legaspi Regional Office V - Legaspi City, Regional Government Center Site, Rawis, Legaspi City 4500
Lucena Regional Office IVA - Lucena City, 2nd floor Lucena Grand Central Terminal Bldg., Ilayang Dupay, Lucena City
Manila National Capital Region (NCR) Office – Manila, P. Paredes St. cor. N. Reyes St., Sampaloc, Manila
Pagadian Regional Office IX - Pagadian City, 4th Floor, C3 Building, Rizal Avenue, Pagadian City
Quezon Regional Office IVB – MIMAROPA, 4/F Sunnymede IT Center, 1614 Quezon Avenue, South Triangle, Quezon City
Rosales Regional Office I – Rosales, Government Center, Pangasinan-Nueva Viscaya Road, Carmay East, 2441 Rosales, Pangasinan
San Fernando Regional Office III - San Fernando City, 2nd and 3rd Floor (New) PEO Annex Building, Provincial Capitol Compound, Bgry. Santo Niño
Tacloban Regional Office VIII - Tacloban City, Liceo del Verbo Divino (LVD)Campus, Law Building (former Department of Agrarian Reform - DAR Office)
Tuguegarao Regional Office II - Tuguegarao City, Regional Government Center, Carig Sur, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

If you have not taught in the Philippines since 1996, you may obtain the Statement of Professional Standing from:

  1. The last school where you taught
    AND
  2. A Certification of Teacher Eligibility from the following address:
    • Civil Service Commission, Constitution Hills, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Diliman 1126, Quezon City, Philippines

Statement of Professional Standing

A Statement of Professional Standing is a letter from a licensing body or an education ministry that says your right to teach has never been suspended, revoked or cancelled.

The Statement of Professional Standing provides the Ontario College of Teachers with information regarding your past professional practice as a teacher. For example, it tells the College whether your authorization to teach has ever been taken away for disciplinary reasons or whether you would still be welcome to teach in that country, province or state.

You must arrange to have this statement sent to the College from the jurisdiction where you completed your teacher education and from every jurisdiction in which you have been certified to teach.

The statement must:

  • verify you were authorized to teach in that jurisdiction
  • state that your authorization was never suspended, cancelled or revoked
  • come directly to the College from the licensing authority or department of education
  • be an original and signed by the appropriate official
  • not be more than one year old when the College receives it
  • be in the official language of the country in which you taught.

The College recognizes some jurisdictions have no central authority governing the teaching profession. In these instances the College will accept other documents.