Pres. Duterte signs R.A. 11713 also known as the "Excellence in Teacher Education Act"

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has signed the Republic Act No. 11713 also known as the "Excellence in Teacher Education Act" that aims to strengthen the quality of education in the country and to make it accessible to all Filipinos. 

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11713

AN ACT FURTHER STRENGTHENING TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES BY ENHANCING THE TEACHER EDUCATION COUNCIL ESTABLISHING A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM, INSTITUTIONALIZING THE NATIONAL EDUCATORS ACADEMY OF THE PEDUPPINES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7784, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES BY ESTABLISHING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE, CREATING A TEACHER EDUCATION COUNCIL FOR THE PURPOSE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"

Read more and download: Republic Act No. 11713