Support and Assistance in Conduct of 1985 Professional Board Examination for Teachers

September 16, 1985

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 1292

URGING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CONCERNED TO GIVE MAXIMUM SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR TEACHERS IN THE CONDUCT OF THE 1985 PROFESSIONAL BOARD EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS

WHEREAS, the National Board for Teachers, through the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (MECS) with the duty of administering the Professional Board Examination for Teachers required of all persons who shall engage in teaching, whether in public or private elementary or secondary schools, to pass the said examination, as provided for under Presidential Decree No. 1006 dated September 22, 1976; THaCAI

WHEREAS, the Professional Board Examination for Teachers is scheduled to be given on November 24, 1985 in at least 34 examination centers throughout the country;

WHEREFORE, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of National Defense, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the National Intelligence and Security Authority, the Integrated National Police, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the Ministry of Public Works and Highways, the Philippine Airlines, the Philippine National Railways, and all offices under these agencies, are hereby urged to extend maximum support and assistance to the MECS and CSC to ensure full security, availability of air, sea, and land transportation of examination materials, personnel, and smooth administration of the examination all over the country;

The Minister of National Defense, the Commanding General of the Aviation Security Command, and the Commissioner of Customs are requested to exempt from inspection all classified materials pertinent to the examination;

The Office of Media Affairs, the National Media Production Center, and the Electronic Data Processing Systems Office of the Philippine Sugar Commission are likewise enjoined to extend maximum support and assistance relative to the dissemination of essential information on the holding of the examination, the utilization of communication facilities throughout the country, and the computer processing of the test results, respectively.

Manila, September 16, 1985