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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City, Metro Manila

NTEENTH CONGRESS
rst Regular Session

House Bill vo4146

Introduced by Honorable Carmelo B. Lazatin 11

EXPLANATORY NOTE,

Under Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as the Department of Interior and Local Government
Act of 1990, the Philippine National Police (PNP)is tasked to maintain peace and order in the country and to
take all necessary steps to ensure public safety, among others.More notably, in light of the recently declared
drug war of the current administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, the PNP is atthe forefront of apprehending
drug elements in the country. Such special task, along with their regular duties, places the security of their
persons at risk.

Despite their remarkable feats, members of the PNP are often saddled with lowsalary, which is not
commensurate to their dedication to public service and the hazard their work normally entails. Though the
selfless deeds of members of the PNP cannot be measured by any monetary amount, this Bill secks to
commendtheir exemplary performance by providing for adequate safeguards geared toward the sustainability of
their children’s education.

‘Through the provision of scholarship grants to their children, members of the PNPare freed from the
burden caused by uncertainties posed by the risky duties they dedicatedly perform.

In view of the foregoing premises, the approval of thi camestly sought,

First District, Pampanga


Republic ofthe Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

EENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

4146

House Bill No,

Introduced by Honorable Carmelo B. Lazatin I

AN ACT
PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO CHILDREN OF ACTIVE MEMBERS
OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled:

SECTION I.Titfe. - This Act shall be known as the

INP Scholarship Grant Act."

SEC. 2.Declaration of Policy. —\tis the declared policy of the State to recognize the selfless deeds and
extraordinary valor of the members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) inperforming the gargantuan task of
maintaining peace and order throughout the country.As a way of uplifting the morale of the said PNP members
and inpromotingtheir welfare and that of their families, the State shall providefree education to their children
{rom Kindergarten to Senior High School, as well as college scholarship grants to deserving students.

SEC. 3.Enforcement of the Act. ~ It shall be the primary duty of the PNP, in coordination with the
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Department of Education (DepEd), and the
‘Commission on Higher Education (CHED), to effectively enforce the provisions of this Act. The PNP shall be
responsible in sereening the qualifications and certifying the eligibility of the applicants.

SEC. 4.Children of PNP Personnel Scholarship Fund. ~ There is hereby created a Children of PNP
Personnel Scholarship Fund to be administered by the Department of Education for Kindergarten to Grade 12
levels, and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for college level, in financing the education of
talented and deserving children of active PNP personnel.

SEC.5.Scholarship Program-The scholarship grant provided under this act shall award the grantee @
monthly stipend of Five hundred pesos(P500.00) for Kindergarten to Grade 6, and One thousand pesos
(P1,000,00) for Grade 7 to Grade 12, during the regular academic year. Thereafter, said child of the
PNPpersonnel may also avail of the college scholarship: Provided;That stid child shall pass the admission
‘examination and satisfy the pertinent requirements of the State University or College they intend to enroll
in.The grantee may caroll in any public or private university or college throughout the country and shall be
granted financial aid amounting to fifty percent (50%) of the tuition fees,



SEC.6.Qualifications. ~ To be eligible for the scholarship grant under this Act, the applicant must be a
bbonafide and legally recognized child of the active member of thePNP, regardless of age, and must comply with
all the requirements that may be established by the DepEd or CHED for the purpose.

SEC. 7. Limitations. -- Children of retired and deceased members of the PNP shall be also entitled to
the scholarship grant:Provided,That the former PNP member parent docs not have any pending criminal or
administrative case before any court of justice or tribunal, In case the member is charged of any criminal or
administrative case during the period of scholarship, the grant shall be automatically terminated. Scholarship
applicants already possessing a Bachelor's degree are no longer qualified to be a beneficiary of the scholarship
program.

SEC.8 Conditions of the Grant. The grantees of the scholarship must maintain a general weighted
average (GWA) grade of eighty-five percent (85%) or better, with no failing grade in any subject. ‘The grantee
‘must also be enrolled full-time, in regular hours or carry a full semestral or trimestral load as prescribed in the
course curriculum and finish within the normal duration of the course, Failure to meet any of these conditions
shall be a ground forthe termination of the grant.

SEC.9 Appeal. - Upon receipt of a written notice of termination of scholarship due to non-
compliance or violation of the terms and conditions of the scholarship, a grantee may, not later than fifteen (15)
days from receipt of the notice, file an appeal for reconsideration and reinstatement of the scholarship with the
DepEd or CHED. Upon the lapse of the fifteen (15) days wherein a grantee may file an appeal and no appeal is
‘made, the termination of scholarship shall become final and executory

SEC. 10.Service Obligation. — After graduating from college, a grantee must render return service in
the Philippines on a full-time basis, preferably in the grantee’s home region and along the grantee’s field of
training, for a period equivalent to two (2) years for every year that the grantee enjoyed the scholarship. Return
service may be done by being employed within the Philippines in a government agency or a private company of
by self-employment. The proof of employment, such as, certificate of employment, business permit, income tax
return and other documents evidencing the grantee’s completion of the required number of years of return
service must be submitted to the CHED before being issued a final clearance.

‘A grantee that is unable to render the return service obligation imposed under this section shall be
liable to reimburse the Government the amount equivalent to the scholarship funds received under this Act

SEC. 11, Review and Monitoring. ~ Tae PNP shall report to the President of the Philippines and to
Congress after the first year, and annually thereafter, on the implementation of the provisions of this Act and
submit recommendations for its improvement.

SEC. 12. Implementing Rules and Regulations. ~ Within sixty (60) days from the approval of this
‘Act, the PNP, jointly with the DepED and CHED, shall promulgate the rules and regulations to effectively
implement the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 13.Appropriations. ~ The amount necessary to carry out the initial implementation of this Act
shall be included in the appropriations of the Philippine National Police in the annual General Appropriations
Act of the year the following the effectivity of this Act. For the initial funding for the college scholarship grant,
the same shall be sourced from the savings of the State Colleges and Universities (SUCs) and other possible
sources to be determined by the Office of the President. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the
effective and continuous implementation of the provisions of this Act shall he included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

SEC. 14.Separability Clause. ~ If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or unconstitutional, the
remainder of the law or the provisions not otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting,



SEC. {SRepealing Clause. ~ All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations and administrative
regulations or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 16.Effectivity. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publi
Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

jon in the Official

Approved,