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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
. s.B.I044 
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Introduced by Senator Manny Villar 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Education has always been on top of the priorities in every Filipino household. 
For the poor, education is a basi.c tool to liberate them from poverty, ignorance, 
illiteracy, fear and other social economic circumstances that prevent or hinder the full 
development of human personalitY. However, it is to be observed that in most 
government elementary' and secondary schools in the country, there is a great need to 
have more teachers to cater to the educational demands of the students. It is common 
in classrooms that the teacher in cha'rge of the class can no longer monitor the progress 
and retention capacity of each pupil or students because of the number of his or her 
class. In turn, the pupil is not also motivated to listen and study there is no personal 
motivation from the teacher. 
This bill seeks to require all public elementary and secondary school principals 
and supervisors to have teaching loads especially on major subjects in the curriculum. 
The top officials in the school and district levels are considered the best and brightest 
mentors and thus, it will be a good opportunity for them to share their expertise and not 
be limited to school management or administration. 
It is therefore imperative for principals and supervisors in the said schools to be 
given teaching loads most specially in Mathematics, Science and English subjects in 
order to unburden the present teachers of their teaching loads and they can monitor and 
assist the pupils and students to fully develop their physical, moral, spiritual and 
intellectual faculties. 
Every man has a right to education. It is the duty of the state to create conditions 
which are necessary to realize such right. 
In view of the foregoing considerations, approval of this bill is highly and 
earnestly recommended. 


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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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'SENATE 
S.B. 1044 
Introduced by Senator Manny Villar 
AN ACT 
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MAXIMIZING THE FULL POTENTIALS AND EXPERTISE OF ALL PUBLIC 
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND 
SUPERVISORS BY REQUIRING THEM TO HAVE TEACHING LOADS 
ESPECIALLY ON MAJOR SUBJECTS IN THE CURRICULUM AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. All public elementary and secondary school principals and 
supervisors are hereby required tei have teaching loads on major subjects in the 
curriculum. 
SECTION 2. The public elementary and secondary school principals and 
supervisors concerned shall be given appropriate amount of per diems or allowances 
for the teaching loads rendered. 
SECTION 3. The above mentioned principals and supervisors shall be assigned 
to teach preferably major subjects su.ch as Mathematics, Science and English. 
SECTION 4. The Department of Education shall issue the necessary rules and 
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act. 
SECTION 5. The amount necessary for the effective implementation of this Act 
shall be charge to the appropriations for the Department of Education under the current 
General Appropriations Acts. The~eafter, such sum as may be necessary for the 
continued implementation of this Act shall be included in annual General Appropriations 
Act. 
SECTION 6. This Act shall, take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete 
publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation or in the Official Gazette, 
whichever comes earlier. 
Approved,