Introduced by Representative Gabriel H. Bol.dado, Jr.
EXPIANATORY NOTE
Education   is  a  fundamental   right  for  all   Filipinos.   The   protection   and   the
promotion of this right should always be the State's topmost priority. As proclaimed in
the 1987 Philippine Constitiition, "The State shall protect and promote the right of all
citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make such
education  accessible  to  all.n  Therefore,  ensuring  easier  access  to  education  for
everyone, regardless Of gender, socio-economic background, or other factors, is the
first step in pursing this mandate.
In  the  view  of  the  foregoing,  this   bill  endeavors  to  guarantee  access  to
educational facilities for all  Filipino children who are bona fide residents of a town or
city where such school or facilities are located.
Access  to  education  should   remain  unhindered  for  all  Filipinos.  Thus,  the
approval of this bill is earnestly sought.


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manfla
NINETEENTII CONGRESS
First Regular Session
House`Bin-N`o.      6024
Introduced by Representative Gabriel H. Bordado, Jr.
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR TIH DEMOCRATIZATION 0F PUBLIC SCHOOL
EDUCATION
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION    1.   Short   Title.   This   Act   shall   be   known   as   the   "Public   School
Democratization Act of 2022."
SECTION  2.  Declaration  of  Policy.  In  order  to  strengthen  the  mandate  of  the
Constitution concerning education under Article XIV, it is hereby declared the policy of
the State to afford full protection to and assure access to quality education for Filipino
children who are bona fide residents of a particular province or city where the school
is located.
Pursuant  to  the  foregoing   state   policy,   the   Philippines,   through   this  Act,   shall
consolidate  and  institutionalize  existing  government  efforts  in  effecting  meaningful
programs on education bordering on this concern.
SECTION  3.  Prohibited  Act.  It  is  hereby declared  unlawful  for  any  public  school
official, principal, faculty, teacher, or employee to refuse admission of any student in
a primary or secondary public school, for whatever reasons, in a community where the
said student is a bona fide resident as certified by the Barangay Captain.
SECTION 4.  Penal Clause. Any public school official,  principal, faculty, teacher,  or
employee who violates any provisions of this Act, or the rules and regulations made
thereof shall after compliance with the requirements of administrative due process be
punished with one  (1) month suspension from  service and fined with five thousand
pesos (P5,000.00) for the first offense and with dismissal from service and temporary
disqualification  to  hold  public  office  for  a  period  of  six  (6)  months  for  the  second
offense,  provided,  finally  that  said  violation  shall  be  punished  with  dismissal  from
service  and  perpetual  disqualification  to  hold  public  office  for third  or  subsequent
offenses.
SECTION 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Department Of Education
shall promulgate implementing rules and regulations consistent with the objectives of




liberalizing access to education for Filipino children who are residing in the same city,
municipality, or province where such school is located.
SECTION 6. Appropriations. The amount necessary for the implementation Of this
Act shall be taken from the funds of the Department Of Education and shall be included
in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 7. Separability Clause.  - If any provision or part hereof,  is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall
remain valid and subsisting.
SECTION 8. Repealing clause. -AIl laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations,
and  administrative  regulations  or  parts  thereof  inconsistent  herewith  are  hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 9. Effectivity Clause. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,