SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
Second Regular Session 
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JUL 21 
P 2 :32 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No, 
2318 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
PENALIZING THE IMPOSITION OF "NO PERMIT, NO EXAM" POLICY THAT 
PROHIBITS STUDENTS OF POST·SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION 
FROM TAKING THEIR MIDTERM OR FINAL EXAMINATIONS DUE TO 
UNPAID TUITION AND OTHER SCHOOL FEES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Pursuing and attaining college education is one of the greatest achievements of 
an individual. Parents would strive hard to support the education of their children 
who believe that it will provide better employment opportunities for them. 
Education gives them a sense of hope and inspiration which will eventually help 
uplift their economic and living condition. 
However, there are instances when parents do not have available cash to pay for 
the tuition fees of their children. It is unfortunate that a number of educational 
institutions implement a no permit, no exam policy such that students were not 
allowed to take the exam without paying first the tuition fees. 
This bill seeks to prohibit public/private post-secondary, technical vocational 
schools and higher education institutions (HEls) from implementing the "No 
Permit, No Exam" policy. For students who failed to pay the tuition fees prior to 
the scheduled examination, they shall be required to pay a minimal interest of 6% 
for the balance or unpaid tuition fees. 
This measure was previously filed by Sen. Manny Villar in the 15th Congress. The 
immediate passage of this bill is eamestly sought. 
Senator 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
Second Regular Session 
) 
V' JUl21 
P2 :32 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 2318 
1< : 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
PENALIZING THE IMPOSITION OF "NO PERMIT, NO EXAM" POLICY THAT 
PROHIBITS STUDENTS OF POST-SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION 
FROM TAKING THEIR MIDTERM OR FINAL EXAMINATIONS DUE TO 
UNPAID TUITION AND OTHER SCHOOL FEES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Anti No-Permit, No-
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Exam Act of 2014". 
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared unlawful for any technical-
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vocational (tech-voc) institute or higher education institution (HEI), whether public 
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or private, to disallow any student of post-secondary and higher education from 
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taking any midterm or final examination due to nonpayment of tuition and other 
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school fees under the established terms of payment prescribed by the concerned 
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educational institution and approved by the Technical Education and Skills 
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Development Authority (TESDA) and the Commission on Higher Education 
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(CHED), respectively. 
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SEC. 3. Coverage. ~ This Act shall cover all public and private post-secondary 
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tech voc institutes and HEls, including local colleges and universities. 
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SEC. 4. Right of Students. - Students of post-secondary and higher education 
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shall have the right to take the midterm or final examinations notwithstanding the 
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existence of unpaid financial obligations to the school. 
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SEC. 5. 
Obligation of Students. - The students and/or their parents, unless 
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waived by the school authorities concerned, shall be obligated to pay an interest 
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for the unpaid tuition and other school fees, which shall not be more than six 
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percent (6%) per annum, computed from the date of the examination taken by 
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the students until the date when the overdue and unpaid tuition and other school 
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fees are fully liquidated. 
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SEC. 6. Right of Schools. - The school authorities shall have the following rights 
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against students with financial obligations, which remain due and unsettled to 
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their schools: 
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(a) To withhold the release of the grades of a student with delinquent account 
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until the unpaid tuition and other school fees plus interest charges are fully 
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paid; 
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(b) To deny admission or enrollment of any student having unsettled tuition or 
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other school fees at the next succeeding semester classes, in the case of 
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higher education, or at the next succeeding short-term course, in the case 
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of post-secondary tech-voc education, as the case may be, until the 
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previous delinquencies are fully paid; and, 
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(c) To refuse issuance of school clearance to students with financial 
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obligations to the school until all previous delinquencies are fully paid. 
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SEC. 7. 
Unlawful Acts. -
In recognition of the students' right to take their 
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midterm and final examinations, the following acts by tech-voc institutes and 
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HEls shall be considered unlawful: 
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(a) Disallowing students with due and unpaid tuition and other school fees 
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from taking the midterm or final examination; 
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(b) Requiring the students to secure a permit to take the midterm or final 
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examination from the school authorities prior to the administration of 
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midterm or periodic or final examination; and, 
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(c) Compelling the students to pay upon enrollment a down payment or first 
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installment equivalent to more than thirty percent (30%) of the total 
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amount of the tuition and other school fees for the entire semester or 
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duration of the course. 
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SEC. 8. Penalties. - Any HEI or tech-voc institute official or employee, including 
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the deans, coordinators, advisers, professors, instructors and other concemed 
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individuals found guilty of violating any of the unlawful acts enumerated in 
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Section 7 of this Act shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty 
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Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00) but not more than Fifty Thousand Pesos 
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(P50,OOO.00). 
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SEC. 9. 
Implementing Guidelines. -
The TESDA and the CHED shall 
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promulgate the implementing guidelines necessary to enforce the objectives of 
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this Act. 
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SEC. 10. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act shall at any time be 
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found to be unconstitutional or invalid, the remainder thereof not affected by such 
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declaration shall remain in full force and effect. 
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SEC. 11. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, rules or regulations inconsistent 
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with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 12. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days 
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following its complete publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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