Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
          NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ______________ 
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 
  Introduced by Rep. Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bills seeks to provide for the inclusion of additional members in the 
Local School Boards amending for the purpose Section 98 of the Local Government Code 
of 1991. 
A local school board (LSB) is a special body created by virtue of Republic Act 
No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 . LSBs are assigned 
to determine the annual supplementary budgetary needs of public schools within their 
respective jurisdiction, administer and manage the share of public educational 
institutions from the proceeds of the special levy on real property which constitutes 
their Special Education Fund, allocate the same, and serve as an advisory committee to 
the Sangguniang concerned on educational matters. 
LSB seems well represented yet in reality most of its members are not 
functioning well. Decision making has been confined to this eight-person board where 
most often priorities are being determined by its two most powerful members, the 
governor or mayor and the school superintendent.  As a result, the LSB budget is used 
mostly for discrete and disparate activities, particularly infrastructure and regular 
sports activities. Furthermore, there are several sectors that are not yet represented in 
the Board.  
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                     Secondary Schools are not assured of their representation; Day Care Workers 
are likewise deprived of their representatives in the Board. 
 
                    As a result, this has largely prevented the LSB to help address several 
problems facing public schools such as the deteriorating quality of basic education, lack 
of awareness about the state of public education among stakeholders, inadequate 
mechanisms for meaningful involvement and participation of parents and the 
community as well in the delivery of public education  services and lack of transparency 
and accountability in the administration of the public school system. 
 
                    This bill seeks to strengthen the Board by increasing its membership to 
include representatives from the Secondary School Principals and from the Day Care 
Schools in the area and to provide additional functions responsive to its mandate and 
the demand of times. 
       
                    In view of the foregoing considerations, approval of this bill is highly and 
earnestly recommended. 
 
      
                                                      
 
 
                                                                                       
 
                                                             WILFRIDO MARK M. ENVERGA 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
          NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ______________ 
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 
  Introduced by Rep. Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga 
 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT STRENGTHENING LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS, AMENDING FOR THE 
PURPOSE SECTIONS 98, 99 AND 100 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, AS AMENDED, AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION. 1.  Section 98 of Republic Act No. 7160 is hereby amended to read 
as follows:      
            "SEC. 98. Creation, Composition and Compensation. – 
(a) x-x-x-x
(b) The composition of local school boards shall be as follows:
(1) The provincial school board shall be composed of the
governor and the division superintendent of schools as co-
chairmen; the chairman of the education committee of the 
sangguniang panlalawigan, the provincial treasurer, the 
representative of the pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan 
in the sangguniang panlalawigan, the duly elected president of 
the provincial federation of parents-teachers associations, the 
duly elected representative of the teachers' organizations in the 
province, THE DULY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE DAY CARE 
FEDERATION OF THE PROVINCE, A  REPRESENTATIVE  EACH 
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OF 
THE 
PRIVATE 
SECTOR 
OR 
NON 
GOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN NON FORMAL EDUCATION AND 
DISTANCE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, REPRESENTATIVE FROM 
THE PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN THE 
PROVINCE and the duly elected representative of the non 
academic personnel of public schools in the province, as 
members;  
 
(2) The city school board shall be composed of the city mayor and 
the   city superintendent of schools as co-chairmen; the chairman 
of the education committee of the sangguniang panlungsod, the 
city treasurer, the representative of the pederasyon ng mga 
sangguniang kabataan in the sangguniang panlungsod, the duly 
elected president of the city federation of parents-teachers 
associations, the duly elected representative of the teachers’ 
organizations in the city, THE DULY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF 
THE 
DAY 
CARE 
FEDERATION 
OF 
 
THE 
CITY, 
A 
REPRESENTATIVE EACH OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR OR NON 
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN NON FORMAL 
EDUCATION 
AND 
DISTANCE 
EDUCATION 
ACTIVITIES, 
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL 
PRINCIPALS IN THE CITY and   the duly elected representative of 
the non-academic personnel of public  schools in the city, as 
members;  and 
 
                                (3) The municipal school board shall be composed of the municipal  
                                       Mayor and the district supervisor of schools as co-chairmen; the 
                                       chairman of the education committee of the sangguniang bayan, ,  
                                      the municipal treasurer, the representative of the pederasyon ng     
                                      mga sangguniang kabataan in the sangguniang bayan, the duly  
                                      elected president of the municipal federation of parents-teachers  
                                      associations, the duly elected representative of the teachers’  
                                      organizations in the municipality, THE DULY ELECTED  


                                       PRESIDENT OF THE DAY CARE  FEDERATION OF THE  
                                       MUNICIPALITY, A REPRESENTATIVE  EACH OF THE PRIVATE  
                                       SECTOR OR NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION ENGAGED  
                                       IN NON FORMAL EDUCATION AND DISTANCE EDUCATION        
                                       ACTIVITIES, REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE PUBLIC SECONDARY 
                                       SCHOOL  PRINCIPALS IN THE MUNICIPALITY and the duly  
                                       elected representative of the non-academic personnel of public  
                                       schools in the municipality, as  members;   
 
                                       (c )   x-x-x-x-x; 
 
                                       (d )  x-x-x-x-x. 
 
SECTION. 2.  Section 99 of Republic Act No. 7160 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 
                       “SEC. 99. Functions of Local School Boards.- The provincial, city or municipal 
school board shall: 
                      (a) Determine THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE SCHOOL BOARD IN  
                             COORDINATION WITH THE CONCERNED DEP ED. THE ANNUAL AND  
                             SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET SHALL BE EQUITABLY ALLOCATED AMONG  
                             ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ALL LGUs CONCERNED; 
                       (b) x-x-x-x 
                       (c) x-x-x-x 
                       (d) x-x-x-x 
                       (e) LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MAY HAVE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL  
                              FUNCTIONS:PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF SCHOOL  
                             SITES, SCHOOL BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, COMPUTERS, BOOKS AND  
                             LEARNING MATERIALS INCLUDING ELECTRONIC LEARNING  
                             MATERIALS AND THE LIKE; PROVIDE FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS 
                             AND ALLOWANCES WITH PRIORITY TO POOR BUT DESERVING  
                             STUDENTS; FORMULATE SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAM SUBJECT TO  
                             THE APPROVAL OF THE SANGGUNIAN CONCERNED;  
                                 THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL SEEK THE CONCURRENCE  


                             OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL  BOARD ON THE ASSIGNMENT AND/OR  
                                TRANSFER OF DIVISION SUPERINTENDENTS, DISTRICT SUPERVISORS,  
                            SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND OTHER SCHOOL OFFICIALS. 
 
SECTION  3.  Section 100 of Republic Act No. 7160 is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
 
                    ” SEC 100. Meetings and Quorum; Budget. –  
                                      (a)  x-x-x-  
 
                                      (b) x-x-x-x    
 
                                    (c ) The annual school board budget shall give priority to the         
                        following: 
(1) x-x-x-x; 
(2) x-x-x-x; 
(3) x-x-x-x; 
(4) FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF’ LOCALLY  
                                            ORIENTED NONFORMAL AND DISTANCE EDUCATION AND  
                                                 TRAINING PROGRAMS; AND HONORARIUM AND ALLOWANCE 
                                            GIVEN TO TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL  
                                             WHETHER NATIONALLY OR LOCALLY PAID GIVEN IN  
                                             ADDITION TO THEIR SALARIES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES  
                                             RENDERED OR AS ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OR INCENTIVES;  
 
SEC. 4.  Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, 
and all other issuances inconsistent with this Act shall be deemed repealed, modified or 
amended accordingly; 
 
SEC. 5.  Separability Clause. - If, for any reason or reasons, any part or provision of  
this Act shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, other parts or provisions hereof which 
are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect. 
 


SEC. 6. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after the 
completion of  its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved,