13*’ CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENAff79 
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S.B. 
Introduced by Senator Magsaysay, Jr. 
Explanatory Note 
Education constitutes an extremely significant factor in a country’s development. 
It is through education that a “technological society” takes off and develop and with the 
presence of “technological society”, then, a country is assured of a competitive people 
able to tackle the demands of a new era. 
But the problems of education serve as barriers for a number of individuals to 
improve oneself 
of the ten (10) pupils who enrolled in elementary, only five (5) or six 
(6) will be successkl in completing grade school education and of the same number, 
only four (4) will continue and get their high school diploma. 
Tertiary education is 
more elusive with its concordant perception that it has become a privilege in recent years. 
In a study, “The Reform and Development of Higher Education in the Philippines” 
published by the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines, 
it was reported 
that, “[tlhe overall cohort survival appears to be only 20 to 22 percent from first to fourth 
year college. 
The cohort survival in private schools is much lower than in the 
government or state schools.” 
It has become imperative, thus, that the government must strengthen the base of 
scholarships in the country. 
This is to afford opportunity for the Filipino youth to be 
educated. 
And since it has become inevitable for private educational institutions, 
colleges, universities and schools to increase the cost of education (tuition fee, 
miscellaneous and other school fees) on a yearly basis, 
it is the intention of this 
legislation to make a condition sine qua non for such institutions to allot scholarships to 
poor but deserving students. 
the school is allowed to share in the 
burden being experienced by the government in its problem of Jack of education 
opportunities by creating an avenue where citizens are afforded private school education. 
In this system, 
The bill was patterned after Presidential Decree 451 and which scholarship 
program was repealed in the late 80s. 
Early cognizance of this bill is earnestly sought. 


13th CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHJLIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
S.B. E 
A Tf17 9 
Introduced by Senator Magsuymy, Jr, 
AN ACT 
REQUIRING THE EXPANSION OF SCHOLARSEIIP PROGRAM BY PRIVATE 
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS 
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AS A CONDITION FOR THE INCREASE IN TUITION FEE AND OTHER 
SCHOOL FEES APPLICATION 
Be it anacted bv the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. 
It is hereby made a condition for any grant of increase in tuition or 
other school fees applied for by private academic institutions, schools, colleges and 
universities with a total enrolment of at least two hundred (100) students or pupils to allot 
free scholarships to poor but deserving students at the ratio of one (1) free scholarship for 
every one hundred (100) students or pupils: 
Provided, That this requirement shall be 
exclusive of the present practice of private schools offering scholarship privileges to 
valedictorians, salutatorians and other students or pupils who have achieved scholastic 
distinctions. 
Neither shall other forms of scholarships such as those offered to athletes 
and working students be included in arriving at the proper number of poor but deserving 
students or pupils to be given free scholarships. 
Section 2. 
The Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) and the 
Commssion on Higher Education (CHED) shall jointly prepare, formulate and issue the 
necessary implementing rules and regulations that would define the program, 
the 
students or pupils who will q u a l i ~  
for fkee scholarships, the process and similar other 
provisions. 
In the formulation of the rules and regulations, 
private sector 
representatives, owners of schools, colleges, universities afld private institutions and 
concerned sectors shall be consulted by DECS and CHEb. 
Section 3. 
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,