NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
RECEIVED K'.
SENATE BILL NO.
1360
Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committees on Higher, Technical and 
Vocational Education; and Finance with Senators Re villa, Jr., Ejerdto Estrada, 
Escudero and Angara as authors thereof
AN ACT
EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF THE TERTIARY EDUCATION SUBSIDY, 
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10931, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE "UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO QUALITY TERTIARY EDUCATION 
ACT"
Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Section 7 of Republic Act No, 10931 or the "Universal Access to
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Quality Tertiary Education Act" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"Sec. 7. TES for Filipino Students. - To support the cost of
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tertiary education or any part or portion thereof, a TES is hereby
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established IN ALL SUCS, LUCS, PRIVATE HEIS AND TVIS for all
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Filipino students who [shall] enroll in THE undergraduate, post-
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secondary TERTIARY EDUCATION OR TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL
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TRAINING program[s] [of-SUGs,-L-UGs,-private HEIs-and-all-TVls] OF
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THEIR CHOICE. The TES shall be administered by the UniFAST Board
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and the amount necessary to fund the TES shall be included in the
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RESPECTIVE budgets of the CHED and the TESDA: Provided, That
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prioritization shall be given to QUALIFIED students in the following
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order: (a) students ENROLLED IN SUCS, LUCS and PUBLIC TVIs
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who are part of households included in the UPDATED OR MOST


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RECENT Listahanan 2.0, ranked according to the estimated per capita 
household income; [and] (b) students ENROLLED IN SUCS, LUCS 
and PUBLIC TVIs WHO ARE not part of the Listahanan 2.0, ranked 
according to estimated per capita housrdiold income based on 
submitted documentation of proof of income to be determined by the 
UniFAST F3oaid[-:-/J/'c>i//c/e(:7'-/r//7/;6V',—That- such-prioritization shall-not 
apply-to-Filipino-students-in-eitiea-and municipalities-with-no-existing 
SUG or LUG campus]; (C) STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN 
PRIVATE HEIS AND TVIS IN CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES 
WHERE THERE ARE NO ESTABLISHED SUC, LUC, OR PUBLIC 
TVI; AND (D) STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN PRIVATE 
HEIS AND TVIS IN CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES WHERE 
THERE ARE ESTABLISHED SUCS, LUCS, OR PUBLIC TVIS: 
PROVIDED, THAT THE CHED, IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER 
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CONCERNED AND IN ACCORDANCE 
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, SHALL DETERMINE THE 
AMOUNT OF SUBSIDIES TO BE GRANTED, AND THE 
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TES BENEFICIARIES.
"TO SUPPORT THE COST OF TERTIARY EDUCATION OR 
ANY PART OR PORTION THEREOF, [T]the TES may, among 
others, [and -to support the eost of tertiary edueation-or-any-part-or 
portion-thereofy] cover the following:
(a) Tuition and other school fees in private FIEIs, and private or
LGU-operated TVIs which shall be equivalent to the tuition 
and other school fees of the nearest SUG or state-run TVI 
in their respective areas;
(b) 
[An] A[a]llowance for books, SCHOOL supplies, 
transportation TO AND FROM SCHOOL, and 
[mtseellaneous-personal-expensesT-nncluding-a] reasonable 
allowance for the documented rental or purchase of a 
[personaLcomputer-or-laptop] DESKTOP OR PORTABLE


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COMPUTERS and other education-related expenses, IF
APPLICABLE;
(c) An allowance for room and board costs incurred by the
student IF APPLICABLE;
(d) XXX.
(e) XXX.
ALL TES BENEFICIARIES SHALL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE 
SUCH BENEFITS OR SUBSIDY UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF 
THEIR RESPECTIVE UNDERGRADUATE, POST-SECONDARY 
TERTIARY EDUCATION OR TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL 
PROGRAMS: PROVIDED, THAT THE TES BENEFICIARIES 
SHALL COMPLY WITH THE RETENTION AND RESIDENCY 
REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND 
REGULATIONS OF THE HEIS AND TVIS."
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Sec. 2. ScpambiUty Clause. - If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision or part not otherwise
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affected shall remain valid and subsisting.
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Sec. 3. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance,
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executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule, or regulation
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contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed,
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modified, or amended accordingly.
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Sec. 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect immediately after its publication
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in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,