Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
House Bill No. _______ 
INTRODUCED BY  
REP. ALFRED VARGAS 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS WHO ARE 
ASSIGNED OUTSIDE OF THEIR CITIES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND 
PROVINCES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 14, Section 5, provides: 
(1) The State shall take into account regional and sectoral
needs and conditions and shall encourage local planning in the 
development of educational policies and programs. 
(5) The State shall assign the highest budgetary priority to
education and ensure that teaching will attract and retain its 
rightful share of the best available talents through adequate 
remuneration and other means of job satisfaction and 
fulfillment. 
Public school teachers occupy a socio-historical role and are looked up 
as a source of enlightenment. Filipino teachers are among the noblest public 
servants in the country. Their duties and responsibilities for their students 
and the school administration often goes beyond the six hours each day of 
instruction time. 
However, notwithstanding the passage of Republic Act No. 8190 in 
1996, thousands of teachers are still assigned very far from their 
cities/municipalities and/or provinces. This entails additional expenses on 
the part of the teachers and invariably affects the quality of education. 
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This bill seeks to alleviate the plight of our distant public school 
teachers or the teachers assigned outside of their cities, municipalities, and 
provinces by providing for a monthly incentive allowance. It is the hope of this 
measure to properly recognize and compensate our public school teachers 
who dedicate their lives to promoting quality and accessible education amidst 
the hardships of being assigned outside of their residence. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly 
sought.  
ALFRED VARGAS 


Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
House Bill No. _______ 
INTRODUCED BY  
REP. ALFRED VARGAS 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS WHO ARE 
ASSIGNED OUTSIDE OF THEIR CITIES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND 
PROVINCES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
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 “Distant Public 
School Teachers Incentive Act”. 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to provide 
incentives to public school teachers who are assigned to teaching jobs outside 
of their respective cities, municipalities, and provinces. As much as possible, 
public school teachers shall be assigned to the cities/municipalities of their 
residence. 
SECTION 3. Assignment to Another Town Within the Same Province. – 
Any public school teacher who is assigned to a city/municipality other than 
the city/municipality of their residence, shall, in addition to their basic salary 
and benefits under the Salary Standardization Law, be entitled to Two 
Thousand Pesos (₱2,000.00) monthly as incentive allowance. 
SECTION 4. Assignment to Another Province. – Any public school teacher 
who is assigned to a city/municipality of another province, other than their 
own, shall in addition to their basic salary and benefits under the Salary 
Standardization Law, be entitled to receive Four Thousand Pesos (₱4,000.00) 
monthly as incentive allowance.  
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SECTION 5. Applicability. – The provisions of this Act shall apply to any 
public school teacher who is officially transferred from their original 
assignment in accordance with the lawful orders of their superiors. 
SECTION 6. End of Benefit. – A public school teacher who has received 
benefits under this Act but is eventually transferred to their own 
city/municipality of residence shall cease to be entitled to such incentive 
allowance as of the effective date of such transfer. 
The establishment of a residence by a public school teacher in the 
city/municipality where they are assigned shall have the same effect as being 
transferred to their own city/municipality as provided in the previous 
paragraph. 
SECTION 7. Tax Exemption. – Incentive allowance received under the 
provisions of this Act shall be exempt from tax liability. 
SECTION 8. Proof of Residence. – For purposes of determining the 
city/municipality or province of origin of a public school teacher, the 
scholastic records filed in the Department of Education shall be consulted; 
otherwise, the sealed certification from the city/municipality mayor or the 
provincial governor shall be used. 
SECTION 9. Emergency Assignment. – The incentive allowance provided in 
this Act shall not be availed of by public school teachers who are assigned to 
a different city/municipality or province in the event of a national disaster or 
national emergency. 
SECTION 10. Funding. – The President is hereby authorized to realign or 
transfer any item of appropriation within the Department of Education and/or 
utilize any savings therein to carry out the purpose of this Act during the first 
year of its effectivity. Thereafter, the amounts required for the implementation 
of this Act shall be included as a separate item in the General Appropriations 
Act. 
SECTION 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within sixty (60) 
days from the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of 
Education shall, in coordination with other stakeholders, issue the 
necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this 
Act.  
 


SECTION 12. Separability Clause. – If, for any reason, any provision of this 
Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, parts or provisions of this Act 
which are not affected shall continue to be in full force and effect. 
SECTION 13. Repealing Clause. – All laws, executive orders, presidential 
decrees, Implementing Rules and Regulations inconsistent with this Act are 
hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 14. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation. 
Approved,