Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1627

Introduced by: HON. “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE GRANT OF A TEACHING SUPPLIES
ALLOWANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Public school teachers are among the lowest paid professionals in our society. In spite
of this, they are ofien forced to pay for everyday classroom supplies out of their own pockets.
The salaries of our public-school teachers are unquestionably not commensurate with the
volume of work and responsibility entrusted to them. Aside from spending for their personal
and family need, teachers also have to shell out some more money from their own pockets for
the materials they use in teaching.

Our public-school teachers are currently receiving Php 1,500.00 for their annual
teaching supplies. While this is an improvement than the cash allowance worth Php 700,00
they were receiving in 2011, it is evidently not enough to cover the costs of teaching supplies
like pens, class record, cartolina, art supplies, flash drive, and others. known as the Magna
Carta for Public School Teachers mandates that the salaries if public school teachers “shall
be such as to insure teachers a reasonable standard of life for themselves and their
families” Hence, it is important for the State to promote policies that will improve the living
and working conditions of our public school teachers.

This bill seeks to grant teaching supplies allowance for public school teachers and
increase it from Php 1,500.00 to Php 6,000.00.

Teachers should be given priority attention, they being contributors to the mental
development and the formation of moral and ethical values of our students. With the
additional allowance, the burden on public school teachers will be alleviated and their
working conditions will certainly improve


In view if the foregoing, the immediate consideration and approval ofthe bill is
eamestly urged.

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“KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADOk~

Representative
First District of Bulacan


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1627

Introduced by: “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE GRANT OF A TEACHING SUPPLIES
ALLOWANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Teaching Supplies Allowance Act”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared to the policy of the State to
protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take
appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all. In line with this and in recognition
of the need to ensure the retention of the best available talents in the teaching profession, the
Sate shall provide for a teaching supplies allowance for every public school teacher to
support the provision of quality education for all Filipino students

SECTION 3. Teaching Supplies Allowance. ~ A Teaching Supplies Allowance for the
purchase of chalks, eraser, forms, and other classroom supplies and materials in the amount
of six thousand pesos (Php 6,000.00) per teacher per school per year is hereby authorized.

SECTION 4. Coverage = The’ grant of the cash allowance authorized in this Act shall be
limited to teachers who are engaged in actual classroom teaching in public basic education.

SECTION 5. Appropriations - The amount necessary to implement the provision of this Act
shall be included in the budget of the Department of Education is the annual General
Appropriations Act.

SECTION 6. Implementing Rules and Regulation - Within sixty (60) days from the
effectivity of this Act, the Department of Budget and Management, in consultation with the
DepEd, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to effectively implement the
provisions of this Act

SECTION 7. Separability Clause, ~ if for any reason, any provision of this Act is declared
unconstitutional or invalid, such parts or portions not affected thereby shall remain in full
force and effect.


SECTION 7. Separability Clause. — if for any reason, any provision of this Act is declared
unconstitutional or invalid, such parts or portions not affected thereby shall remain in full
force and effect.

SECTION 8. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, resolutions, orders or ordinance, rules
and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed amended or
modified accordingly. y

SECTION 9. Effectivity Cl — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the official Ggzétte or in at least two (2) newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,