Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS,
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. _7189

Introduced by HON. GUS S. TAMBUNT!

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to provide rice incentive benefit to the top ten students in
every grade or year level of all public elementary and secondary schools
nationwide.

Section 2 (3), Article XIV (Education, Science and ‘lechnology, Arts,
Culture, And Sports) of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall
“Establish and maintain a system of scholarship grants, student loan programs,
subsidies, and other incentives which shall be available to deserving students in
both public and private schools, especially to the underprivileged.”

Section 33, Chapter 5 (School Finance and Assistance) of Batas
Pambansa Bilang 232, otherwise known as the “Education Act of 1982,” states:

“Section 33. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby
declared to be the policy of the State that the national
government shall contribute to the financial support of
educational programs pursuant to goals of education as
declared in the Constitution. Towards this end, the
government shall:

1. Adopt measures to broaden access to
education through financial assistance and other
Jorms of incentives to schools, teachers, pupils and
students; and

2. Encourage and stimulate private support to
education through, inter alia, fiscal and other
assistance measures.”


This bill, therefore, intends to realize the constitutional mandate by
providing rice incentive benefit to academically deserving students of public
elementary and secondary schools nationwide. The incentive shall be given to
the top ten students in every grade or year level on a quarterly basis to
encourage them to study harder and excel in their academic performance. ‘he
granting of rice incentives to students who excel in school is intended to
motivate these young people to finish their studies regardless of their economic
status in life. It is also intended to address the problem of starvation among
students who do well in school. It is hoped that with the simple incentive
provided under this measure, students will be inspired further to give their best
effort in academics and continue to dream big for their future.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

GYS S. TAMBUNTING


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 7189

Introduced by HON. GUS S. TAMBUNTING

AN ACT
PROVIDING RICE INCENTIVES TO TOP TEN STUDENTS IN EVERY
GRADE OR YEAR LEVEL OF ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. A quarterly rice incentive benefit shall be granted to the top
ten students in every grade or year level of all public elementary and secondary
schools who have completed at least one grading quarter of continuous
attendance in school and have shown exemplary academic performance in their
school work.

The rice incentive shall be given at the end of every grading quarter after
the names of the top ten students in every grade or year level shall have been
identified and posted within the premises of the school.

SEC. 2. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall
be charged to the appropriations for the Department of Education. Thereafter,
such sum as maybe necessary for the continuous implementation of this Act

shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.


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SEC. 3. The Department of Education shall promulgate the
implementing rules and regulations within ninety (90) days after the enactment
of this Act.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation,

Approved,