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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 4813

Introduced by: Hon. Angelina “Helen” D.L. Tan, M.D.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Federation of Associations of Private Schools and Administrators (FAPSA) has
recently proposed the creation of a body that would oversee and address the problem of
all private learning institutions in the country.

Eleazardo Kasilag, FAPSA president, explained that the Department of Education is
focused heavily on the public schools, hence, giving the private schools only limited
time to attend to their immediate concerns.

Presently, the DepEd only assigns one supervisor to oversee all the private schools in a
division. Only one supervisor representing private schools is tasked to attend to other
assignments like scouling, nutrition, and one academic subject among others.

In the National Capital Region alone, there are 16 schools divisions with only 16
supervisors to oversee close to 2,000 private schools in Metro Manila. This is completely
different in the case of public schools where a minimum of eight schools division
supervisors apart from district supervisors (depending on how many districts the city is
divided) plus coordinators and all the staffers in one big division office are in-charge to
oversee these government-ran schools.

In 1936, the Office of Private Education, which was headed by the Director of Private
Education, was established under Commonwealth Act No. 180 to oversee all private
schools in the country. Subsequently, the same was abolished for no apparent reason as
a result of reorganization in government.

‘This bill seeks to establish a Bureau of Private Schools under the DepEd in full
recognition of the vital role that the private education sector plays in the Philippine
education system and to oversee and address the problems and concerns of private
schools throughout the country.

It is hoped that through this initiative, the private education in the country will be
strengthened to become partners of the government in nation building through the
promotion of accessible, affordable, and quality education for all the Filipino youth.

In view thereof, early approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS.
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo._4813

Introduced by: Hon. Angelina “Helen” D.L. Tan, MD.

AN ACT
CREATING A BUREAU OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. In recognition of the vital role that the private school system plays in the
Philippine education system and to oversee and address the problems and concerns of
private schools throughout the country, a Bureau of Private Schools, hereinafter
referred to as the Bureau, is hereby created under the Department of Education.

SEC. 2. As the main implementing arm of the private education programs of the
Department of Education, the Bureau shall be functionally assigned to conduct studies
and formulate, develop, and evaluate programs and educational standards for primary
and secondary education in all private schools. It shall undertake studies necessary for
the preparation of prototype curricular designs, instructional materials, and teacher and
training programs and formulate guidelines to improve education in private schools
and general management of these schools.

‘The Bureau shall function as a regular bureau of the Department of Education under the

supervision of the Department Secretary and to be headed by a Bureau Director. The

Director, with the approval of the Secretary, may create such divisions and offices and

appoint euch officers and employees as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
is Act.

SEC. 3. To carry out the provisions of this Act, all programs of the different bureaus of
the Department of Education relative to the private education are hereby placed under
the supervision, integration, control and coordination of the Bureau.

SEC. 4. The Department of Education, in coordination with the concerned organization of
private schools in the country, shall issue rules and regulations for the effective
implementation of this Act.

SEC. 5. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be charged to the
appropriations of the Department of Education.

SEC. 6. All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof, which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 7. If any provision or section of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, such
portions not effected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette
and in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,