Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No, _ 2757

Introduced by: Honorable BEN P.

ARDOD

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

- If our State Colleges and Universities (SCUs)
common, it's the scant budget they woefully
government

n the Philippines have one thing in
get from the very institution that owns them -- the

‘The meager resources upon which our SCUs operate is common knowledge, but how the
government has turned a blind eye on their sorry state of affairs are simply mind bo; Call it

a case of oversight, I say no. Call it the absence of creativity, 1 don't think so either. It's but plain
and simple indifference

While it’s true that Education gets the biggest slice of the pie in the national budget. a
closer scrutiny of the Education budget would reveal that our SCUs don't get what they rightfully
deserve, prompting our SCU heads to beg from the kind benevolence of lawmakers whe have the
heart for education and even using fund-raising schemes courtesy of their faculty, alumni and
student bodies just to stay afloat -- year after year

As a matter of course, there's no doubt that our SCUs will survive regardless of the
financial difficulties they are going through. But what quality of education could our nation
expect from our SCUs when they are struggling for their own survival and could barely get

through the hump in the absence of much needed resources that they could tap to upgrade their
facilities and academic well being

OF course, it’s also understandable that the coffers of the government are never enouxh
No administration ever had that luxury in recent memory But one is certain, the government is
not that hopeless is looking for ways and means to remedy the situation

‘once and for all

If the state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) would only give ten
percent (10%) of its gross income of about Thirty Billion (P30,000,000,000.00) annually, which
means that our SCUs will get an extra Three Billion (P3,000,000,000.00) for themselves every



year. as intended by this bill, imagine how far they would go in their pursuit of excellence and
academic development specially for scholarship program.

t's bigh time we increase our stake in the human resource development of the younger
generation of our people. which can only be done by elevating our educational system to
competitive levels here and abroad

The immediate passage of this bill which will amend See. 12 of PD. 1869 otherwise
known as the Pagcor Charter is therefor a must

BENP. EVARDONE,
Lone District of Fastern Samar


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

irst Regular Session

House Bill No. 2797

Introduced by: Honorable BEN P. EVARDONE

AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING SECTION TWELVE (12) OF PRESIDENTIAL
DECREE 1869 AS AMENDED AND ALLOCATING A PORTION OF THE FUNDS
GENERATED BY THE PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENTS AND GAMING
CORPPORATION TO STATE RUN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLE! AS FINANCIAL,
SUPPORT.

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

Section 1. Section twelve ¢
follows

) of Presidential Decree 1869 is hereby amended to read as

Sec. 12 Special Condition of Franchise. — After
deducting five (5%) percent as Franchise Tax. the fifty (30%)
percent share of the government in the aggregate gross earnings of
the Corporation from this Franchise. or 60% if the aggreyate gross
eatnings be less than P150,000,000.00, shall immediately be set
aside and shall acerue to the General Fund to finance the priority
infrastructure development projects and to finance the restoration
of damaged or destroyed facilities due to calamities, as may be
directed and authorized by the Office of the President of the
Philippines. :

‘Ten (10%) percent of the Corporation’s gross ineome shall
be set aside for the support of State run Colleges and Universities
which must be released directly in full fiom the Philippine
Amusements and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to State run
Universities and Colleges. Earnings of the corporation from the
previous year must be released at least one month before every
opening of the school year. to be distributed based on student



population pro-rata among ail State run
in the Philippines,

versities and Colleges

Section 2, Repeating Clause. All laws, decrees, executive orders, administrative
orders. rules or regulations. inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, amended or
modified accordingly

Section 3. Effectivity. --- This Act shall take effect fifteen days after its publication
in a newspaper of general circulation. .

Approved