NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
SENATE
s.B. No. 2270
I’a. ill
of iljp ftar/j
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Introduced by: Senator Francis "Tol" N. Tolentino
AN ACT
AMENDING SECTION 8 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7722 OTHERWISE KNOWN 
AS AN ACT CREATING THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Anti-Hazing Law of 2018 imposes upon schools the mandatory duty to conduct 
information dissemination campaigns and orientation programs regarding the ills and 
consequences of hazing.
In order to implement a more holistic approach to ensuring the compliance of colleges 
and universities in the performance of their above-mentioned duty, there is a need to 
give the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) an express power to sanction and 
impose fines on those colleges and universities who are remiss in their statutory duty.
This proposed measure gives the CHED the power to impose the payment of a fine in 
the amount of Five Million Pesos (P5,000,000.00) to any school who fails to conduct 
the required orientation and who fails to submit their compliance report on the same 
to CHED and to Congress.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of the same is earne'Stlysought.
IS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO


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31 P6 58
NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
S.B. No.
SENATE
2270
received B'f.
Introduced by: Senator Francis "Tol" N. Tolentino
AN ACT
AMENDING SECTION 8 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7722 OTHERWISE KNOWN 
AS AN ACT CREATING THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Section 8 of Republic Act No. 7722 is hereby amended to include a new
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subsection F to read as follows:
"SEC. 8. Powers and Functions of the Commission. -The Commission 
shall have the following powers and functions:
a. xxx;
b. xxx;


c. xxx;
d. xxx;
e. xxx;
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f. MONITOR AND EVALUATE THE COMPLIANCE OF 
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THEIR MANDATORY 
DUTY UNDER THE ANTI-HAZING ACT TO CONDUCT 
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION CAMPAIGNS AND 
ORIENTATION PROGRAMS TO EACH STUDENT IN RELATION TO 
THE RISKS AND CONSEQUENCES OF CONDUCTING HAZING 
AND THE SUBMISSION OF COMPLIANCE REPORT TO THE 
COMMISSION AS WELL AS TO CONGRESS, AS WELL AS THE 
IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 
DIMINUTION OR WITHDRAWAL OF SUBSIDY, 
RECOMMENDATION ON THE DOWNGRADING OR 
WITHDRAWAL OF ACCREDITATION, PROGRAM TERMINATION, 
OR SCHOOL CLOSURE FOR REPEATED VIOLATIONS OF THE 
ANTI-HAZING ACT, AND THE IMPOSITION OF A FINE IN THE 
AMOUNT OF FIVE MILLION PESOS (P5,000,000.00), WHICH 
SHALL BE HELD IN TRUST BY THE COMMISSION AND SHALL BE 
USED SOLELY FOR THE SUPPORT OF HAZING VICTIMS AND 
THEIR FAMILIES, AND FOR THE CONDUCT OF NATIONWIDE 
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION CAMPAIGN AGAINST 
HAZING;
[f] G. xxx;


[g] H. xxx;
[h] I. xxx;
[i] J. xxx;
[j] K. xxx;
[k] L. xxx;
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[I] M. xxx;
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[m] N. xxx;
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[n] O. xxx;
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[o] P. xxx."
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SEC. 2. A new section to be denominated as Section 11 is hereby inserted in the same
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Act after Section 10 to read as follows:
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"SEC. 11. HAZING VICTIMS TRUST FUND. THERE IS HEREBY 
CREATED A TRUST FUND TO BE HELD IN TRUST BY THE 
COMMISSION, THE FUNDS OF WHICH SHALL COME FROM THE 
FINES IMPOSED AGAINST INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
LEARNING WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENT TO 
CONDUCT A MANDATORY INFORMATION DISSEMINATION 
CAMPAIGN AND ORIENTATION PROGRAM AGAINST HAZING, 
AS WELL AS THE FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE CORRESPONDING 
COMPLIANCE REPORT TO THE COMMISSION AND THE 
CONGRESS."
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SEC. 3. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part of this Act is declared invalid or
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unconstitutional, the other parts or provisions thereof shall remain valid and effective.


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SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. - Republic Act No. 8049 and all other laws, decrees, executive
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orders, proclamations, rules or regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with
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or contrary to the provisions of this Act are hereby amended or modified accordingly.
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SEC. 5. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
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in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.
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