Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

32
H.B. No. 68

Introduced by HONORABLE JUAN EDGARDO “SONNY” M. ANGARA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The unhealthy state of our economy at present greatly burdens the society. The
effect of our economic problems spans across almost all sectors, including the
studentry.

As tuition and school fees continue to increase in both private and public schools,
more students find themselves struggling to meet the scheduled dates of payment since
failure to do such would mean being disallowed by the school administrators from taking
the mid-term or final examinations.

To aid the students in their plight, this bill declares unlawful for any school, public
or private, to disaliow any student from taking any mid-term or final exam due to non-
payment of tuition fees.

Furthermore, this bill seeks to prescribe a reasonable compromise between the
competing needs of students and the school administration.

“SONNY” M. ANGARA

Lone District, Province of Aurora


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES —)
First Regular Session )

H.B.No.__632

Introduced by Honorable JUAN EDGARDO “SONNY” M. ANGARA

AN ACT
PROHIBITING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM DISALLOWING
STUDENTS WITH DELINQUENT TUITION FEES TO TAKE THE MIDTERM OR
FINAL EXAMINATIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Unlawful Practice.- It is hereby declared unlawful for any school,
public or private, to disallow any student from taking any midterm or final examination
due to non-payment of tuition fees not exceeding one installment under the established
terms of payment prescribed by the school concerned and approved by the Department

of Education.

SEC. 2. Rights of Schools.- Students permitted to take mid-term or final

examinations notwithstanding, the schoo! authorities have the following rights

a, The school authorities concemed are entitled to withhold the release of the
grades of such students until the unpaid tuition, plus interest charges, are fully
paid;

b. A student with an unpaid tuition fee, may not be admitted by the school
authorities concerned at the next succeeding semester classes or at the next
succeeding opening of a new academic year, as the case may be, until the

prior delinquencies are fully paid;


c. The school authorities concerned cannot be compelled to issue clearance to
students with financiai obligations to their schools, which remain due and

unpaid

SEC. 3. Obligation of Students- The students and/or their parents, unless waived
by the school authorities concerned shall be obligated to pay an interest for the unpaid
tuition fees, an amount equivalent to not more than 14% per annum, computed from the

date of the examination taken until the tuition due and unpaid, are fully liquidated.

SEC. 4. Implementing Guidelines- The Department of Education shall

promulgate the implementing guidelines necessary to enforce the objectives of this Act

SEC. 5. Penalty Imposed,- Violations of the provisions of this Act shall be
punished by the suspension and/or cancellation of the permits of the offending schools

and fine of not less than P20,000.00 but not more than P50,000.00.

SEC. 6. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,