Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No.6410

Introduced by Hon. Salvador B. Belaro Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Perhaps the most infamous of Philippine universities and colleges is what
has come into popularly known as “Recto Universities”, which actually refers to
the phenomenon whereby fly-by-night businesses along Recto Avenue in Manila
peddle bogus school diploma for a fee.

The proliferation of such nefarious practice is detrimental to the business
community as it is possible that job applications with fictitious school records
could actually land jobs through such spurious documents.

Such a practice also puts a blight to Philippine institutions of higher
learning vis-a-vis their counterparts in other areas of the world.

With the computerization and development of databases on pertinent
records of students, graduates and faculty members of higher education
institutions, such a practice would be effectively annihilated, and thus, the urgent
enactment of this legislation is necessary.

AR Pre ~~
SALVADOR B. BELARO, JR.
Representative
1-Ang Edukasyon Party List


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No.6410

Introduced by: Hon. Salvador B. Belaro Jr.

AN ACT
REQUIRING ALL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO
COMPUTERIZE AND DEVELOP ONLINE DATABASES ON THE
RECORDS OF THEIR STUDENTS, GRADUATES AND FACULTY
MEMBERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “Higher Education Records
Computerization and Online Database Act of 2017”.

SECTION 2. It is declared the policy of the State to promote the use of
information and communication to enhance the delivery of key public services,
including education,

‘The Constitution provides that the State shall give priority to research and
development, invention, innovation, and their utilization; and to science and
technology education, training and services.


SECTION 3. As used in this Act:

a. Higher Education Institution (HEI) refers to an education institution
authorized and recognized by the CHED to offer bachelor’s degree or
graduate courses;

b. Online Database refers to the centralized record managed by a
designated or any authorized official for appropriate record-keeping
purposes; and

c. Pertinent Details of Students, Graduates and Faculty members includes,
as far as practicable, information such as the name, program or course
and year of graduation, among others.

SECTION 4. All institutions of Higher Education in the country are hereby
mandated to computerize the pertinent records of their students, graduates, and
faculty members and to develop online databases of such records for the purpose
of preventing the tampering of school records and the development of a verifiable
and reliable human resources inventory system.

SECTION 5. The Commission on Higher Education, in coordination with all state
universities and colleges and all other higher education institutions in the country,
is herein tasked to formulate the implementing rules and regulations.

SECTION 6. An initial amount of One Hundred Million Pesos
(P100,000,000.00) necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be included
in the Annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 7. If any provision hereof is held invalid or unconstitutional, the
remainder of the law or provision not otherwise affected shall remain valid and
subsisting.

SECTION 8. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 9. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved.