Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. _______ 
INTRODUCED BY REP. PM VARGAS 
AN ACT 
INSTITUTIONALIZING THE GRANT OF A TEACHING SUPPLIES 
ALLOWANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The State recognizes the role of educators in nation building and 
through the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (RA  4670) provides to 
promote and improve the social and economic status of public-school 
teachers, their living and working conditions and their terms of employment 
and career prospects. 
Teachers have the reputation for being overworked and underpaid. 
Their salaries are not commensurate to the volume of work and amount of 
sacrifices they make to educate the youth. In addition, teachers often shell 
out money from their own pockets to purchase the materials they use in 
classes. This is on top of the “chalk allowance” that teachers receive from the 
Department of Education. 
For academic year 2021 to 2022, public-school teachers are given a 
mere Five Thousand Pesos (Php5,000.00) for their annual teaching supplies 
allowance to cover the cost of supplies like pens, class records, cartolina 
papers, art supplies, CDs, flash drive, and others all throughout the year. 
While the amount can aid teachers in procuring the teaching supplies they 
need, when spread across the months of the school year, the amount 
translates to only about Php 500 monthly, which is not enough to cover for 
the supplies that teachers need. 
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To capacitate and empower our teachers, this bill seeks bill seeks to 
institutionalize the grant of a teaching supplies allowance for public school 
teachers and increase it from Php5,000 to Php10,000.  
 
 
By providing Filipino educators with the proper support to procure tools 
and equipment to hone the holistic development of students, we can ensure 
the bright future of our nation. 
 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly 
sought. 
 
  
 
REP. PM VARGAS 
Fifth District, Quezon City


Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. _______ 
INTRODUCED BY REP. PM VARGAS 
AN ACT 
INSTITUTIONALIZING THE GRANT OF A TEACHING SUPPLIES 
ALLOWANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the "Teaching Supplies 
Allowance Act.” 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby declared to be the policy 
of the State to promote and improve the economic status of teachers and 
assist them in providing quality education to their students. 
SECTION 3. Teaching Supplies Allowance. — A Teaching Supplies 
Allowance for the purchase of chalks, erasers, forms, and other classroom 
supplies and materials in the amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php10,000.00) 
per teacher per school year is hereby authorized. 
SECTION 4. Coverage. — The grant of the cash allowance authorized in this 
Act shall be limited to teachers who are engaged in actual classroom teaching 
in public basic education.  
SECTION 5. Funding. — In the first year of the effectivity of this Act, the 
amount of five thousand pesos (Php 5, 000.00) per teacher shall be charged 
against the current appropriations of the Department of Education (DepEd) 
for the teaching supplies allowance, while the additional amount of five 
thousand pesos (Php5, 000.00) per teacher shall be charged against the any 
available funds and savings of the DepEd. Thereafter, the amount of ten 
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thousand pesos (Php 10,000.00) per teacher per school year shall be included 
in the DepEd budget for the teaching supplies allowance under the General 
Appropriations Act. 
 
SECTION 6. Periodic Review for Increases. — The Secretary of Education 
is hereby mandated to conduct a periodic review of the Teaching Supplies 
Allowance, taking into account the current prices of classroom supplies, and, 
if warranted, recommend the necessary increase in the amount of the 
allowance. 
 
SECTION 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The DepEd shall 
promulgate the necessary rules and regulations needed to properly implement 
the provisions of this Act. 
 
SECTION 8. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act shall be 
declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise 
affected shall remain in full force and effect. 
 
SECTION 9. Repealing Clause. – All laws, orders, rules and regulations, 
other issuances, or part thereof, inconsistent with any provision of this Act, 
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
 
SECTION 10. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation. 
 
Approved,