Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
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Introduced by HON. JOSEPH “JOJO” L. LARA 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
One way to improve the quality of education in the country is to invest in our 
teaching personnel, by upgrading their compensation scheme, which may include 
non-monetary benefits such as housing. 
Our teachers are the foundation of our children’s learning. They are considered 
as modern-day heroes because their profession requires not only skill but as well as 
passion and dedication. With the current state of our public school system, a teacher 
must really be dedicated in order to stay and do well in their chosen profession. This 
situation is more apparent in the provinces and other far-flung areas, especially those 
teaching in last mile schools.  
Some teachers travel for hours, navigating dangerous terrain, just to reach 
their beloved students. Providing them with dormitories or housing quarters will 
definitely ease their burden and give them more time to relax and prepare for their 
classes the next day.  
The Department of Education alone has stated that our country has 7,144 last 
mile schools - those with less than four classrooms, usually makeshift and 
nonstandard ones; no electricity; no funds for repairs or new construction projects in 
the last four years; and a travel distance of more than one hour away from the center, 
accessible only through difficult terrain. Likewise, these are schools with multi-grade 
classes, with less than five teachers, and a population of less than 100 learners, more 
than 75% of whom are indigenous peoples (IP). 
In lieu of the foregoing, the passage of this bills is earnestly sought. 
JOSEPH “JOJO” L. LARA 
August 1, 2022
5:12 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
____________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by HON. JOSEPH “JOJO” L. LARA 
____________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT 
TO PROVIDING FOR DORMITORIES OR HOUSING QUARTERS FOR 
TEACHERS TEACHING IN FAR FLUNG AREAS, LAST MILE SCHOOLS AND 
STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Dormitories or 
Housing Quarters for Teachers Act." 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is hereby declared to be the policy 
of State to promote and improve the social and economic status of public school 
teachers, their living and working conditions, their terms of employment and career 
prospects in order that they may compare favorably with existing opportunities in 
other walks of life. 
SECTION 3. Coverage. – This program shall cover public schools in far flung 
areas, those considered as last mile schools and state universities and colleges located 
far from the city center.  
SECTION 4. The Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher 
Education (CHED) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) shall 
undertake the effective implementation of the program in coordination with the 
various concerned institutions and instrumentalities.  
SECTION 5. Appropriations. – An initial budget of One Billion Pesos (Php 
1,000,000,000.00) is hereby allocated for this Act. The funds necessary to carry out 
the provision of this Act in the succeeding years shall be included in the General 
Appropriation Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter. 
SECTION 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The Department of 
Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of 
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Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are hereby tasked to formulate the implementing 
rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act. 
SECTION 7. Separability Clause. – 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. Repealing Clause. – 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. Effectivity. –  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved.