SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE l)HILIPPINES 
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Introdnced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" "F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
It is in the interest of the people and the future of our nation that each student receives a high 
quality of education. Section I, Article XIV of the Constitution provides that the State shall 
protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels, and shall take 
appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all. Further, Section (2)(1) of the same 
mandates that the State shall establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and 
integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and the society. Thus, the 
improvement of public's access to public school performance indicators and benefits of the 
increasing public investment in the Philippines' schools is just but necessary, especially that most 
of the Filipino students are falling behind those in other countries. 
This bill seeks to create the Division of Public School Accountability which shall administer all 
monitoring and compliance activities dealing with academic accountability for each school or 
school district and to report academic progress. The presence of such shall hold each of the 
country's public schools accountable for the academic progress of each student. Further, this 
proposed measure shall bring forth a comprehensive system to hold students, schools, and 
districts accountable for improving 'student performance and measuring the academic 
achievements of all students. This, in the long run, shall ensure that each child in the Philippines 
shall receive a high quality education consistent with nationwide content and performance 
standards. 
In view of the foregoing, the early passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
ANTONIO 'SONNY" F. TRILLANES IV 
Senator 


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SENATE 
s.No·903 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ACCOlJNTABILITY TO 
ADMINISTER ALL MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES DEALING 
WITH ACADEMIC ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EACH SCHOOL OR SCHOOL 
DISTRICT, AND TO REPORT ACADEMIC PROGRESS, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines In Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title. - This Act may be cited as the "DiVision of Public School Academic 
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Accountability Act 0/2013" 
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SEC. 2. Purposes.-
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(I )To enhance the public's access to public school performance indicators and to better measure 
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the benefits of the increasing public investment in the Philippines' schools, the Division of Public 
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School Accountability of the Department of Education, hereinafter referred as DepEd, should be 
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established under the direct operational control of the DepEd Secretary. 
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(2)The foremost obligation of the division shall be to administer all monitoring and compliance 
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activities dealing with academic and fiscal accountability for each school or school district and to 
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report academic progress. 
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SEC. 3. Creation o/the Division.- The Division of Public School Accountability of the 
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Department of Education, hereinafter referred to as Division, is hereby created. 
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SEC. 4. Membersltip to tlte Division.-
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(1) The division shall be under the supervision of the DepEd Secretary. 
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(2) The Secretary shall select an individual to serve as the Assistant Secretary of the Division, 
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and the Assistant Secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. 
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(a)The Secretary may reassign as necessary appropriate staff for the Division sufficient to 
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fulfill all obligations for monitoring and reporting in the division. 
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(b )The person selected as the Assistant Secretary shall: 
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(i)Be a person of good moral character and qualified technically and by experience to 
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direct the work of the division; 
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(ii) Hold a master's degree or a higher level degree from an accredited institution; and 
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(iii) Have ten (10) years of experience in an administrative, supervisory, or management 
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position. 
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(c) No person who is related within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity to any 
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DepEd official or to the Secretary shall be eligible to serve as the Assistant Secretary. 
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SEC.S. Jurisdiction of tile Assistant Secretary oftlte Division.-
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(1) With guidance and approval from the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary shall be responsible 
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for hiring all employees of the Division. 
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(2)The Division shall have the following responsibilities: 
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(a)To monitor schools for compliance with: 
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(i) government regulations; 
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(ii) Legislative acts and court-ordered mandates; 
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(iii) All standards of learning and accreditation as established by the DepEd; and 
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(iv) All rules and regulations as established by the DepEd; 
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(b) To coordinate the analysis, dissemination, and reporting of all augmented, criterion-
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(c )To coordinate the implementation and administration of: 
(i)Longitudinal tracking and trend data collection as established by the DepEd for the 
purposes of improving student and school performance, ensuring mastery of the curriculum, and 
providing comparisons between students within the country; 
(ii)Value-added assessments as established by the DepEd; and 
(iii)The annual school performance reports as established by the DepEd; 
(d)To administer all monitoring and compliance activities dealing with academic and fiscal 
accountability as established by the state board; and 
(e)To work with program approval and certification sections of the Department of Education, 
the Department of Higher Education, the Department of Workforce Education, and the individual 
colleges to provide information that win contribute to reasonable, equitable, and excellent 
preparation of certified personnel in public and private institutions of higher education. 
SEC. 6. Creation of the Pltlllppine Public Schools Accountability Advisory CounciL-
(I )There is created the Philippine Public Schools Accountability Advisory Council (hereinafter 
referred to as the Council), which shan begin operation within one hundred twenty (120) 
calendar days following the enactment of this Act. 
(2)The membership of the Council shaH include: 
(a)One (I) member who shall be a representative of an educators' union in the country; 
(b)One (I) member who shall be a parent or guardian of at least one (1) student currently 
enrolled in kindergarten through grade 6 in a public school in the country; 
(c)One (I) member who shall be a representative of higher education; 
(d)One (I) member who is currently employed as a teacher in kindergarten through grade 
six in a public school system in the country; and 
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(e) One (I) member who shall be a representative of the administration ofa public school in 
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the country. 
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(4)The Council shall provide advice and consultation services for the Assistant Secretary. 
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(5)The Council may be convened by the Chair of the Council, by the DepEd Secretary, or by the 
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Division's Assistant Secretary. 
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SEC. 7. Submission of Annual Reports.-
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(1) The Division shall provide annual reports of school performance or compliance to the Senate 
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Committee on Education, Arts and Culture and the House of Representatives Committee on 
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Basic Education and Culture. 
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(2) A preliminary report shall be provided by January I of each year, and a follow-up report that 
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includes infonnation regarding on-site visits shall be filed by June 1 of each year. 
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SEC.8. Repealing Clause. Any laws, decrees, ordinances or rules and regulations 
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which are inconsistent with or contrary to the provision of this Act is hereby amended or 
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repealed. 
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SEC. 9. Separability Clause. - If any provlSlon of this Act is held invalid or 
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unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected hereby shall remain valid and subsisting. 
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SEC. 10. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete 
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publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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