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SENATE 
S.NO. 636 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Teaching may be the noblest profession; but for volunteer teachers across the country, it has 
failed to provide an adequate income to support their basic personal needs, A volunteer teacher 
receives only a meager allowance per month for their services, which could hardly provide for 
the family needs considering the present high cost of living, 
To augment a meager income, a volunteer teacher engages in various income generating 
activities such as selling processed food products, clothes, cosmetics, and other sundry items. 
The time and effort a volunteer teacher spends in pursuing these entrepreneurial endeavors could 
be put to better use of improving hislher knowledge and preparing his/her lesson plans, 
Despite the paltry amount he/she receives from teaching, however, a certified volunteer teacher 
persists in serving his community. He/she continues to provide the youth the necessary 
knowledge and guidance to mold them into productive members of society, 
This bill seeks to create plantilla positions in the Department of Education for volunteer teachers 
with at least five (5) years continuous service in the Philippine public school system and 
appropriating funds therefor. 
It is only proper that a volunteer teacher be given teaching position to have a secure and adequate 
source of livelihood, particularly one who is qualified and possesses the appropriate eligibility. 
Furthennore, it will 110t o11ly give them adequate income for their needs, but will also accord 
them the dignity they truly deserve as practitioners of the noblest profession. 
In view of the aforesaid considerations, the approval of th' ' bill is earn stly recommended, 
'SON \V" 
• TRrLLANES IV 
Senator 
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SENATE 
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Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
CREATING PLANTILLA POSITION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR 
VOLUNTEER TEACHERS ~H AT LEAST FIVE YEARS OF CONTINUOUS 
SERVICE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philzppines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTION 1, The Deparhnent of Education is hereby mandated to create plantilla 
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teaching positions for volunteer teachers with at least five (5) years of continuous service in the 
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public school system in the Philippines; PrOVided, That to be appointed in the plantilla position 
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created pursuant in this Act, the volunteer must qualify and possess the appropriate civil service 
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eligibility requirements, 
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SEC. 2. The Department of Education in coordination with the Civil Service 
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Commission, shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement this Act within ninety (90) 
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days after its effectivity: 
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SEC. 3. The alnount necessary for the effective implementation of this Act shall be 
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charged against the appropriations for the Department of Education under the current General 
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Appropriations Act Thereafter, such amount as may be necessary for the continued 
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implementation of this Act shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act 
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SEC. 4. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with 
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this Act are hereby amended or modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) 
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national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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