Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ___________ 
INTRODUCED BY REP. JOSE “BONG” J. TEVES, JR. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a number of vulnerabilities in the 
delivery of our government services to the Filipino people such as the lack of health 
facilities and shortage in teaching equipment among others. The pandemic has also 
forced the government to change the ways it delivers services to the public. For 
example, our education system now heavily relies on technology such as laptops and 
internet connection to ensure the continuance of education to our students in this time 
of pandemic. 
This pandemic showed us that our education sector, particularly our teachers, 
are not equipped with proper tools to effectively and properly educate our students. 
Even before the pandemic, our teachers only use manual labor to formulate modules, 
lesson plans, and exams, ways which are no longer consistent in this modern time.  
It is now time for Congress to focus on our teachers and provide them the 
proper tools and technology in order to cope up with the modern times. Just like our 
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policemen who are issued service firearms, our teachers too need their own “service 
firearms” through the provision of their own service laptops. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
HON. JOSE “BONG” J. TEVES, JR. 
Representative 
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ___________ 
INTRODUCED BY REP. JOSE “BONG” J. TEVES, JR. 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR ONE (1) SERVICE LAPTOP FOR EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL 
TEACHER IN THE PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF 
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 “Modernization for Public 
School Teachers Act of 2022”. 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – The State recognizes the vital role of our public 
school teachers in nation building and as such, they are the foundation of the Filipino youth 
through the education they provide. 
It is also in consonance to the government’s constitutional duty to 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. 
SEC. 3. Provision of Service Laptops to Public School Teachers. – Every public 
school teacher under the Department of Education shall receive one (1) service laptop each. 
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The Department of Education and Department of Budget and Management, shall 
determine the total number of public school teachers and procure one (1) service laptop for 
each public school teacher. 
 
 
The Department of Education in coordination with the Department of Information and 
Communications and Technology shall consider and formulate the technical qualifications and 
specifications needed for the procurement of service laptops to ensure effective performance 
of duty of our public school teachers. Further, the Department of Information and 
Communications Technology shall ensure the efficacy of said laptops through regular repair 
and maintenance of the same. 
 
 
SEC. 4. Appropriations. – The appropriations needed for the implementation of this 
Act shall be included in the budget of the Department of Education in the General 
Appropriations Act. 
 
SEC. 5.  Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional 
or invalid, other parts or provisions hereof not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force 
and effect.  
 
SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. – All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, 
presidential proclamations, rules and regulations or parts thereof contrary to or inconsistent 
with this Act are hereby repealed, superseded or modified accordingly.  
 
SEC. 7. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.  
 
Approved,