Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _________ 
Introduced by: Hon. Keith Micah “Atty. Mike” D.L. Tan 
AN ACT 
CREATING A BUREAU OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Federation of Associations of Private Schools and Administrators (FAPSA) has proposed 
the creation of a body that would oversee and address the problem of all private learning 
institutions in the country. 
Eleazardo Kasilag, FAPSA president, explained that the Department of Education is focused 
heavily on the public schools, hence, giving the private schools only limited time to attend to their 
immediate concerns.  
Presently, the DepEd only assigns one supervisor to oversee all the private schools in a 
division. Only one supervisor representing private schools is tasked to attend to other assignments 
like scouting, nutrition, and one academic subject among others. 
In the National Capital Region alone, there are 16 schools divisions with only 16 supervisors 
to oversee close to 2,000 private schools in Metro Manila. This is completely different in the case of 
public schools where a minimum of eight schools division supervisors apart from district 
supervisors (depending on how many districts the city is divided) plus coordinators and all the 
staffers in one big division office are in-charge to oversee these government-ran schools.  
In 1936, the Office of Private Education, which was headed by the Director of Private 
Education, was established under Commonwealth Act No. 180 to oversee all private schools in the 
country. Subsequently, the same was abolished for no apparent reason as a result of reorganization 
in government. 
This bill seeks to establish a Bureau of Private Schools under the DepEd in full recognition of 
the vital role that the private education sector plays in the Philippine education system and to 
oversee and address the problems and concerns of private schools throughout the country. 
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It is hoped that through this initiative, the private education in the country will be 
strengthened to become partners of the government in nation building through the promotion of 
accessible, affordable, and quality education for all the Filipino youth. 
In view thereof, early approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
 Keith Micah “Atty. Mike” D.L. Tan 
  4th District, Quezon 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _________ 
Introduced by: Hon. Rep. Keith Micah “Atty. Mike” D.L. Tan 
AN ACT 
CREATING A BUREAU OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. In recognition of the vital role that the private school system plays in the 
Philippine education system and to oversee and address the problems and concerns of private 
schools throughout the country, a Bureau of Private Schools, hereinafter referred to as the Bureau, 
is hereby created under the Department of Education.  
SEC. 2. As the main implementing arm of the private education programs of the Department 
of Education, the Bureau shall be functionally assigned to conduct studies and formulate, develop, 
and evaluate programs and educational standards for primary and secondary education in all 
private schools. It shall undertake studies necessary for the preparation of prototype curricular 
designs, instructional materials, and teacher and training programs and formulate guidelines to 
improve education in private schools and general management of these schools. 
The Bureau shall function as a regular bureau of the Department of Education under the 
supervision of the Department Secretary and to be headed by a Bureau Director. The Director, with 
the approval of the Secretary, may create such divisions and offices and appoint such officers and 
employees as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 3. To carry out the provisions of this Act, all programs of the different bureaus of the 
Department of Education relative to the private education are hereby placed under the supervision, 
integration, control and coordination of the Bureau. 
SEC. 4. The Department of Education, in coordination with the concerned organization of 
private schools in the country, shall issue rules and regulations for the effective implementation of 
this Act. 
SEC. 5. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be charged to the 
appropriations of the Department of Education. 
SEC. 6. All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof, which are 
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inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
 
SEC. 7. If any provision or section of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, such 
portions not effected thereby shall remain in full force and effect. 
 
SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette and 
in any newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,