1
Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ____ 
Introduced by CIBAC Party-List Representative 
HON. EDUARDO ‘BRO. EDDIE’ C. VILLANUEVA 
AN ACT  
PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR ALL TEACHING 
AND NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL IN PUBLIC BASIC EDUCATION 
SCHOOLS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The State believes in the role of the youth, not only in our progress 
and development, but more importantly, in the future of our nation. Article 
II, Section 13 of the 1987 Constitution reads, “The State recognizes the 
vital role of the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect their 
physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being. It shall 
inculcate in the youth patriotism and nationalism, and encourage their 
involvement in public and civic affairs.” 
Yet, the tremendous task of educating and honing the “hope of our 
nation” towards being responsible citizens capable of advocating national 
transformation and development lie gravely in the hands of our teachers. 
Regrettably, despite the crucial task our public teaching and non-
teaching personnel in basic education bears on their shoulders, they 
remain poorly compensated. Even with the rising cost of living and 
October 17, 2022
8:30 am
 5566


2
overwhelming demands of their job, they endure being underpaid through 
the years. 
For this reason, the teaching in the public education sector becomes 
an unattractive career for both graduates and incoming college students. 
Also, seasoned educators choose to leave their teaching profession in 
search for greener pastures in other industries or even abroad. 
This bill seeks to safeguard better compensation to our diligent 
public school teachers and non-teachers in basic education by providing 
them additional grocery and medical allowance every quarter.  
Through this bill, teaching in public schools will become a practical 
and sustainable career, hence, encouraging more personnel to remain in 
the profession that builds our youth, the future of our nation.  
Given the abovementioned points, the immediate passage of this 
bill is eagerly requested. 
HON. EDUARDO “BRO. EDDIE” C. VILLANUEVA 


3
Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ____ 
Introduced by CIBAC Party-List Representative 
HON. EDUARDO ‘BRO. EDDIE’ C. VILLANUEVA 
AN ACT  
PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR ALL TEACHING 
AND NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL IN PUBLIC BASIC EDUCATION 
SCHOOLS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
1 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
2 
3 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the 
4 
“Additional Allowances for Public Basic Education Personnel Act.” 
5 
6 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to 
7 
protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all 
8 
levels, and to take appropriate steps to make such education accessible 
9 
to all. It is also the policy of the State to give the highest budgetary priority 
10 
to education and ensure that the teaching profession will attract and retain 
11 
best available talents through adequate remuneration and other means of 
12 
job satisfaction and fulfillment.  
13 
14 
SEC. 3. Coverage. – The benefits under this Act shall apply to all 
15 
teaching and non-teaching personnel in basic education, including those 
16 
in the alternative learning system.   
17 
18 
SEC. 4. Additional Support. – The covered personnel shall be 
19 
entitled to the following additional benefits: 
20 
5566


 
4
 
1 
a) Additional Grocery and Transportation Expense in the amount of 
2 
Three Thousand Pesos (Php3,000.00) per quarter; and 
3 
 
4 
b) Medical Allowance in the amount of Two Thousand Pesos 
5 
(Php2,000.00) per quarter. 
6 
 
7 
The foregoing amounts shall be adjusted every three (3) years to 
8 
account for inflation.  
9 
 
10 
These additional benefits shall not be taxable, unless the total 
11 
amount of benefits received by the covered personnel exceeds the 
12 
threshold provided under Section 32(B), Chapter VI of the National 
13 
Internal Revenue Code of the Philippines.  
14 
 
15 
SEC. 5.  Appropriation. – The amount necessary to carry out the 
16 
initial implementation of this Act shall be sourced from the current budget 
17 
of the Department of Education. Thereafter, the amount shall be included 
18 
in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
19 
 
20 
SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within ninety 
21 
(90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Education, in 
22 
coordination with the Department of Budget and Management and other 
23 
relevant stakeholders, shall promulgate the necessary rules and 
24 
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act. 
25 
 
26 
SEC. 7. Separability Clause. – Any portion or provision of this Act 
27 
that is declared unconstitutional or invalid shall not have the effect of 
28 
nullifying other portions or provisions hereof as long as such remaining 
29 
portions can still subsist and be given effect in their entirety. 
30 
 
31 
SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. – All laws, ordinances, decrees, 
32 
executive orders, rules and regulations, other issuances or parts thereof, 
33 
which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified 
34 
accordingly. 
35 
 
36 
SEC. 9. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
37 
from its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national 
38 
newspapers of general circulation. 
39 
 
40 
Approved, 
41