FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
S.B. 2483 
Introduced by Senator Villar 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Parents often tell their children, "edukasyon lang ang maipapamana namin sa 
inyo" (education is our only inheritance to you). Despite the seeming apologetic words, 
the pride in their voice as they say it is unmistakable and largely based on their belief that 
the kind of education that their children will get can carry them to better times and 
stations in life. And as such, will be their best gift to their children. l 
The truism may be the guiding light why the corps of women and men serving as 
framers of the 1987 Philippine Constitution ensconced landmark provisions according the 
highest premium to education. It recognizes that the best weapon of every individual to 
succeed in life is through advancement in learning, viz: 
"Article XIV, Section 1. 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." 
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"Article XIV, Section. 5 (5) The State shall assign the highest budgetary priority 
to education and ensure that teaching will attract and retain its rightful share of the best 
available talents through adequate remuneration and other means of job satisfaction and 
fulfillment." 
In the counterpart legislation in the House of Representatives, it quoted, "[ w ]hile 
it's true that education gets the biggest slice of the pie in the national budget, a closer 
scrutiny of the Education budget would reveal that our SCUs don't get what they 
1 "Governance in the Education Sector", Philippine Institute of Development Studies, July-August 2009, 
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rightfully deserve, prompting our SCU heads to beg from the kind benevolence of 
lawmakers who have the heart for education and even using fund-raising schemes 
courtesy of their faculty, alumni and student bodies just to stay afloat -- year after year." 
This legislation is submitted with the intention of helping support state universities 
and colleges (SUCs) and the funding assistance shall be sourced from the earnings of the 
state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor). Accordingly, ten percent 
of the corporation's gross income shall be set aside for the support ofSUCs. 
Th~ immediate enactment of this legislation is earnestly recommended. 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No.2 4. 8 3 
Introduced by Senator Manny Villar 
AN ACT 
AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING SECTION TWELVE (12) OF PRESIDENTIAL 
DECREE 1869 AS AMENDED AND ALLOCATING A PORTION OF THE FUNDS 
GENERATED BY THE PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENTS AND GAMING 
CORPPORA TION TO STATE RUN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES AS FINANCIAL 
SUPPORT. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines ill 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Section twelve (12) of Presidential Decree 1869 is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
Sec. 12. 
Special Condition of Franchise. -- After 
deducting five (5%) percent as Franchise Tax, the fifty (50%) 
percent share of the government in the aggregate gross earnings 
of the Corporation from this Franchise, or 60% if the aggregate 
gross earnings be less than PI50,000,000.00, shall immediately 
be set asi de and shall accrue to the General Fund to finance the 
priority infrastructure development projects and to finance the 
restoration of damaged or destroyed facilities due to calamities, 
as may be directed and authorized by the Office of the President 
of the Philippines. 
Ten (10%) percent of the Corporation's gross income 
shall be set aside for the support of State run Colleges and 
Universities which must be released directly in full from the 
Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation (P AGCOR) to 
State run Universities and Colleges. Earnings of the corporation 
ii'om the previous year must be released at least one month 
before every opening of the school year, to be divided equally 
among all State run Universities and Colleges in the Philippines. 
Section 2. Repealing Clause - All laws, decrees, executive orders, administrative 
orders, rules or regulations, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, amended or 
modified accordingly. 
Section 3. 
ElTectivity - This Act shall take effect fifteen days after its 
publication in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved.