FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
S. No._;?349 
Introduced by Senator Manny W a r  
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This Bill seeks to grant our unsung heroes, our public school teachers, a 
non- wage benefit in the form of free college education in any state colleges or 
university for at least one dependent child. 
There is no need to further belabor the untold sacrifices which our public 
school teachers are experiencing in their work as well as in raising their 
respective families. Time and again, we are always confronted with complaints 
from our public school teachers of numerous workloads, low pay and high cost of 
living. But then, the government also saddled with financial limitations and other 
problems to immediately answer the needs of our public school teachers: 
'However, there are other means which the national government can assist 
without unnecessarily burdening the national treasury. Thus: we propose a non- 
wage benefit that may have a multiplier effect in the lives of our public school 
teachers and their families. 
Barangay officials and their legitimate dependent children are already 
granted exemption during their incumbency from paying tuition and matriculation 
fees in state colleges or university. If our government can give this privilege to 
our barangay officials, there is no reason why we can not also grant this benefit 
to our public school teachers. Considering the financial limitations of the 
government, this bill merely covers only one dependent child of a public school 
teacher. This gesture may be small compared to the contribution of our public 
school teachers to our country, but we can start with this one small step to 
alleviate and improve the plight of our public school teachers and their respective 
families. 
In view of the foregoing considerations, approval of this bill is highly 
recommended. 
MAN YVIL AR 


FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
8 MAY 28 P3.41 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
S.No. 
9 
Introduced by Senator Manny Villar 
AN 
ACT 
GRANTING 
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND 
HIGH SCHOOL 
EDUCATION IN ANY STATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY FOR ONE (1) 
DEPENDENT CHILD, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
TEACHERS NON-WAGE BENEFITS IN THE FORM OF FREE TERTIARY 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Public elementary and high school teachers shall be 
exempted from paying tuition and ‘matriculation fees for one (1) dependent child 
attending any state college or university, provided however, that should both 
spouses are public school teachers, they ‘shall be entitled to two (2) dependent 
children who shall be exempt from paying tuition and matriculation fees. 
Section 2. The Department of Education and Commission oi Higher 
Education shall jointly promulgate the necessary implementing rules and 
regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
Section 3. All other laws, acts, decrees, executive orders, issuances and 
rules and regulations ‘or part thereof which are inconsistent with any provisions 
of this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. 
Section4. This Act shall take effect within fifteen (15) days upon 
publication in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,