Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. _______________
Introduced by ANG PROBINSYANO
Party-List Representative Alfred Delos Santos
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The
chronically
overworked
state
of
public school teachers in the
Philippines is well-known. The workload of public school teachers is not only
limited to teaching but also to other non-teaching tasks. Teachers are likewise
expected to participate in the implementation of various government programs,
such as mass immunizations, community mapping, conditional cash transfer,
deworming, feeding, population census, antidrug, election, among others.1
With their attention divided on a lot of things in their work, they have to think
also about the situation of their children. Because of this, they often forget
about their own career growth and development.
It is the responsibility of the State to provide means to alleviate the
situation of our respectable teachers. Through this bill, the State aims to
provide welfare to our teachers through the provision of scholarships for them
to pursue career growth and development. Furthermore, it also seeks to extend
support to their children in their education through educational grants.
Through these means, the State hopes to capacitate the teachers to redirect
some of their attention and focus further on teaching the minds of what Dr.
Jose Rizal has termed in his poem A la Juventud Filipina (To the Filipino
Youth) the “fair hope of our fatherland” — the youth.
Furthermore, this bill aims to address the need for teachers in the public
education sector. As of 2019,2 the public school system requires at least 31,400
teachers to fill the gaps in the delivery of quality education. By providing other
forms of incentives for teachers, the State will promote public service among
teachers.
2 Public schools need 31,400 new teachers this year
1 David, Albert, & Vizmanos (2019). Pressures on public school teachers and implications on quality.
https://pidswebs.pids.gov.ph/CDN/PUBLICATIONS/pidspn1901.pdf
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This bill is crucial in uplifting the state of public education and the
welfare of one of the most underpaid, yet prolific, workers in our society.
Teachers contribute a lot not only to the future of our country but also to other
aspects of our society. They have undertaken a lot for the benefit of our nation
and it is time to give back to their contributions.
In view of the foregoing, the urgent passage of this bill is highly
encouraged.
ALFRED C. DELOS SANTOS
Representative, Ang Probinsyano Partylist


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. _______________
Introduced by ANG PROBINSYANO
Party-List Representative Alfred Delos Santos
AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL CASH ASSISTANCE
TO THEIR CHILDREN IN TERTIARY EDUCATION
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Scholarship
Grants for Public School Teachers Act”
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — It shall be the policy of the State to
provide access to free education to public school teachers and their children by
providing for them institutionalized scholarship grants and educational cash
assistance, respectively. The scholarship grants to public school teachers will
give them high morale and self-esteem; providing children of the public school
teachers with educational cash assistance will lessen their social and economic
burden and encourage them to focus on their studies.
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. — For the purpose of this Act, the term:
1. “Children of public school teachers” shall refer to legitimate children of
public school teachers;
2. “Educational cash assistance” shall refer to cash allowance provided to
the children of public school teachers in tertiary education; and
3.
“Public
school
teachers”
shall
refer
to
all
persons
engaged
in
classroom teaching, at any level of institution, on a full-time basis or
part-time
basis,
including
guidance
counselors,
school
librarians,
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industrial
arts
or
vocational
instructors,
and
all
other
persons
performing supervisory and/or administrative functions in all schools,
colleges, and universities operated by the government or its political
subdivisions, but shall not include school nurses, school physicians,
school dentists, and other school employees.
SECTION 4. Scholarship Grant and Educational Cash Assistance. — The
scholarship
grants
for
public
school
teachers
shall
cover
graduate/
post-graduate education while the educational cash assistance covers their
children in tertiary education.
SECTION 5. Eligibility of Public School Teachers. — Public school teachers
who are in active service shall be eligible to avail of the scholarship grants to
enroll in any graduate or postgraduate courses provided that the public school
teacher shall have been in active duty for at least two (2) consecutive years
immediately prior to the date of application for the grant.
SECTION 6. Eligibility of Children of Public School Teachers. — Only
legitimate children of public school teachers who are in active service shall be
eligible to avail of the educational cash assistance.
SECTION 7. Eligibility of Retired Public School Teachers. — Retired public
school teachers may avail of the scholarship grant for their children. However,
their children shall be entitled to only a proportional amount of educational
cash assistance.
SECTION 8. Schools Where Scholarship Grants are Applicable. —The
scholarship grant shall be applicable in all state universities and colleges
throughout the country. The children of public school teachers shall be
qualified to avail of the educational cash assistance only upon passing all the
requirements set by the respective schools.
SECTION 9. Forfeiture of Grant. — Public school teachers who have been
charged and proven to have committed acts of professional misconduct shall
forfeit their eligibility to avail of the grant. They shall also forfeit the eligibility
to avail of the grant for their children.
SECTION 10. Implementing Agency. — The Department of Education
(DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) shall be the
implementing agencies for this Act. The above agencies shall formulate the
implementing rules and regulations for this Act.
SECTION 8. Separability Clause. – If any provision or part of this Act is
held invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions or parts unaffected
shall remain in full force and effect.


SECTION 9. Repealing Clause. – All laws, executive orders, presidential
decrees or issuances, letters of instruction, administrative orders, rules, and
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are
hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
SECTION 10. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15)
days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general
circulation.
Approved,