Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
“Teachers are one of the most influential factors 
to the improvement of learning outcomes...” 
— UNESCO (2018) 
This proposed measure mandates the Department of Education and the Department 
of Public and Works Highways to construct living facilities for public school teachers 
who spend long hours on daily commute or those deployed in last mile schools.  
According to the International Labor Organization, among the strategies for action 
that will contribute directly to an improvement of the quality of education is a 
sustained investment in the professional development of teachers and the 
improvement of their working and employment conditions, including housing or 
suitable accommodation and transportation allowances for those who work in remote 
rural communities, among others. 
It is no secret that our teachers are overworked. The proposed establishment of living 
facilities will also provide opportunities for remedial interventions to students who are 
lagging behind. 
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
October 20, 2022
1:53 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING LIVING FACILITIES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, 
PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Teachers' Home in School 
Act."  
SECTION. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is hereby the declared policy of the State to 
promote and improve the social and economic status of public school teachers to 
enable them to carry out their mandate in providing quality education to all Filipino 
learners. The State shall also recognize and address the pressing challenges of our 
public school teachers who are teaching away from their families and homes. 
Ultimately, the State shall develop strategies that will improve the working and living 
conditions of all public school teachers. 
SECTION. 3. Coverage. – This Act shall apply to the public school teachers who are 
experiencing difficulty in commuting to the place of work or deployed in public schools 
which are located in remote and isolated areas. 
SECTION. 4. Establishment of Living Facilities. – The Department of Education 
(DepEd) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) shall construct 
and provide livable and humane living facilities within the public schools or at the 
nearest possible location to the public schools for public school teachers as covered 
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under Section 3 of this Act. 
 
SECTION. 5. Appropriations. – The funding necessary for the successful 
implementation of this Act shall be sourced from the existing funds of the DepEd and 
shall later on be specifically allocated in the annual budget of the DepEd. In addition, 
reasonable and sufficient additional funding shall be sourced from the Special 
Education Fund (SEF) arising from the real property tax collected by concerned Local 
Government Units (LGUS) where the living facilities shall be constructed and/or 
located. 
 
SECTION. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within ninety (90) days after 
the approval of this Act, the DepEd in consultation with the DPWH, Department of the 
Interior and Local Government and the Department of Budget and Management shall 
formulate the implementing rules and regulations for the effective implementation of 
this Act. 
 
SECTION. 7. Separability Clause. – If, for any reason, any section or provision of 
this Act shall be deemed unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions 
hereof shall not be affected and shall remain in force and in effect. 
 
SECTION. 8 Repealing Clause. – All laws, executive orders, decrees, instructions, 
rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of this Act are 
repealed or amended accordingly. 
 
SECTION. 9. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,