Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. _3493

Introduced by Rep. Dante S. Garcia and Rep. Kenneth Paolo Tereng

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill aims to expand the coverage of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) to
grant underprivileged students the access to an education in private higher education
institutions (HEIs) in situations where there are no state colleges and universities
(SUGs) in areas around the country.

This bill is in fact a re-filing of House Bill 10560 authored by Committee on Higher
and Technical Education chairperson Rep. Mark Go in the 18th Congress.

The measure particularly expands the eligibility of underprivileged but
academically excelling Filipino students in their first undergraduate post-secondary
tertiary education program in private HEls and technical-vocational institutions
(TVIs) to the TES - primarily the students who are from the Listahanan households
who will be prioritized asTES beneficiaries especially in areas where there are no
existing SUCs, LUCs and public TVIs, and in those areas where existing government
HEIs cannot accommodate students in their respective campuses.

The immediate passage of this bill is hereby earnestly sought.
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GARCIA KENNETH PAOLO FERENG
, La Union KM Ngayon Na Party-list



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRES!:
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No._3453

Introduced by Rep. Dante S. Garcia and Rep. Kenneth Paolo Tereng

AN ACT EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF THE TERTIARY
EDUCATION SUBSIDY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 10931, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE UNIVERSAL
ACCESS TO QUALITY TERTIARY EDUCATION ACT

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 7 of Republic Act No. 10931 or the "Universal Access to Quality Tertiary
Education Act” is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 7. TERTIARY EDUCATION SUBSIDY (TES) for Filipino Students. - To support the
cost of tertiary education or any part or portion thereof, a TES is hereby established IN ALL
SUCS, LUCS, PRIVATE HEIS AND TV is for all Filipino students who [shall] enroll in THE
FIRST undergraduate, post-secondary TERTIARY EDUCATION programs} [of SUCs, LUCs,
private HEIs and all TVIS OF THEIR CHOICE. The TES shall be administered by the UniFAST
Board and the amount necessary to fund the TES shal! be included in the RESPECTIVE budgets
of the CHED and the TESDA: Provided, That prioritization shall be given to students in the
following order: (a) students who are part of households included in the UPDATED Listahanan
2.0, ranked according to the estimated per capita household income; and (b) students not part of
the Listahanan 2.0, ranked according to estimated per capita household income based on submitted
documentation of proof of income to be determined by the UniFAST Board: Provided, further,
That such prioritization shall not apply to Filipino students in cities and municipalities with no
existing SUC or LUC campus AND PUBLIC TVI.

‘THERE SHALL BE A PROPORTIONAL BUDGETARY ALLOCATION IN THE FORM
OF A VOUCHER SYSTEM FOR POOR AND ACADEMICALLY COMPETENT
STUDENTS WHO OPT TO STUDY IN PRIVATE HEIS AND PRIVATE TVIS IN CITIES
AND MUNICIPALITIES WHERE THERE ARE EXISTING SUGS, LUGS AND PUBLIC
TVIS.

STUDENTS FROM LISTAHANAN HOUSEHOLDS SHALL BE PRIORITIZED AS



BENEFICIARIES OF THE TES IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO EXISTING SUCS,
LUCS AND PUBLIC TVIs.

NEO OFF TOASSTING FOR AND T SANE UED XCITINT STUDENS
ALL VOUCHERS ISSUED UNDER THIS ACT SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR
THE WHO OPT TO STUDY IN PRIVATE HEIS AND PRIVATE TVIS IN CITTES AND.
MUNICIPALITIES WHERE THERE ARE EXISTING SUCS, LUCS AND PUBLIC TVIS.

TO SUPPORT THE COST OF TERTIARY EDUCATION OR ANY PART OR PORTION
THEREOF, [Tithe TES may, among others, land to support the cost of tertiary education or any
part or portion thereof,] cover the following:

(a) Tuition and other school fees in private HEls, and private or LGU-operated TVIs, which shall
be equivalent to the tuition and other school fees of the nearest SUC or state-run TVI in their
respective areas;

(b) [An] Allowance for books, SCHOOL supplies, transportation TO AND FROM SCHOOL, and
[miscellaneous personal expenses, including a] reasonable allowance for the documented rental or
purchase of a [personal computer or laptop] DESKTOP OR PORTABLE COMPUTER WHEN
APPLICABLE [and other education-related expenses);

(c) An allowance for room and board costs incurred by the student WHEN APPLICABLE;
(d) xxx
(e) xxx

ALL TES BENEFICIARIES SHALL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SUCH BENEFITS OR
SUBSIDY UNTIL THEY COMPLETE THEIR POST-SECONDARY TECHNICAL-
VOCATIONAL COURSE OR HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREE PROGRAM:
PROVIDED, THAT THEY DO NOT FAIL IN ANY SUBJECT ENROLLED IN AND
COMPLY WITH RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RULES OF THE HEIS AND TVIS."”

SEC. 2. Republic Act No, 10931, otherwise known as the "Universal Access to Quality Tertiary
Education Act", is hereby amended. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations, and issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act
are repealed, amended or modified accordingly

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or
in a newspaper of general circulation

Approved,