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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City, Metro Manila

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

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COMMITEE REPORT NO. __ 2687

Submitted by the Commi
Appropriations on _
Re: House Bill No.

Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No. 3676 and House
Resolution No. 234

Sponsors: Representatives Julio A. Ledesma IV, and Jocelyn S. Limkaichong

ee on Science and Technology and the Committee on

Mr. Speaker:

‘The Committees on Science and Technology and Appropriations, to which were
referred House Bill No. 3676 authored by Rep. Angelo B. Palmones, entitled:

“AN ACT EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF THE SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDING, AND
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT 7687 (AS
AMENDED BY R.A 8248) AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

and House Resolution No. 234 introduced by Rep. Winston “ Winnie” Castelo
entitled:

“A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION,
INTO THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF R.A.
7687, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “ THE SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP ACT OF 1994, IN ORDER TO
DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AREAS FOR ITS EFFECTIVE
IMPLEMENTATION”

have considered the same and recommend that the attached House Bilt No,
GBEO_. emities:

“AN ACT BROADENING THE COVERAGE GF THE SCIENCE AND.
TECHNGLGGY SCHGLARSHIF PROGRAM, AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7687, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 1994” AS AMENDED


be approved in substitution of House Bill No. 3676 and House Resolution No. 234
with Reps. Angelo B, Palmones, Winston “ Winnie” Castelo, Julio A. Ledesma, IV,
Mariano U. Piamonte, Jr., Neptali M. Gonzales, I, Edcel C. Lagman, Bernardo M.
Vergara, Rufus B. Rodriguez, Benhur L. Salimbangon,Raden C. Sakaluran, Roy M.
Loyola, Arnel M. Cerafica, Eduardo R. Gullas, Jerry P. Trenas, Pedro P. Romualdo,
Rachel Marguerite B. del Mar, Marcelino-K Teodoro, Bernadette R. Herrera-Dy,
Cesar V. Sarmiento, Eufranio C. Briguel, Mark Aeron H. Sambar, Sigfrido R. Tinga,

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Chairperson
Committee on Appropriations Committee on Science and Technology

THE HONORABLE SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
QUEZON CITY


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

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HOUSE BILL NO. 6860
In Substitution to HB No, 3676 and HR No. 234

Introduced by Representatives Angelo B. Palmones, Winston “Winnie” Castelo, Julio A.
Ledesma, IV, Mariano U. Piamonte, Jr., Neptali M. Gonzales, Il, Edee! C. Lagman, Bernardo
M, Vergara, Rufus B. Rodriguez, Benhur L. Salimbangon, Raden C. Sakaluran, Roy M.
Loyola, Arnel M. Cerafica, Eduardo R. Gullas, Jerry P. Trenas, Pedro P. Romualdo, Rachel
Marguerite B. del Mar, Marcelino R. Teodoro, Bernadette R. Herrera-Dy, Cesar V.
Sarmiento, Eufranio C. Eriguel, Mark Aeron H. Sambar, Sigfrido R. Tinga, and Gloria M.
Macapagal-Arroyo
AN ACT

BROADENING THE COVERAGE OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT
NO. 7687, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACT OF
1994,” AS AMENDED

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

SECTION 1. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 7687 as amended, is hereby amended to
read as follows:

“SEC. 4.5

jence and Technology Scholarship Fund. ~ There is hereby
created a Science and Technology Scholarship Fund, hereinafter known as the
Fund, to be administered by the SCIENCE EDUCATION INSTITUTE (SEI)
OF THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST). THE FUND
SHALL BE USED SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY TO FINANCE THE
EDUCATION OF POOR BUT DESERVING STUDENTS: PROVIDED,
TRAT TRE FUND SHALL BE TREATED AS A SPECIAL FUNG IN THE
NATIGNAL TREASURY ANG {TS BALANCE, (NCLUGING THE
AMOUNT APPROPRIATED IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL
APPROPRIATIONS ACT WHICH SHALL FORM PART OF THE FUND,

SHALL NOT REVERT TO THE GENERAL FUND,


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SEC. 2, Section 5 of the same Act is further amended to read as follows:

“SEC.5. Appropriations. [The amount necessary 10 carry out the
initial implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current Fiscal
Year Appropriations of the Department of Science and Technology.

In order to provide funds necessary for the continuous implementation
of the program for every year following its initial implementation, the budget
of the DOST shall be increased in the amount of Sixty million pesos
(P60,000,000.00) per year until it eventually reaches the amount of Three
hundred million pesos (P300,000,000.00) to sustain the recipients of the
scholarship during the duration of their study.

For the first two (2) years of implementation of the program, an
additional Six million pesos (P6,000,000.00) per month, to be increased to
Seven million pesos (P7,000,000.00) per month on the third and fourth year
shall be provided, which sum shall be generated from the net income of the

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR). Provided, That

such amount shali be strictly used to subsidize the beneficiaries’ expenses
while studying under the scholarship program herein provided. Priority shall
be accorded to scholars graduating from high schools located in the fifth (S")
and sixth (6"") class municipalities. |

THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO CARRY QUT THE
IMPLEMENTATION GF THIS ACT SHALL BE CHARGED AGAINST
THE CURRENT YEAR'S APPROPRIATIGNS OF THE SEI UNDER THE
DOSY. THEREAFTER, SUCH SUMS AS MAYBE NECESSARY TO
AUGMENT THE SPECIAL FUND HEREIN AUTHORIZED SRALL BE

INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT.


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IN ADDITION, SEI IS AUTHORIZED TO ACCEPT GRANTS,
CONTRIBUTIONS, DONATIONS FROM DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN
SOURCES FOR SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS.
SEC. 3. Section 6 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

“See. 6. Coverage. — The grant of any scholarship award from the Fund
shall be applied only in the field of science, mathematics, engineering, and
such other areas in the undergraduate or postgraduate courses as may be

provided by the rules and regulations to be promulgated by the DOST and the

[Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS)] DEPARTMENT OF

EDUCATION (DEPED): Provided, however, That COURSES TO BE
TAKEN BY THE SCHOLARS SHALL BE ALONG THE LINES OF
PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED BY THE GOVERNMENT, CONSISTENT WITH
THE PREVAILING AND EMERGING INDUSTRY AND SERVICE

SECTOR REQUIREMENTS AND PRIORITY INVES

TMENTS, AS

CONTAINED IN TH

PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN: PROVIDE!

FURTHER, THAT the scholarship grant for the post graduate level shall not be
limited to those scholars or recipients who are graduates of the undergraduate
scholarship program,

REFUSAL OR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS PROVISION
SHALL BE GROUND FOR DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE PROGRAM.
SEC. 4. Section 8 of the same Act is likewise amended ta read as faltaws:

“SEC. 8. Guatificarions. — in order to qualify (r the TECHNICAL
AND BACCALAUREATE schofarship programs the applicant must be:

A) A GRADUATE FROM A SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL OR

SPECIAL SCIENCE CLASS OR SCIENCE ORIENTED HIGH SCHOOL


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REGARDLESS OF GENDER, RELIGION AND CULTURAL
AFFILIATION;

[a] B) a member of the top five percent (5%) of [the] ANY high school
graduating class, regardless of gender, religion, and cultural affiliation;

C) A GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FROM ANY
HIGH SCHOOL WHO MAY NOT BELONG TO THE TOP FIVE (5%)
PERCENT OF THE GRADUATING CLASS BUT WITH EXEMPLARY
GRADES IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS;

[b)] D)a resident of the municipality for the last { four (4) ] TWO (2)
years prior to availing of the scholarship, as attested by school records;

[e)} E) of good moral character and in good health|.J; AND

F) A QUALIFIER IN THE DOST-SEI SCHOLARSHIP
EXAMINATION.”
SEC. 5. Section I of the same Act is likewise amended to read as follows:

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. LL. Place of Study in the Country. — The recipient of the
scholarship { privileges ] GRANTS under this Act shall be required to pursue
[their degree program and/or the vocational, technical, or other courses
specified under this Act at any academic or training institutions duly accredited
by the DECS and the DOST and in private schools accredited by Federation of
‘Accrediting Agencies in the Philippines (FAAP) | TECHNICAL,
UNDERGRADUATE, AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS — AND
SPECIALIZED TRAININGS IN STATE COLLEGES GR UNIVERSITIES
WITH HIGH QUALITY TRAINING STANGARGS, GR IN TERTIARY
INSTTTUTIONS {DENTIFIED BY THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER
EDUCATION (CHED) AS CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE, DOST

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS AND SIMILAR


1 INSTITUTIONS ABROAD AS DETERMINED BY THE ADVISORY

2 COMMITTEE CREATED UNDER SECTION 15 OF R.A.7687.”
3 SEC. 6. Section 15 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
4 “SEC. 15. Advisory Committee. — There is hereby created a committee
5 composed of the Secretary of Science and Technology as Chairman, and the
6 Secretaries and Heads of the following departments or agencies or their chosen
7 representatives as members: { Education, Culture and Sports ] COMMISSION
8 ON HIGHER EDUCATION; Budget and Management; Agriculture; Trade and
9 Industry: Interior and Local Government; Finance and the National Economic
10 and Development Authority; and wo (2) representatives from the private
u sector, one (1) of whom shall come from the Philippine Chamber of
12 Commerce and Industry and one (1) from other sectors.
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14 SEC. 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within ninety (90) days from the

15 approval of this Act, the Secretary of Science and Technology shall issue the necessary rules
16 and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act,

v7 SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. ~ All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules
18 and regulations, and issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of
19 this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

20 SEC. 9. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
21 in the Official Gazette ar in two (2} national newspapers of general circulation,

2 Appraved,

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. 6860
FACT SHEET

House Bill No. 3676 and House Resolution No. 234
(as approved by the Committee on Appropriations on January 22, 2012)

“AN ACT BROADENING THE COVERAGE OF THE SCIENCE AND.
TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7687, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 1994” AS AMENDED

Introduced by: REPS. ANGELO 8. PALMONES AND WINSTON “ WINNIE”
CASTELO

Committee Referral: Committee on Science & Technology
Committee Chairperson: Julio A. Ledesma IV

OBJECTIVES:

«To support and expand the Science and Technology (S&T) Scholarship
Program and ensure that the needed S & T manpower will be available
to push the country in the line of developed countries.

KEY PROVISIONS:

* Creates a Science and Technology Scholarship Fund to be
administered by the Science Education Institute (SEI) of the
Department of Science and Technology,

* Mandates that the fund shall be used solely to finance the education of
the poor but deserving students.

* Provides that the Fund shall be treated as a special fund in the
National Treasury and its balance, including the amount appropriated
in the Annual General Appropriations Act which shall form part of the
fund shall not revert to the General Fund.

RELATED Laws:

© Republic Act 7687- “An Act instituting a Science and Technology
Scholarship Program*

« Republic Act 8248- “An Act Further Strengthening the Science and
Technology Prograr of the Gevernment™

« Gecerat Agarepratians Act GA}