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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ____ 
Introduced by CIBAC Party-List Representative 
HON. EDUARDO ‘BRO. EDDIE’ C. VILLANUEVA 
AN ACT  
PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR ALL TEACHING 
PERSONNEL IN STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES AND 
STATE-RUN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
That “[t]he State shall assign the highest budgetary priority to 
education and ensure that teaching will attract and retain its rightful share 
of the best available talents through adequate remuneration and other 
means of job satisfaction and fulfillment”—this is according to Article XIV, 
Section 5(5) which expressly states how the Constitution gives prime 
value on education.  
Through the years, the government has sought measures on how 
to fulfill this goal. Proof to this was the passage of the Universal Access 
to Quality Tertiary Education Law in 2017 giving the highest budgetary 
priority of the State to providing free tuition fee to college students. 
Yet, while laws such as this contribute to empower the education 
sector, the alleviation of condition of teachers, especially with regard to 
their salaries and benefits, may have been left behind considering the 
rapid increase of volume of students they handle and tasks they perform. 
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Hence, this bill pursues to deal with this concern by guaranteeing 
our diligent teaching personnel in State Universities and Colleges and 
State-Run Technical and Vocational Institutions better compensation 
through an additional grocery and medical allowance provided for them 
quarterly. 
Through this measure, we can better aid the country’s university and 
college professors perform at par with the demands of their profession 
delivering quality education and committed to teaching and shaping the 
minds of the future generation of Filipinos. 
With the abovementioned concerns, the immediate passage of this 
bill is earnestly sought.      
HON. EDUARDO “BRO. EDDIE” C. VILLANUEVA 


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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ____ 
Introduced by CIBAC Party-List Representative 
HON. EDUARDO ‘BRO. EDDIE’ C. VILLANUEVA 
AN ACT  
PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR ALL TEACHING 
PERSONNEL IN STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES AND 
STATE-RUN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
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Philippines in Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the 
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“Additional Allowances for SUC and TVI Personnel Act.” 
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to 
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protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all 
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levels, and to take appropriate steps to make such education accessible 
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to all. It is also the policy of the State to give the highest budgetary priority 
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to education and ensure that the teaching profession will attract and retain 
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the best available talents through adequate remuneration and other 
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means of job satisfaction and fulfillment.  
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SEC. 3. Coverage. – The benefits under this Act shall apply to all 
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full-time teaching personnel in State Universities and Colleges and State-
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Run Technical-Vocational Institutions.   
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SEC. 4. Additional Support. – The covered personnel shall be 
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entitled to the following additional benefits: 
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a) Additional Grocery and Transportation Expense in the amount of 
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Three Thousand Pesos (Php3,000.00) per quarter; and 
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b) Medical Allowance in the amount of Two Thousand Pesos 
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(Php2,000.00) per quarter. 
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The foregoing amounts shall be adjusted every three (3) years to 
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account for inflation.  
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These additional benefits shall not be taxable, unless the total 
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amount of benefits received by the covered personnel exceeds the 
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threshold provided under Section 32(B), Chapter VI of the National 
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Internal Revenue Code of the Philippines.  
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SEC. 5.  Appropriation. – The amount necessary to carry out the 
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initial implementation of this Act shall be sourced from the current budget 
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of the State Universities and Colleges and the Technical Education and 
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Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Thereafter, the amount shall be 
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included in the General Appropriations Act. 
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SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within ninety 
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(90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Commission on Higher 
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Education (CHED) and the Technical Education and Skills Development 
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Authority (TESDA), in coordination with the Department of Budget and 
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Management (DBM), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), state-run 
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Technical and Vocational Institutions (TVIs) and other relevant 
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stakeholders, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the 
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effective implementation of this Act. 
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SEC. 7. Separability Clause. – Any portion or provision of this Act 
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that is declared unconstitutional or invalid shall not have the effect of 
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nullifying other portions or provisions hereof as long as such remaining 
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portions can still subsist and be given effect in their entirety. 
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SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. – All laws, ordinances, decrees, 
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executive orders, rules and regulations, other issuances or parts thereof, 
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which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified 
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accordingly. 
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SEC. 9. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from 
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its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national 
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newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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