-~

Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 7986

Introduced by: “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Constitution provides that the state shall protect and promote the right of all
citizens to quality education at all levels of education and shall take appropriate steps to
make such education accessible to all.

The state is obliged to provide for free primary education.

“KUYA” JOSE ANYONIO R. SY-ALVARADO
Representative

First District of Bulacan


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 7986

Introduced by: “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING AN EDUCATION COMMITTEE IN EVERY
ARANGAY IN THE COUNTRY TO ENSURE THAT ALL SCHOOL
AGE CHILDREN ENTER THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AT
KNDERGARTEN AGE AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL UPON
COMPLETION OF GRADE 10 AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “Universal Timely Access to Free Education
for All Through the Barangays Act of 2018”.

SECTION 2. The Constitution provides that the State shall protect and promote the right of
all citizens to quality education at all levels of education and shall take appropriate Steps to make
such education accessible to all

The State shall establish and maintain a system of free public education in the elementary
and high school levels. Without limiting the natural right of parents to rear their children,
elementary education is compulsory for all children of school age.

SECTION 3. It is hereby mandated that there should be a Barangay Education Committee
in every barangay headed by the Barangay Captain and with at least two (2) Barangay Kagawad as
members.

‘The Barangay Education Committee shall be tasked with contacting the parents of all
children of Kindergarten age to ensure that their children enter Kindergarten at Such age and to
maintain them in school thereafter.

Furthermore, the Barangay Education Committee shall be tasked with contacting the
parents of all schoolchildren who graduated from Grade 10 or Junior High School to ensure that
they enter our Senior High Schools. In appropriate cases, the Education Committee shall also be
in-charge of facilitating the release of School vouchers to students of Senior High School students
to ensure that they complete Senior High School

SECTION 4. The Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of Interior
and Local Government, shall be tasked of formulating the necessary rules and regulations of this
Act.

SECTION 5. An initial amount of Twenty Million Pesos (P20,000,000.00) necessary for
the implementation of this act shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act upon
the effectivity of this Act.

SECTION 6. If any provision hereof is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of
the law or provision not otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting.


SECTION 7. Alll laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations contrary
to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

effect upon its approval.