Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bit No. 4027

Introduced by Representative Salvador B. Belaro, Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Almost all countries have assigned “education attaches” in their
respective embassies who give information about their country’s
universities and courses to foreign students who wish to pursue studies or
formal education in their nation. The main role of “education attaches” to
promote one’s country as an education hub is to attract foreigners to
conduct various academic related activities.

Globalization has pushed the need to designate “education
attaches” in order to take advantage of this important role in promoting
our own public and private universities in global academic markets.
Likewise, “education attaches” shall serve as contact-persons for overseas
Filipino workers (OFWs) wanting to pursue their education in foreign lands
by way of assisting them through identified academic partner institution
within their areas of assignment.

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SALVADOR B. BELARO, JR.
Representative
1-Ang Edukasyon Party List


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 4027

Introduced by Representative Salvador B. Belaro, Jr.

AN ACT CREATING AND
DESIGNATING EDUCATION ATTACHES IN PHILIPPINE
CONSULATES WORLDWIDE

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Education
Attache Act of 2016.”

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy.The State shall establish means to promote
quality education across the country.

SEC. 3. TheDepartment of Education (DepEd); Commission on Higher
Education (CHED); and Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) in consultation with the Department of Foreign Affairs
(DFA) shall establish a policy on the creation and designation of education
attaches in the different Philippine embassies worldwide to promote the
Philippines as an education hub that will attract foreign students to enroll
in Philippine academic institutions. Likewise the role of education attaches
in assisting OFWs wanting to pursue education for themselves and their
dependents shall be addressed.

SEC 4. The various Philippine embassies and consulate offices around the
world shall take the lead in ensuring that the designated education
attaches shall identify the reputable academic institutions within their
areas of operation and shall coordinate the same with the DepEd, CHED,
and TESDA who shall then work with Philippine private and public schools


to ensure that such international academic partnerships are cultivated
especially for purposes of promoting academic services to our OFWs.

SEC. 5. The funds necessary to carry out the provision of this Act shall be
included in the General Appropriation Act of the year following its
enactment into law and thereafter.

SEC. 6. All laws, orders, issuances rules and regulations or parts thereof
inconsistent with any provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, modified
or amended accordingly.

SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved.