Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEEr`ITII CoNGREss
Second Regular Session
4''  HouseBi||No.  9118
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES RALPH WENDEL P. TULFO,
|OCELYN P. TULFO, AND ERWIN T. TULFO
AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE GRANT 0F A TEACHING SUPPLIES
ALLOWANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article XIV, Section 5(5) of the 1987 Constitution provides that the 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. Although considered as integral to our educational system,
support to our pubhc school teachers remains inadequate. While expectations as regards their
performance remains high, the conditions surrounding the same must be improved. Thus,
and remaining true to the mandate of the 1987 Constitution, it is necessary that our public
school  teachers  are  given  sufficient  resources  for  the  provision  of  a  quality  leaming
envirorment.
in August 2023, the Department of Education issued a Joint Memorandum regarding
the  processing  and  payment  of  a  cash  allowance  amounting  to  Five  Thousand  Pesos
(Php5,000.00) to pubhc school teachers intended for the purchase of teaching supplies and
materials, internet subscription, and other communication expenses. However, considering
the rising cost of living coupled with consistently high inflation rates, public school teachers
are still constrained to utilize a part of their salaries to supplement teaching materials and
supplies required to effectively prepare their learners.
Hence, this bill seeks to institutionalize a teaching supplies allowance of Six Thousand
Pesos  (Php6,coo.00)  for  every  public  school  teacher  per  school  year  for  the  purpose  of
supporting  their  needs  in  executing  formal  instruction  and  strengthening  the  level  of
knowledge of their learners.


In view of the foregoing, the urgent passing of this bill is earnestly
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RALPH l^rENDEL P. TULFO
Rlepresentative
2nd District Of Quezon aty
ACT-GIS Partylist
ACT-GIS Pa


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
` ``   House Bill No.  9 I 1 8
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES RALPH WENDEL P. TULFO,
TOCELYN P. TULFO, AND ERWIN T. TULFO
AN ACT INSTrruTIONALlzlNG THE GRANT oF A TEACHING suppLIEs
ALLOWANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House Of Rapresentatives Of the Phiippines in Congress assembled..
SECTION 1. SJ[orf I..fJe. - This Act shall be known as the ``Teaching Supplies AIlowance
Acr,.
SEC. 2. Dccharwfl.o" a/PoZ..q/. - It is hereby dedared as the policy of the State to protect and
promotetherightofallcitizenstoqualityeducationatalllevelsandshalltakeappropriatesteps
tomakesucheducationaccessibletoall.Inlinewiththisandinreeognitionoftheneedtoensure
the retention of the best available talents in the teaching profession, the State shall provide a
teaching supplies allowance for every public school teacher to support the provision of quality
education for all Fihipino students.
SEC. 3. Tcacha.#g S#ppJi.es AJJoco¢#ce. - A Teaching Suppfies Allowance, hereinafter referred
toasthe``Allowance'',intheamountofsixThousandpesos(Php6,000.00)perteacherperschool
yearisherebyauthorizedforthepurchaseofchalks,eraser,forms,andotherclassroomsupplies
and  materials.  This  Allowance  may  be  increased  armually  or  as  recommended  by  the
Department of Education (DepEd) considering the prevalent hiving costs and inflation rate. The
Allowance to be given to public school teachers shall also be tax-exempt in accordance with the
provisions of the National htemal Revenue Code, as amended.
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SEC. 4. CotJen¢ge. - The grant of the Allowance authorized in this Act shall be limited to ,
public school teachers who render hours of actual teaching and/ or equivalent teaching-related
activities and duties during the school year.
SEC. 5. Appropr.af..ous. - The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act
shall be charged against the current appropriations Of the DepEd. Subsequently, the necessary
funding  shall  be  included  in  the  appropriations  for  the  DepEd  in  the  annual  General
Appropriations Act.
SEC. 6. Towp7anc7zfz.«g Rzfzes and Rqgrthaf..ous. - Widin sixty (60) days from the effectivity Of
this Act, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), in consultation with the DepEd,
shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to effectively implement the provisions of
this Act.
SEC. 7. Sapflmb..JI.fry Cha#se. - If any provision of this Act is held unconstitutional or invalid,
theremainingprovisionsthatarenotaffectedtherebyshallcontinuetobeinfullforceandeffect.
SEC. 8. Rapcazi.ng Chaase. - All other laws, decrees, executive orders, ndes and regulations,
and other issuances, or parts thereof, contrary to or inconsistent with this Act, are hereby
modified, amended, or repealed accordingly.
SEC. 9. £#ecrfe}i.fry. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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