Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
House'-Bil|`N;.      6532
Introduced by Representative Gabriel H. Bordado, Jr.
EXPI.ANATORY NOTE
Education  is  an  invaluable tool  in  creating  a thriving  and  globally  competitive
society. Access to quality education paves the way for poverty alleviation, sustainable
development, and economic growth. It is a fundamental right that must be the topmost
priority of the State.
The Constitution mandates that the State maintain and establish an education
system relevant to the needs of the people. Therefore,  in order to provide the Filipino
people with the best quality of education, accessibility should go hand-in-hand with the
availability of correct, timely, and comprehensive learning materials.
[n recent times, many public schools in the country make do with the usage of
textbooks  and  learning  materials  riddled  with  errors  or  highly  outdated  data.  These
inaccuracies severely impact the performance and development of Filipino students.
In  light of this,  the  bill  seeks to  eradicate the  usage of imprecise  educational
materials  through  the  creation  of  a  uniform  system  of  producing  materials  that  is
relevant to the needs of our schools. This bill seeks to establish a printing office under
the direction of the Department of Education, which shall produce, print, and distribute
original materials for public schools.
The immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
GABRIEL H. a
3rd District,  CA
/RIDNDO,JR.
ARINES SUR


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTII CONGRESS
FfrstRegu]arsggT2
House Bill No.
Introduced by Representative Gabriel H. Bordado, Jr.
AN ACT nsTABLlsHING AN EDucATloN PRINTING oFFlcH
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 Printing Office Act
of 2022.„
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - lt is hereby declared the policy of the State to
maintain and establish an integrated system of education that is relevant and useful
to the needs of public elementary and high school students.
SECTION   3.   Education   Printing   Office.   -  The   Department  of  Education   shall
establish a printing office. The printing office may:
a)  Produce,   print,   and  distribute  original  materials  that  support  and  enhance  the
instruction of the core curriculum in  public schools,  including workbooks, worksheets
and textbooks;
b)  Contract to  print  and  distribute  materials that a  school  district.  charter school,  or
private source has produced;
c) Charge public schools the reasonable costs of distributed materials, and
d) Seek input from school districts, charter schools, educators, and parents regarding
the development of materials.
SECTION  4.  Priorities  of the  Printing  Office.  - The  printing  office  shall  give  the
priority  of  producing  materials  for  kindergarten  through  grade  three.  The  second
priority of the printing office shall be the production of materials for grades four through
six.
SECTION 5. Appropriation. -The funds needed for this purpose shall be taken from
the   appropriations   of   the   Department   of   Education.   Thereafter,   such   amount
necessary for the  implementation of this Act shall be included  in the annual General
Appropriations Act.


SECTION  6.  Separability clause.  -  lf any  provision  or  part  hereof,  is  held  invalid  or
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall
remain valid and subsisting.
SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. All laws,  decrees, executive orders,  proclamations,
and  administrative  regulations  or  parts  thereof  inconsistent  herewith  are  hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 8. Effectivity Clause. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,