Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article XIV, Section 4, paragraph 1, provides: The State recognizes the 
complementary roles of public and private institutions in the educational system and shall 
exercise reasonable supervision and regulation of all educational institutions.  
Under Section 42 of BP Blg. 232, otherwise known as Education Act of 1982, private 
learning institutions are free to determine their tuition and miscellaneous fees. However, 
tuition fees in colleges are subject to consultation with their student councils/governments, 
faculty, alumni, and/or non-teaching personnel associations. In the absence of a student 
council/government, the student organizations and societies recognized by it shall select 
not more than ten (10) representatives who will participate in the consultation (Section 1 
of CHED Memorandum Order No. 13 series of 1998, and pursuant to Section 18 of R.A. 
No. 7722, otherwise known as Higher Education Act of 1994, where the power of 
Department of Education on tertiary education, including the authority given by Section 
57, par.3 and Section 70 of BP Blg. 232, and the power vested by Presidential Decree No. 
451 authorizing the Secretary of Education to regulate imposition of tuition and other fees). 
Unfortunately, such consultations have become mere formalities because in reality, the 
process only involves the presentation of the planned increases and nothing more, thus 
defeating the essence for which consultations are conducted, which is to arrive at a 
consensus on the necessity and practicability of such hikes. 
Since the said memorandum pertains only to tuition fees, the colleges and universities 
circumvent the law by increasing their miscellaneous and/or adding other fees without 
proper consultation with their student councils/governments, parents, faculty, and alumni. 
Students have the right to know and be consulted on what they are paying for. This bill 
seeks to provide that all educational institutions, whether public or private, shall hold 
mandatory consultation with their student councils/governments, parents or guardians, 
alumni, faculty, and other non-teaching personnel associations, before increasing and/or 
adding miscellaneous fees, other fees, and paid services. 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
August 3, 2023
2:05 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING THAT ALL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, WHETHER PUBLIC OR 
PRIVATE, SHALL HOLD MANDATORY CONSULTATION WITH STUDENTS, 
PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, ALUMNI, TEACHERS, AND OTHER NON-
TEACHING PERSONNEL ASSOCIATIONS, BEFORE INCREASING AND/OR 
ADDING MISCELLANEOUS FEES, OTHER FEES, AND PAID SERVICES 
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 “Miscellaneous and Other 
Fees Consultation Act.” 
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to exercise reasonable 
supervision and regulation of all educational institutions.  
Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the term: 
(A)
“Student” means any person enrolled in elementary, high school, tertiary,
graduate, and post graduate levels. It shall include any person include in a
center.
(B)
“Tuition fee” means the direct cost of:
(1)
Instruction,
(2)
Training,
(3)
The use of school activities,
(4)
Other related activities.
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(C)  
“Miscellaneous” means fees which cover other necessary cost supportive of 
instruction, including but not limited to medical and dental, athletic, library, 
laboratory, and National Service Training Program (NSTP) or Reserved 
Officers Training Corps (ROTC). 
(D)  
“Other fees” means additional fees imposed by the school, center, and the HEI 
which are not included in the “miscellaneous fees”.  
(E)  
“Concerned Educational Institution” means either “School,” or “HEI,” or 
“Center.” 
(F)  
“Concerned Parties” means either student council/government or, in the 
absence of student council, representatives of student organizations, parents 
or guardians, alumni, teachers, and other non-teaching personnel associations.  
(G)  
“School” means elementary and high school. 
(H)  
“Higher Educational Institution or HEI” means colleges and universities. 
(I)  
“Center” means learning centers that grant short-term courses. 
(J)  
“Short-Term Courses” – courses offered for a duration of not greater than two 
(2) years but not less than six (6) months.  
(K)  
“DepEd” means the Department of Education. 
(L)  
“CHED” means the Commission on Higher Education. 
(M)  
“TESDA” means the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. 
(N)  
“Private Schools” means those owned and operated by an individual or group 
of individuals distinct from the government. 
(O)  
“Public Schools” means those owned, controlled, and operated by the 
government. 
 
Sec. 4. Consultation Requirement for School. – All Schools proposing to increase 
their miscellaneous, and/or other fees, or add other paid services, which will result to 
other fees, for the ensuing School Year (SY) or Academic Year (AY), before submitting 
to the DepEd other required documents and notices, must hold mandatory 
consultation with their student councils/governments, parents or guardians, alumni, 
teachers, and non-teaching personnel associations. In the absence of a student 
council/government in an educational institution, the student organizations and 
societies recognized by the School, shall select not more than ten (10) representatives 
who will participate in the consultation. 
 


 
Sec. 5. Consultation Requirement for HEI. – All Higher Educational Institutions 
proposing to increase their miscellaneous, and/or other fees, or add other paid 
services, which will result to other fees, for the ensuing Semester, School Year (SY) 
or Academic Year (AY), before submitting to the CHED other required documents and 
notices, must hold mandatory consultation with their student councils/governments, 
alumni, teachers, and non-teaching personnel associations. In the absence of a 
student council/government in HEI, the student organizations and societies 
recognized by the School, shall select not more than ten (10) representatives who will 
participate in the consultation. 
 
Sec. 6. Consultation Requirement for Center. – All Centers proposing to increase 
their miscellaneous, and/or other fees, or add other paid services, which will result to 
other fees, for the ensuing Semester, School Year (SY) or Academic Year (AY), before 
submitting to the TESDA other required documents and notices, must hold mandatory 
consultation with their student councils/governments, instructors, and non-teaching 
personnel associations. In the absence of a student council/government in Center, the 
student organizations and societies recognized by the Center, or in the absence of 
any student organizations, at least ten (10) student-representatives who will participate 
in the consultation. 
 
Sec. 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The DepEd, CHED, and TESDA 
are hereby authorized to promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the 
effective implementation of this Act within thirty (30) days upon its approval. 
 
Sec. 8. Deadlock. – In case no consensus is reached among the concerned 
educational institution and the concerned parties, the DepEd (for schools), CHED (for 
HEIs), or TESDA (Centers) is hereby authorized to decide in a summary proceeding 
whether the proposed increase or additional fee or paid services should be granted.  
 
Sec. 9. Sanctions. – In case of violation of this Act and the rules and regulations for 
the effective implementation of this Act, the DepEd, CHED, and TESDA are hereby 
authorized to restrain and fine the School, HEI, and the Center, and cancel its 
application for miscellaneous and/or other fee increase, and/or application for adding 


 
other paid services, without prejudice to the filing of the administrative and criminal 
charges against the school and/or responsible officers under existing laws. 
 
 
Sec. 10. Scholarship Fund. – The fine to be imposed by the DepED, CHED, and 
TESDA shall be constituted as a scholarship fund under a program to be established 
by the DepEd, CHED, and TESDA. 
 
Sec. 11. Separability Clause. – If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act or the provision not otherwise affected shall 
remain valid and subsisting. 
 
Sec. 12. Repealing Clause. – Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, or 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended 
accordingly. 
 
Sec. 13. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved,