FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 11, Section 17, states that: 
“The State shall give priority to education, science and technology, arts, 
culture, and sports to foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social 
progress, and promote total human liberation and development.” 
Providing education to the youth is one of the most noble professions. Given the 
overwhelming importance of the role of public school teachers in educating the youth, 
there is a need to instill professional and personal integrity of teachers by giving them the 
recognition and the benefits that they deserve. 
Under Republic Act No. 4670, otherwise known as the “Magna Carta for Public 
School Teachers Act”, it was declared as a policy to promote and improve the social and 
economic status of public school teachers, their living and working conditions, their 
terms of employment and career prospects in order that they may compare favorably with 
existing opportunities in other walks of life, attract and retain in the teaching profession 
more people with the proper qualifications, it being recognized that advance in education 
depends on the qualifications and ability of the teaching staff and that education is an 
essential factor in the economic growth of the nation as a productive investment of vital 
importance.’ 
’ This bill was originally filed in the Thirteenth Congress, Third Regular Session. 


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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
INSTITUTIONALIZING SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO PUBLIC 
SCHOOL TEACHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN 
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 “Scholarship Grants to 
Public School Teachers and their Children Act of 2007”. 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It shall be the policy of the State to 
provide access to free education to public schools teachers and their children by 
providing for them institutionalized scholarship grants. The scholarship grants to public 
school teachers will give them high morale and self esteem. Providing their children 
access to free education will help them become responsible and productive members of 
society. 
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. - The following terms shall mean: 
1. “Public school teachers” - shall refer to all persons engaged in classroom 
teaching, in any level of instruction, on full-time basis or part-time basis, 
including guidance counselors, school librarians, industrial arts or vocational 
instructors, and all other persons performing supervisory andor administrative 
functions in all schools, colleges and universities operated by the Government 
or its political subdivisions; but shall not include school nurses, school 
physicians, school dentists, and other school employees. 
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2. “Children of public school teachers” - shall refer to legitimate children of 
public schools teachers 
3. “Free educational scholarship grant” - scholarship grants covering pre-school, 
elementary, secondary, and tertiary education. 
SECTION 4. Scholarship grant. - The scholarship grants for public school 
teachers and their children shall cover preschool, elementary, secondary, as well as 
tertiary education. 
SECTION 5. Eligibility of public school teachers to avail of grant. - Public 
school teachers who are in active service shall be eligible to avail of the scholarship 
grants to enroll in any masteral or post graduate course. Provided, that the public school 
teacher shall have been in active duty for at least two consecutive years immediately prior 
to the date of application for the grant. 
SECTION 6. Eligibility of children ofpublic school teachers to avail of grant. - 
Only legitimate children of public school teachers who are in active service shall be 
eligible to avail of the scholarship grant. 
SECTION I. Eligibility of retired public school teachers to avail of grant. - 
Retired public school teachers may avail of the scholarship grant for their children. 
However, their children shall be entitled only to a proportional amount of scholarship 
grant. 
SECTION 8. Schools where scholarship grant applicable. - The scholarship 
grant shall be applicable in all public schools and state universities throughout the 
country. The children of public school teachers shall be qualified to avail of the 
scholarship grant only upon passing all the requirements set by the respective schools. 
SECTION 9. Forfeiture of Grant. - Public school teachers who have been 
charged and proven to have committed acts of professional misconduct shall forfeit their 
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eligibility to avail of the grant. They shall also forfeit the-eligibility to avail of the grant 
for their children. 
SECTION 10. Zmplementing Agency. - The Department of Education (DepEd) 
and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) shall be the implementing agencies for 
this Act. The above agencies shall formulate the implementing rules and regulations for 
this Act. 
SECTION 11. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part thereof, is held 
invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise 
affected shall remain valid and subsisting. 
SECTION 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. 
SECTION 13. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
afier its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved. 
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