FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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JUL 25 P 7 :01 
Senate of the Philippines 
Senate Bill No. 2910 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. lINGGOY EJIERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Our government has the innate duty to promote 
the welfare of house helpers who are considered one of the 
vulnerable groups among the workers in our society. 
It is a glaring truth that most domestic or house helps fail to 
obtain proper education, not because they don't want to, but 
mainly due to the nature of their work and their low income. 
This act is based on the premise that it is the 
policy of the State to 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. Our Constitution 
further affirms labor as a primary social economic force and 
it shall protect the rights of workers and promote their 
WELFARE. 
Hence, with the state policies being the premise, 
it is high time that our house helpers' social welfare and 
personal improvement be effectively sought and recognized 
by providing them proper education, through the approval of 
this bill. 
GOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
Senator 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
Senate of the Philippines 
Senate Bill No. 2910 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
GRANTING SCHOLARSHIPS TO HOUSEHOLD HELPERS AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of the Representatives 
of the Philippines in Congress Assembled: 
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the "Household 
Helpers Scholarship Act of 2011." 
SEC 2. Scope. -
This shall cover all qualified household 
helpers as defined in the Labor Code of the Philippines. 
Under the Labor Code, domestic or household helpers are 
those who render service in the employer's home which is usually 
necessary or desirable for the maintenance and enjoyment thereof 
and includes ministering to the personal comfort and convenience of 
the members of the employer's household, including services of, but 
not limited to, babysitter, gardener, yaya, cleaning lady, laundry 
woman, and the like. 
SEC. 
3. 
Scholarship 
Grant. 
All 
government-owned 
educational institutions shall provide scholarship grants to deserving 
household helpers which shall include free tuition fee, subsidies and 
other incentives: Provided, that all household helpers who apply for 
said scholarship program should pass a screening process to be 
instituted by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), State 
Universities and the Te.chnical Education and Skills Development 
Authority (TESDA). 
SEC. 4. Tuition fee discount - The discount to be granted to 
qualified and deserving household helpers under this Act who enroll 
in private educational institutions shall be sixty percent (60%) of 
the prescribed tuition fee. 


As used in this Act, the term tuition fee shall refer to the cost 
fof instruction per unit of courses enrolled by a student, especially 
in a formal institution of learning. 
SEC. 5. Exemption from Miscellaneous fee -
all qualified 
household workers shall be exempted from the payment of 
Miscellaneous fees charged by the schools. 
SEC. 6. 
Availment -
The privilege under this Act may be 
availed in any government-owned educational institution. 
The benefits must be claimed at the time of enrollment by 
presenting an authentic certification signed by the employer stating 
that the enrollee renders household services to him/her. 
The 
concerned institution may be allowed to summon the employer for 
verification purposes. 
SEC. 7. 
Guidelines for Implementation - The Department of 
Labor and the Department of Education shall jOintly formulate 
guidelines for the availment of benefits under this Act. 
SEC. 8. 
Appropriations. -
The amount necessary for the 
effective implementation of this Act shall be charged to the 
appropriations of the government-owned educational institution 
concerned. The Department of Education may augment the funds 
necessary for the proper enforcement of this Act. 
SEC. 9. 
Repealing Clause. -
Any provision of law, decree, 
order, rule or regulations in conflict or inconsistent with provisions 
of this Act is hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 10. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect 15 days after 
publication in at least two (2) national newspaper of general 
circulation. 
Approved,