EDUCATION/YOUTH
  • Title/Date Filed: House Bill No. 620
    An Act providing for a Magna Carta of Students
    (Filed July 04, 2002)
    Status: No schedule yet
    Main Features:
    - This bill aims to further promote student rights and welfare and enhance their potentials towards social change and development
    -     This bill guarantees the students' right to be represented in policy-making bodies of the school, to govern its own activities, to discipline its own rank, be accorded due process in disciplinary proceedings, to have adequate academic facilities and decent accommodation, to student employment, in addition to the basic constitutional rights of students

  • Title/Date Filed: House Bill No. 694
    An Act Providing For The Fair And Equitable Allocation Of The Department And Education, Culture And Sports Items For Teaching And Non-Teaching Positions
    (Filed July 05, 2002)
    Status: After 1st hearing on Oct. 10, 2nd hearing is yet to be scheduled pending comments from Rep. Teves
    Main Features:
    -     Also cited as the "Expanded Fair and Equitable Access to Education Act"
    - Provides equitable allocation of the DECS with regard to budget for capital outlay for teaching and non-teaching positions

  • Title/Date Filed: House Bill No. 852
    An Act Granting Benefits To College And Post Graduate Students, And For Other Purposes
    (Filed July 09, 2001)
    Status: Under Committee Consideration
    Main Features:
    - In recognition of the role of the youth in nation-building and the depressed economy of the country, this bill provides benefits to college and post-graduate students such as, but not limited to, initial bank deposits, discounts in transportation, fare, textbooks and other school supplies, medical and dental services, and admission fees in theaters, art galleries and museums

  • Title/Date Filed: House Bill No. 851
    An Act Authorizing The Release Of Funds Directly To The Sangguniang Kabataan, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known As The Local Government Code Of 1991
    (Filed July 09, 2001)
    Status: For Committee consideration
    Main Features:
    - This bills provides for the direct release to the SK Treasurer of the share of the Sangguniang Kabataan in the general fund of the barangay concerned to empower the youth to implement projects and activities that would build their character, mold them into responsible citizens and enhance their skills

  • Title/Date Filed: House Bill No. 622
    An Act Instituting A Comprehensive "Kaunlaran Ng Kabataan At Mamayan Development Program To Promote The Physical, Intellectual, And Social Well-Being Of Young People And Appropriating Funds Therefore
    (Filed July 04, 2001)
    Status: Approved by the Committee, referred to Committees on Appropriation and Ways and Means
    Main Features:
    - The "Kaunlaran ng Kabataan at Mamayan Development Program" to encourage involvement of the youth in all projects, development programs and activities to enhance full potential of the youth in nation-building
    - Said development program shall include sports development, scholarship, livelihood training and cooperative programs

  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 330
    Resolution requiring the commission on higher education, national economic development authority, social development service, department of science and technology, department of labor and employment to explain in aid of legislation, the medium term higher education development and investment plan and to clarify its implementation to the house of representatives
    (Filed December 7, 2001)
    Status: 1st committee meeting Mar. 6, 2002



  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 616
    Resolution Urging the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry, in Aid of Legislation, Into the Tuition Fee Increases and the Reported Extensive collection of Exorbitant Miscellaneous Fees by Private Schools, with the End View of Recommending Policy Measures to Prevent Such Irregular and Unfair Practices
    (Filed June 11, 2002)
    Status:     Committee Report 662
    Main Features:
    - Inquiry into the tuition fee increases and reported extensive collection of other exorbitant fees by private schools despite Supreme Court's ruling that although tuition fees have been deregulated, the government has reserved regulatory powers to review and disapprove tuition fee increases under certain circumstance

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