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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
F irst R eg u lar Session )
16 JUL 20 P5:19
SENATE
S.B. No. 7 2 2
Introduced by S E N A TO R C Y N TH IA A . V IL L A R
AN ACT
PEN ALIZIN G TH E IM PO SITION O F A NO PERM IT, NO E XAM P O LIC Y O R A N Y
SUCH PO LICY T H A T PR O H IBITS STU D ENTS O F PO ST-SECO ND AR Y A N D
HIGHER ED UC ATIO N FROM TA K IN G TH EIR M IDTERM OR FINAL
EXAM IN ATIO N O R O TH E R S IM ILA R A S S E S S M E N TS DUE T O UNPAID TUITION
A N D O TH E R S C H O O L FEES
E X P LA N A TO R Y NOTE
To m ost Filipino parents, education is the m ost precious inheritance they can
pass on to th e ir children. Even to the poorest o f fam ilies, they consider it im perative
to send their children to school, and this com es w ith hope that the educated children
can help in im proving their quality o f life to a level that is com fortable. In the
Philippine setting, it is not peculiar th a t fam ilies m ortgage a piece o f their land or
homes, and even sell a few o f th e ir possessions in o rd er th a t their children could
pursue college or tertiary education. In short, it is typical fo r Filipino parents to
sacrifice so much so that their children could get education.
Not too long ago, in 2013, w e w ere quite distressed w hen w e heard the news
about a prom ising student in a prem ier state university w ho allegedly com m itted
suicide because she w as not allow ed to take her college exam ination due to her
inability to pay the school fees. T o my mind, this could have been avoided, if only
w e have in place a more considerate policy tow ards students undergoing financial
difficulties.