REPUBLIC ACT NO.

5546

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5546 - AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND REPUBLIC ACT

NUMBERED FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIX ENTITLED "AN ACT
PROHIBITING THE COLLECTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SCHOOL
CHILDREN OF PUBLIC PRIMARY, INTERMEDIATE AND HIGH SCHOOLS"

Section 1. Section 1 of Republic Act Numbered Four thousand two hundred six is
hereby further amended to read as follows:

"Section 1. The sale of tickets and/or the collection of contributions in any form
whatsoever, by any person for any project or purpose, whether voluntary or otherwise,
from school children, students and teachers of public and private schools, colleges and
universities is hereby prohibited: Provided, however, That this prohibition shall not cover
membership fees of school children and students in the Red Cross, the girl scouts of the
Philippines and the boy scouts of the Philippines: Provided, finally, That this prohibition
shall not cover the contributions of parents and other donors for the support of barrio
high schools."

Sec. 2. Sec. 2 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 2. Any educational institution or person who violate the provisions of this Act shall
be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand pesos but not more than five
thousand pesos or imprisonment for not more than one month or both in the discretion
of the court. If the violation is committed by a private educational institution, the
Secretary of Education, at his discretion, shall, in addition to the above penalty,
suspend, revoke or otherwise cancel the authority to operate such educational
institution."

Sec. 3. The title of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

"AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF TICKETS AND/OR THE COLLECTION OF

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR WHATEVER PROJECT OR PURPOSE FROM STUDENTS
AND TEACHERS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES".

Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 21, 1969.

DO 12, S. 2002 – PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION DURING ENROLMENT IN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

April 17, 2002

DO 12, s. 2002
Prohibition on Collection During Enrolment in Public Schools
To: Undersecretaries/Assistant Secretaries
Bureau/Service/Center Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division/City Superintendents

The following policies on enrolment in public schools shall be strictly enforced:

1. Absolutely no school fees or contributions shall be collected during enrollment.
2. The period of collection and guidelines for collection of voluntary contributions
authorized in previous school years such as Boy Scouts, Philippine National Red Cross,
Anti-TB Fund, school publication fees and PTCAs fees shall be set later through
separate DepEd issuances.
3. Any violation of this Order by any school official or teacher will be dealt with
administratively.

For immediate and strict implementation.

RAUL S. ROCO
Secretary

Reference:
DECS Order No. 37, s. 2000
Allotment: 1—(D O. 50-97)

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects:

ADMISSION or ENROLLMENT FEES SCHOOLS

Prohibited Act means any of the following:

 to directly or indirectly offer, promise or give any person working for or engaged
by a Contracting Authority or any other public body a financial or other advantage
to: induce that person to perform improperly a relevant function or activity;
 or reward that person for improper performance of a relevant function or activity;
to directly or indirectly request, agree to receive or accept any financial or other
advantage as an inducement or a reward for improper performance of a relevant
function or activity in connection with this Agreement;
 committing any offence: under the Bribery Act 2010 (or any legislation repealed
or revoked by such Act); or under legislation or common law concerning
fraudulent acts; or defrauding, attempting to defraud or conspiring to defraud a
Contracting Authority or other public body; or any activity, practice or conduct
which would constitute one of the offences listed under (c) above if such activity,
practice or conduct had been carried out in the UK.