House Bill No. 4701, 13th Congress of the Republic

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04701
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE USE OF ENGLISH AS THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IN PHILIPPINE SCHOOLS
SHORT TITLE : "English as the Medium of Instruction Act."
ABSTRACT : "English as the Medium of Instruction Act". The bill mandates the use of English as the medium of instruction in all subjects taught in the elementary and secondary levels except in preschool and until Grade I where, aside from English, the regional or native tongue may be used. It also provides for the use of English as the medium of instruction in all subjects in the tertiary level and technical or vocational courses except in Pilipino taught as a subject.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ALIPIO "TIKBONG" V. BADELLES
DATE FILED : 2005-09-14
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Del Mar	2. Gullas
3. Villafuerte	4. Reyes
5. Villar
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Codilla (019 )	2. Marcoleta (015 )
3. Bacani (027 )
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01028
SUBMITTED ON 2005-09-14
SUBMITTED BY: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE, HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00676, HB02846, HB02894, HB03203
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2005-09-26
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2005-09-26
DATE CALENDARED : 2005-11-21
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 2006-08-30
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2006-08-30
REMARKS : On Aug. 30, 2006, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks and considered the consolidated version of the Bill as an amendment by substitution.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2006-09-11
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-09-19
HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:132 NAYS:7 ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2006-09-26
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2006-09-26
REMARKS :

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Entitled:

AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN AND ENHANCE THE USE OF ENGLISH AS THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IN PHILIPPINE SCHOOLS

[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2006 ]

9/26/2006 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives ALIPIO "TIKBONG" V. BADELLES, RAUL V. DEL MAR, EDUARDO R. GULLAS, LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, EDMUNDO O. REYES JR., ET. AL., as authors;

9/26/2006 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE;

"English as the Medium of Instruction Act". The bill mandates the use of English as the medium of instruction in all subjects taught in the elementary and secondary levels except in preschool and until Grade I where, aside from English, the regional or native tongue may be used. It also provides for the use of English as the medium of instruction in all subjects in the tertiary level and technical or vocational courses except in Pilipino taught as a subject.'

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Entitled:
AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN AND ENHANCE THE USE OF ENGLISH AS THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IN PHILIPPINE SCHOOLS
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2006 ]
9/26/2006	Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives ALIPIO "TIKBONG" V. BADELLES, RAUL V. DEL MAR, EDUARDO R. GULLAS, LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, EDMUNDO O. REYES JR., ET. AL., as authors;
9/26/2006	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE;