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FREE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS ACT
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September 14, 2023
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Committee Report No.
122
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Entitled: AN ACT MANDATING PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO WAIVE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FEES AND CHARGES OF CERTAIN STUDENTS QUALIFIED TO APPLY FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 19TH CONGRESS ] [ 2023 ] 9/14/2023 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committees on HIGHER, TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION and BASIC EDUCATION with Senators RAMON BONG REVILLA JR., MARK A. VILLAR, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RAFFY T. TULFO, FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO and WIN GATCHALIAN as authors per Committee Report No. 122, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 1407, 1672, 1679, 1708, and 2079, taking into consideration HBN-5001; 9/18/2023 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 9/18/2023 Sponsor: Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO; 9/20/2023 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 9/20/2023 Sponsorship speech delivered by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO; 9/20/2023 Co-sponsorship speech of Senators JOEL VILLANUEVA, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RAMON BONG REVILLA JR. and JINGGOY E. ESTRADA; 9/20/2023 Manifestation of Senator JOEL VILLANUEVA that he and Senators RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA and ROBINHOOD C. PADILLA be made co-authors; 9/20/2023 Manifestation of Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA that she be made co-author;