SB 309

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 9, 2025

Government Assistance to Private Basic Education Act

An Act Providing for Government Assistance to Private Basic Education, Further Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 6728, Otherwise Known as the

In plain language

The bill would give Filipino children vouchers to help pay for private K‑12 schools, set up an online system for choosing schools, create a new bureau to oversee private schools, and provide extra funds for teachers and school facilities.

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Author · Senator

Loren B. LegardaReceipts →

Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

SB 1895· Filed Feb 23, 2026
Private Basic Education Vouchers Act
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Raffy T. Tulfo
HB 3527· Filed Aug 12, 2025
An Act Institutionalizing a Unified and Learner-Centered Voucher System for Basic Education to Rationalize Government Subsidies to Learners and Teachers in Private Education and Strengthen Complementarity Between Public and Private Educational Institutions, and for Other Purposes
Substituted by HB04744Rep. Ricardo Jr. S. Cruz
SB 1073· Filed Aug 6, 2025
Private Basic Education Vouchers Assistance Act
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada
HB 5149· Filed Oct 6, 2025
An Act Establishing the Private Basic Education Voucher Program, Providing for the Creation of the Bureau of Private Education, and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Repealing for the Purpose Sections 2, 3, 4(2), 4(3), 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, and 15 of Republic Act No. 8545, Otherwise Known as the �expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Act�, Which Amended Republic Act No. 6728, Otherwise Known as the �government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Act�
Pending with the Committee on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2025-10-08Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez
HB 4296· Filed Sep 2, 2025
An Act Institutionalizing a Unified and Learner-Centered Voucher System for Basic Education to Rationalize Government Subsidies to Learners and Teachers in Private Education and Strengthen Complementarity Between Public and Private Educational Institutions, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2025-09-08Rep. Jorge Daniel S. Bocobo

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SBN-309 · Sources: BatasWatch