Source: Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. FB
Revilla lauds enactment of anti-no permit, no exam law
SEN. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. lauded the enactment of Republic Act No. 11984 which will allow students to take school examinations despite having unsettled financial obligations.
Under the law, disadvantaged students with unpaid tuition and other school fees will now be allowed to take examinations.
In the “Anti-No Permit, No Exam Act,” all private and public educational institutions are required to accommodate disadvantaged students to take the periodic and final examinations regardless of financial standings.
This covers basic education institutions (K to 12), higher education institutions, and technical-vocational institutions.
Revilla said that this newly enacted measure will tilt the scales in favor of the youth whose dreams should not be hampered by mere lack of financial means.
“Hindi patas ang mundo,kaya nasa kamay nating mga mambabatas na gawing pantay ang laban ng buhay para sa lahat, lalo na sa mga hikahos at salat sa buhay.
Ang alay natin sa kanila ang kayamanang hindi kailanman mananakaw: ang edukasyon,” he remarked.
Revilla said the law will open more doors for our student dreamers who rely on education to go farther in life. According to him, the dreams of financially-challenged students should not be put on hold.
He added that their lack of financial means should even be supplanted with opportunities which the State must afford to them. “Salat man ang kanilang bulsa, hindi naman magiging salat ang kanilang kaalaman.
Let us continue to advocate for the Filipino youth so that they may reach greater heights,” Revilla said.
The new law requires the social welfare development officers in the municipality, city, or province, or the regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development to issue the necessary certificate on the disadvantaged status of the students due to calamities, emergencies, force majeure and other good or justifiable reasons.
All covered educational institutions not complying with the provision of the law shall be subject to administrative sanctions that may be imposed by the Department of Education, the Commission on Higher Education, or the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority.
