Title
Prohibits school contributions except specified cases
Law
Republic Act No. 5546
Decision Date
Jun 21, 1969
An amendment to Republic Act No. 4206 prohibits the collection of contributions from school children, students, and teachers, with exceptions for certain organizations and donations, and outlines penalties for violations, including fines and potential suspension or revocation of operating authority for private educational institutions.

Prohibited ticket sales and contributions

  • Section 1 prohibits the sale of tickets and/or the collection of contributions in any form whatsoever for any project or purpose.
  • Section 1 extends the prohibition to collections made by any person, whether voluntary or otherwise.
  • Section 1 applies to collections taken from school children, students and teachers of public and private schools, colleges and universities.
  • Section 1 requires compliance by prohibiting contributions collected from the covered groups for projects or purposes.

Express exceptions to the prohibition

  • Section 1 allows membership fees of school children and students in the Red Cross.
  • Section 1 allows membership fees of school children and students in the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.
  • Section 1 allows membership fees of school children and students in the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.
  • Section 1 permits contributions of parents and other donors for the support of barrio high schools.

Penalties for violating the Act

  • Section 2 provides that any educational institution or person who violates Republic Act No. 5546 is punished by a fine not less than PHP 1,000 but not more than PHP 1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one month, or both, at the discretion of the court.
  • Section 2 imposes additional administrative consequences when the violation is committed by a private educational institution.
  • Section 2 authorizes the Secretary of Education, at discretion, to suspend, revoke, or otherwise cancel the authority to operate a violating private educational institution.

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