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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 577
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EXEMPTING DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO DIE OR BECOME
INCAPACITATED IN LINE OF DUTY FROM THE PAYMENT OF TUITION
AND MATRICULATION FEES IN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS,
UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
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WHEREAS,
the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, more than any other
body of government personnel, have been called upon to carry the
great share of the grave burden of suppressing the activities of
groups of men engaged in criminal conspiracy to seize state power in
the Philippines and of people causing widespread lawlessness,
disorder and wanton destruction of lives and property,
endangering the political and economic stability of the country;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines are
sacrificing at the risk of their lives and that of their families
in order to achieve the preservation of peace and
order; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the dependents of the members of the Armed Forces
of the Philippines equally share the burden of the sacrifices of these
military personnel by being left on their own resources most of
the time; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enhance and keep at a high level the
morale of this military personnel while engaged in the serious
and delicate task of safeguarding the security of the country and
additional task of social and economic development;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution
of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081 dated
September 21, 1972, do hereby decree and order that bona fide
dependents of members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to
include trainees and draftees who have died or are incapacitated and
those who shall die or may be incapacitated in line of duty shall
be exempt from the payment of tuition and matriculation fees in
public or in private schools, universities, colleges and other
educational institutions, in accordance with the following
provisions:cralaw:red
Section 1. Definition of terms. — For purposes of
this decree, the following terms are defined as shown: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
a. Dependents — The spouse and unmarried children
of married military personnel, and the parents or any one next
of kin of unmarried military personnel.
b. Military Personnel — Commissioned officers,
enlisted personnel, trainees and draftees who are in the active
service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
c. Grantee — The military dependent who is the
recipient of the benefit.
d. Benefit — Complete exemption from the payment
of tuition and matriculation fees in any public or private
school.
e. School Year — Total of two (2) semesters and one
(1) summer.
f. School Levels — Elementary, secondary, and
collegiate levels, excluding free school and postgraduate
courses. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
g. Tuition Fee — Fee collected by the school in
paying for the instruction.
h. Matriculation Fee — Fee collected by the school
in consideration for the acceptance and registration of student.
Section 2. Scope and Limitations. —chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
a. The benefit shall be extended to any one dependent
of military personnel in the active service who have died or were
incapacitated in line of duty since September 21, 1972 and those
who shall die and may be incapacitated in line of duty hereafter.
b. This benefit may be enjoyed for a maximum of ten
(10) school years.
c. This benefit is transferable to any of the
dependents of the military personnel, at the option of the next
of kin, provided it will not exceed ten (10) school
years. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d. This benefit is without prejudice to other
educational benefits previously being enjoyed by the military
personnel or his dependents.
Section 3. Prerequisites and Standards. —chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
a. Admission of grantees to any school shall be
in accordance with existing laws and the admission policies of
the school.
b. Except for grantees who are graduating from
any school level, or except for meritorious reasons,
grantees shall not be allowed to transfer from school where
they were enrolled prior to the grant of this benefit to another
school.
c. As long as the grantee satisfactorily passes the
course of instruction based on the approved standards of the
schools, he shall continue to enjoy the benefit. In case of
failure in any subject or in a school year, the benefit shall be
suspended and the grantee, at his option, may retake the subjects
failed, or repeat the entire school year, at his own expense.
d. The benefit shall be terminated in case the
grantee is expelled from the school, or is convicted by any court
for any crime involving moral turpitude.
Section 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. —chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
The Secretary of National Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of Education and Culture, shall promulgate the
necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of
this Decree. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 5. Penal Provisions. —chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Any person who shall knowingly shall make false
representations in connection with the application and/or
approval of the benefit shall be charged before a court martial,
military tribunal or civil court, as appropriate, and shall be
punished as the court martial, tribunal, or civil court
may direct.
Section 6. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect upon approval.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 11th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen
hundred and seventy-four.
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