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President Marcos has signed into law Republic Act No. 11984 or the “No Permit, No Exam Prohibition Act” that mandates all public and private schools to allow disadvantaged students with unsettled tuition and other school fees to take their periodic and final examinations without requiring permits.
Educational institutions may allow the student to take his examinationand release their relevant records and credentials per their policies,as well as rules and regulations.However, the schools are authorized to require the submission of a promissory note, withhold records and credentials of students, and exercise other legal and administrative remedies for the collection of fees.
The law will take effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper, or general circulation.
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