SEN. Rafael Raffy Tulfo made an issue about the collection of contributions for the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) during the plenary debates in the Senate for the budget of the Department of Education (DepEd). He argued that this violates a 1969 law, namely Republic Act (RA) 5546, or An Act Prohibiting the Collection of Contributions from School Children of Public Primary, Intermediate and High Schools. He cited Section 1 of the law which stated that, The sale of tickets and/or the collection of contributions in any form whatsoever, by any person for any project or purpose, whether voluntary or otherwise, from school children, students and teachers of public and private schools, colleges and universities is hereby prohibited: Provided, however, That this prohibition shall not cover membership fees of school children and students in the Red Cross, the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and the Boy Scouts of the Philippines: Provided, finally, That this prohibition shall not cover t