FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
s.B.1255 
Introduced by Senator Manny Villar 
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In this age of globalization, science and technology (S&T) have undeniably 
become the most significant tool .in economic growth and source of competitive 
advantage. The past years, the Philippines has been silently reaping laurels in science 
and technology. In 2006, for example, in the World Robotics Olympiad in Nanning, 
China, the country's representatives Kim Marco Perez, Dann Joseph Garcia, and 
Francisco Gabriel Nunez of the First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities 
bagged the Gold Medal in the Open Category with their theme "Humanoids". Equally 
outstanding are the Winning feats of Filipino students in the Intel International Science 
and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2006. 
This bill is submitted with the foremost consideration of supporting modern 
education through the integration' of robotics application in secondary science 
curriculum. It accelerates the pace' of teaching physics and other science subjects. 
Under the bill, robots, as may be applicable, shall be utilized as technology tools that 
will allow students to perform experimental applications in designing, building and 
testing gadgets for instructional purposes. They shall be utilized by teachers as 
complementing their efforts. 
Initially, all campuses of the Philippine Science High School and selected science 
high schools under the Department of Education shall be introduced the knowledge of 
robotics application. Teacher training that includes but not limited to software 
programming; robot assembly; integration of robotic concepts on energy, light and 
optics, electronics and magnetism,' force, power, work and motion, shall be robustly 
conducted. 
The author is not a believer that science is and will be fatally trumped by politics 
at every turn. The author, in fact, subscribes that S&T are what the country needs to 
survive the modern world. And hence, early enactment of this legislation is honestly 
sought. 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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) 
) 
SENATE 
. s.8.1255 
Introduced by Senator Manny Villar 
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INTEGRATING ROBOTIC~ APPLICATION IN THE TEACHING OF 
SECONDARY SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES, 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted bv the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. The use of modern technology through robotics application is 
hereby promoted as part of the Philippine science educational curriculum. Robotics 
application shall be integrated in the teaching of physics and other science subjects, 
concepts, theories and principles. Robots, as may be applicable, shall be utilized as 
technology tools that will allow students to perform experimental applications in 
designing, building and testing gadgets for instructional purposes. 
Initially, all campuses of the Philippine Science High School and selected science 
high schools under the Department of Education shall be introduced the knowledge of 
robotics application. Teacher training that includes but not limited to software 
programming; robot assembly; integration of robotic concepts on energy, light and 
optics, electronics and magnetism, force, power, work and motion, shall be conducted. 
SEC. 2. The sum of One Hundred Million Pesos (Php 100,000,000.00) is hereby 
appropriated to support the initial implementation of this Act which shall include the 
designing of the course on robotics application, teacher training, development of tools 
and instructional materials and other concepts on robotics. 
SEC. 3. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in coordination with 
the Department of Education (DepEd) and in consultation with all relevant sectors 
engaged in education shall issue the necessary implementing rules and regulations of 
this Act. 
SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication 
in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,