Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. GUS S. TAMBUNTING 
AN ACT 
INSTILLING AND STRENGTHENING THE SENSE OF PATRIOTISM AND NATIONALISM 
AMONG THE YOUTH THROUGH THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDAMENTAL AND SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS IN THE BASIC 
EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL 
INSTITUTIONS 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article II, Section 13 of the 1987 Constitution provides that: “The State recognizes the vital role 
of the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, 
intellectual, and social well-being.” It likewise provides that the State “shall inculcate in the youth 
patriotism and nationalism, and encourage their involvement in public and civic affairs.” 
Consistent with this constitutional provision, this measure proposes to introduce programs that 
shall instill and strengthen the sense of patriotism, nationalism, and Bayanihan in the basic 
education curriculum of all public and private educational institutions. This measure shall establish 
a fundamental program for students from grades 1 to 12 which shall consist of the following 
program components: physical fitness, arts, and cultural heritage, community outreach, basic 
disaster risk reduction, and management, and basic security. A more specialized program shall 
also be established which students in senior high school (grades 11 and 12) can take instead of 
the fundamental program. The specialized program shall consist of the following program 
components: internal security and peace and order, dedicated risk reduction and management, 
advanced security, and career development. Ultimately, this measure aims to equip the youth 
with the necessary knowledge and skills for them to be productive and involved citizens with a 
greater sense of community. 
On behalf of the people of Parañaque City’s Second District, and for the common good of the 
Filipino people, the approval of the said measure is earnestly sought. 
REP. GUS S. TAMBUNTING 
2nd District, Parañaque City 
September 15, 2022
11:06 am
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. GUSTAVO S. TAMBUNTING 
AN ACT 
INSTILLING AND STRENGTHENING THE SENSE OF PATRIOTISM AND NATIONALISM 
AMONG THE YOUTH THROUGH THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDAMENTAL AND SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS IN THE BASIC 
EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL 
INSTITUTIONS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Youth Patriotism and Bayanihan Act.” 
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. – The State recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-
building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-
being. 
Towards this end, it shall inculcate moral values, discipline, patriotism, nationalism, and a strong 
sense of Bayanihan in the youth and encourage their involvement in socio-civic affairs. 
Sec. 3. Establishment of the Fundamental Program. – There is hereby established a 
Fundamental Program, which shall form part of the curricula of basic education in all public and 
private educational institutions. The Fundamental Program aims to instill moral values, discipline, 
patriotism, nationalism, and a strong sense of Bayanihan among all students from Grades 1 to 
12, through the following service components: 
a) Physical Fitness Program – designed to instill and develop discipline and an active and
healthy lifestyle among the students in the community;
b) Arts and Cultural Heritage Program – designed to develop the skills of students in different
types of arts and to expose them to the country's rich culture and heritage for them to be
agents of its promotion and preservation;
c) Community Outreach Program – designed to provide services to the most vulnerable
members of society and improve the lives of the people in the community, especially in
health and education;
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d) Basic Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Program – designed to train students to 
identify, assess, and reduce the impact caused by natural hazards and other related 
disasters; and 
e) Basic Security Program - designed to introduce to the students the concept of soft security, 
as defined in Section 4, to address and respond to threats to the economy, health, and 
other factors that affect the sustainability of a nation, as well as to ensure individual and 
community security. 
 
Sec. 4. Establishment of the Specialized Program. – In Senior High School, students shall 
have the option to take a Specialized Program, instead of the Fundamental Program. The 
Specialized Program shall be offered to students in Grades 11 and 12 in all public and private 
educational institutions and shall provide advanced and dedicated training to develop the skills of 
the students in security, survival, and public service. The Specialized Program shall teach and 
strengthen the moral values, discipline, patriotism, nationalism, and sense of Bayanihan of the 
students through the following program components: 
 
a) Internal Security and Peace and Order Program – designed to develop discipline and the 
skills of students in self-defense, physical training, peacekeeping, mediation, and other 
strategies that will protect and ensure the safety of the community; 
b) Dedicated Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Program – designed to train students 
on disaster response operations, develop skills for rescue and relief operations, as well as 
integrate capacity-building activities centered on risk-related situations for students to be 
proactive in lessening the socio-economic and environmental impacts of disasters; 
c) Advanced Security Program – designed to create a deeper understanding among students 
on soft and hard security issues to enable them to discuss and analyze the issues, with a 
conflict-preventive dimension, to respond to threats to the security of the State; and 
d) Career Development Program – designed to further hone and develop the knowledge and 
skills of students who are interested to pursue a career in the military in the fields of 
engineering, administration, science, agriculture, energy, information technology, legal, 
medical, and other similar tracks to eventually prepare them for their respective fields in 
the future. 
 
Provided, That participation in the Specialized Program under this Section shall be credited to a 
corresponding training program at the tertiary level.  
 
Provided Further, That for purposes of this Act, soft security shall pertain to the ability to respond 
to threats to a nation's sustainability through the efficient management of resources and delivery 
of service in the communities throughout the nation, while hard security pertains to the ability to 
respond to security threats to a nation through the use of military force.  
 
Sec. 5. Coverage. – The conduct of the Fundamental Program shall apply to all students, male 
and female, in Grades 1 to 12 in all public and private educational institutions: Provided, That 
students who are undergoing similar programs such as but not limited to, student council officers, 
student-athletes, boy scouts, girl scouts, and other students as may be determined by the school 
authorities, may credit their respective training instead of the Fundamental Program, subject to 
the approval of the respective school authorities; Provided, Further; That completion of the 
Fundamental Program or Specialized Program is a requisite for graduation to tertiary education.  
 


Sec. 6. Management of Program Components. – The Department of Education (DepED) 
shall formulate the guidelines for the development of age-appropriate Fundamental Program and 
Specialized Program: Provided, That the school authorities shall exercise academic and 
administrative supervision over the design, adoption, duration, and implementation of the 
different service components: Provided Further, That the DepEd shall oversee and monitor the 
implementation of the Fundamental Program and Specialized Program to determine if the training 
are being conducted in consonance with the objectives of this Act.  
 
Sec. 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The DepEd, in consultation with the 
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), National Disaster Risk Reduction and 
Management Council (NDRRMC), National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Philippine 
Sports Commission (PSC), and the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations of the 
Philippines (COCOPEA) shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective 
implementation of this Act within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of the same.  
 
Sec. 8. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or 
otherwise invalid, the validity of the other provisions shall not be affected thereby.  
 
Sec. 9. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, orders, rules, and regulations or parts thereof 
inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.  
 
Sec. 10. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days from its publication in 
the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,