Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.,  
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY “HORI” G. 
HORIBATA AND HON. NICOLAS “NICK” C. ENCISO VIII 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The challenge of providing safe spaces for learning in campuses remain with the 
resumption of face to face classes after two years of distance learning due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic. This proposed measure seeks to contribute to our constitutional 
mandate to protect our youth. 
It is the intention of this bill to ensure safety and security in higher education institutions 
and technical vocational institutions in the country through the establishment of a 
Crime Prevention Committee (CPC). The CPC, as the bill proposes, is mandated to 
formulate policies and programs against theft, robbery, rape, and other forms of 
violence within and outside campuses and school premises and conduct seminars on 
crime and drug prevention and control. 
Further, the bill proposes to create a Crime Prevention Strategy that shall be produced 
by the CPC and reviewed and approved by the Commission on Higher Education and 
the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority to help prevent criminal 
activities on and off-campus. 
The approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
 MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE 
TSUYOSHI ANTHONY “HORI” G. HORIBATA 
NICOLAS “NICK” ENCISO VIII 
September 13, 2022
8:00 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. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.,  
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY “HORI” G. 
HORIBATA AND HON. NICOLAS “NICK” C. ENCISO VIII 
AN ACT  
MANDATING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND TECHNICAL-
VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF 
THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY FROM INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL THREATS, 
THEREBY CREATING A CRIME PREVENTION COMMITTEE FOR THIS 
PURPOSE 
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 Campus Safety and 
Security Act”. 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policies. – It is the responsibility of the State under the 
Constitution to promote and protect the physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and 
social well-being of the youth. The State shall ensure the safety and security of the 
academic community, majority of whom are students, in all institutions of higher and 
technical education in the country. 
SECTION 3. Scope. – This Act shall apply to all higher education institutions (HEIs) 
and Technical-Vocational Institutions (TVIs).  
SECTION 4. Safety and Security Services. – All HEIs and TVIs shall endeavor to 
deliver adequate safety and security services to students, which include the provision 
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of safe and secure environment and the conduct of programs and activities that 
promote safety and security from both internal and external threats. 
 
For this purpose, the following shall be provided by HEIs and TVIs: 
 
A. A safe, accessible and secure environment, buildings and facilities that shall 
comply with government standards. Licensed and competent security 
personnel shall ensure the safety and security of the students, faculty, non-
teaching personnel and other members of the academic community and their 
belongings; and 
B. An established mechanism for students to help in crime prevention, safety and 
security of the concerned HEI and TVI. 
 
SECTION 5. Creation of a Crime Prevention Committee. – A Crime Prevention 
Committee (CPC) shall be established in every HEI and TVI to formulate policies and 
strategies that shall help protect the academic community from both internal and 
external threats to their safety and security, such as theft, robbery, rape, and other 
forms of violence within and outside the area where the HEI or TVI is located. The 
composition of the CPC shall be determined by the respective governing boards of the 
HEIs and TVIs. 
 
SECTION 6. Duties and Responsibilities of the CPC. – The CPC shall have the 
following duties and responsibilities: 
 
A. To formulate, in consultation with the school head, the chief of police where the 
college or university is located, the punong barangay, and other security 
specialists as they deem fit, a Crime Prevent Strategy. Such Crime Prevention 
Strategy shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: 
a. A statement of current campus policies regarding procedures and 
facilities to be used by students and others to report criminal actions or 
other emergencies occurring on campus and those concerning the 
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b. A statement of current policies concerning security and access to 
campus 
facilities, 
including 
campus 
residences, 
and 
security 
considerations used in the maintenance of campus facilities; 
c. A statement of current policies concerning campus law enforcement 
including, but not limited to: 
i. The enforcement authority of security personnel, including their 
working relationship with national and local police agencies; and 
ii. Policies which encourage accurate and prompt reporting of all 
crimes to the campus police and the appropriate police agencies. 
d. A description of the type and frequency of programs designed to inform 
students and employees about campus security procedures and 
practices and to encourage students and employees to be responsible 
for their own security and the security of others; 
e. A description of programs designed to inform students and employees 
about the prevention of crimes; 
f. A statement of policy concerning the monitoring and recording through 
local police agencies of criminal activities committed by off-campus 
student organizations which are recognized by the institution and which 
count, among its members, the students attending the institution, 
including those student organizations with off-campus housing facilities; 
and 
g. A statement of policy regarding the possession, use and sale of alcoholic 
beverages and the enforcement of laws against underage drinking; a 
statement of policy against the possession, use and sale of illegal drugs; 
the enforcement of drug laws; and a description of any drug or alcohol 
abuse education programs. 
B. To formulate crime prevention programs for the implementation of the CPC; 
C. To coordinate with college/school principals or deans, as the case may be, in 
the maintenance of peace and order within the school/college/university 
premises; 
D. To recommend to the school/college/university the conduct of seminars or 
training on crime and drug prevention and control in coordination with the 
National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) regional office, local police station 
or the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) – 911; 


 
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E. To conduct intensive information drive on the Crime Prevention Strategy which 
includes semestral distribution of copies and orientation thereon; and 
F. To submit to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) or to the Technical 
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), through their respective 
regional offices, the composition of the CPC and the Crime Prevention Strategy, 
as well as its program of activities and projects for the academic year two (2) 
months after the closing of enrolment in the first semester and the 
accomplishment report within two (2) months after finishing the second 
semester or trimester of the academic year. 
 
SECTION 7. Approval and Review of the Crime Prevention Strategy. – The Crime 
Prevention Strategy, after approval of the Board of Trustees/Regents, shall be 
submitted to the CHED or TESDA and shall be subject to its review. If found 
unsatisfactory by the CHED or TESDA, taking into consideration the circumstances of 
each college or university, it shall be returned to the Board for appropriate action: 
Provided, That pending its review, the plan shall implemented by the college or 
university concerned. The Crime Prevention Strategy shall be subject to review or 
reassessment annually by the Board or as often as required by circumstances. 
 
SECTION 8. Duties of the CHED Regional Offices and the TESDA Regional 
Offices. – The CHED Regional Offices and the TESDA Regional Offices shall 
coordinate, supervise and monitor the implementation of the Crime Prevention 
Strategy, as approved, and projects of CPCs, jointly with the NAPOLCOM in the 
region. The CHED and the TESDA shall consolidate regional report for submission to 
the Office of the CHED Chairperson and the Office of the TESDA Director-General, 
respectively. 
 
SECTION 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within ninety (90) days upon 
the effectivity of this Act, the CHED and the TESDA, in coordination with the 
Department of Education (DepEd), the Philippine Association of State Universities and 
Colleges (PASUC), the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations 
(COCOPEA), and the Association of Local Colleges and Universities (ALCU), shall 
issue the necessary rules and regulation for the effective implementation of this Act. 
 


 
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In the rules and regulations to be implemented pursuant to this Act, the Chairperson 
of the CHED and the Director-General of the TESDA shall jointly prescribe the 
appropriate administrative sanctions on HEIs and TVIs that fail to comply with the 
requirements under this Act. 
 
SECTION 10. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other 
provisions hereof. 
 
SECTION 11. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders and rules and 
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby 
repealed or modified accordingly. 
 
SECTION 12. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved,