FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
) 
SENATE 
S. No. 965 
Introduced by Senator Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article 2, Section 13 of the 1987 Constitution provides, to wit: 
"Sec. 13. 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 shall inculcate in the 
youth patriotism and nationalism, and encourage their involvement 
in public and civic affairs." 
Gifted and talented students give evidence of high performance capability in 
specific academic fields, or in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership 
capacity, and require services or activities not ordinarily provided by a school in order to 
fully develop such capabilities. Their high potentials for excellence can be the sources 
of bright and new ideas on how to make things around us work beUer. These children, 
therefore, should be given special education and training to enable them to maximize 
their knowledge and skills. 
Many of these gifted students have been historically under represented in gifted 
education programs. 
Because gifted and talented students generally are more 
advanced academically, they are able to learn more quickly and study in more depth 
and complexity than others their age. 
If the country is to compete successfully in the global economy, it is important 
that more students achieve to higher levels of training, and that highly capable students 
receive an education that prepares them to perform the most highly innovative and 
creative work necessary in today's workplace. 
In the light of the State's recognition of the vital role of the youth in nation 
building, this proposed measure seeks to provide appropriate programs for these 
children. It aims to cater even those who belong to the lower economic classes in our 
society. Recognizing their advanced and higher intellectual, creative, artistiC, or 
leadership capacity, this bill seeks to mold these children so they can be at par with 
their counterparts in the global competition. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is earnest! 
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M. LAPIP~. 
Senator 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
) 
SENATE 
S. No. 965 
Introduced by Senator Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid 
AN ACT 
PROVING INDIGENT BUT GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS THE 
HOLISTIC OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES, AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. 
Short Title. -
This Act shall be known as the "Gifted and 
Talented Students Education Act of 2010." 
SEC. 2. 
Purpose. -
The purpose of this Act is to provide grants to public 
schools to support programs, classes, and other services designed to meet the needs of 
indigent but gifted and talented students in elementary and secondary schools. 
SEC. 3. 
Program Authorization and Activities. -
The Secretary of the 
Department of Education (DepEd) is hereby authorized to provide grants to each DepEd 
Regional Office for use by public schools to develop or expand gifted and talented 
education programs through one or more of the following activities: 
1) 
Professional Development Programs. - The government may use funds 
to develop and implement programs to address local need for in-service training 
programs for general educators, specialists in gifted and talented education, 
administrators, school cQunselors, or other personnel at the elementary and secondary 
levels. 
2) 
Technical Assistance. -
The government may make materials and 
services available through regional education service centers, universities, colleges, or 
other entities. 
3) 
Innovative Programs and Services. -
The government may provide 
funds to formulate challenging, high-level course work to individual students or groups 
of students in schools and school districts that do not have the resources to otherwise 
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provide the course through new and emerging technologies, including distance learning 
education modules. Funds may be used to develop curriculum packages, compensate 
distance-learning educators, or for other relevant purposes, but may be used for the 
purchase or upgrading of technological hardware. 
SEC. 4. 
State Infrastructure Costs. - Not more than ten percent (1 0%) of 
the total amount received under this Act my be used for DepEd administrative costs, 
such as facilitating the coordination of gifted and talented education programs and 
services, disseminating information and materials to teachers and parents, creating 
national or regional, as the case may be, gifted education advisory boards, and 
administering funds received under this Act. 
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SEC, 5. 
Application. -
(A) 
In General - To be eligible to receive a grant award under this Act, each 
DepEd Regional Office shall submit an application to the DepEd Secretary at such time 
and in such form and manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
(B) 
Contents - The application shall include assurance of the following: 
1) 
That the funds received under this Act shall be used exclusively to support 
gifted and talented students in public schools, including students from all 
economic and ethnic backgrounds, gifted students with disabilities and 
highly gifted students; 
2) 
That not less than ninety percent (90%) of the funds received by the 
DepEd Regional Office will be distributed to public schools within the 
regions; and 
3) 
That the funds received under this Act shall be used only to supplement, 
but not supplant, the amount of funds for the specialized education and 
related services provided for the education of gifted and talented students. 
4) 
That the DepEd shall develop and implement program assessment and 
monitoring models to monitor the effective implementation of this Act. 
(C) 
Approval - To the extent that funds are made available for this Act, the 
Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd) shall approve an application of an 
educational agency, if such application meets the requirements of this section. 
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SEC. 6. 
Appropriation. -
The amount necessary to carry out the 
implementation of this Act shall be charged against the annual general appropriations of 
the Department of Education (DepEd). 
SEC. 7. 
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). - Within ninety (90) 
days from the date of effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of 
Education (DepEd) shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to effectively carry 
out the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 8. 
Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any section or provision 
of this Act shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, the other section or provision not 
otherwise affected shall remain valid. 
SEC. 9. 
Repealing Clause. -
All laws, presidential decrees, executive 
orders, proclamations, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with the provisions 
of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 10. 
Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
from its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation. 
Approved, 
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