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Introduced by Senator Cynthia A Villar 
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Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organizations or revitalizing 
mature organizations, particularly new businesses generally in response to identified 
opportunities, Entrepreneurship is often a difficult undertaking, as a vast majority of new 
businesses faiL 
Entrepreneurial activities are substantially different depending on the type of 
organization that is being started. Entrepreneurship ranges in scale from solo projects 
(even involving the entrepreneur only part-time) to major undertakings creating many 
job opportunities, 
Entqapreneurship is a key driver of our economy, Wealth and ,a high majority of 
jobs are created by small businesses started by entrepreneurially minded individuals, 
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many of whom go on to create big businesses, People exposed to entrepreneurship 
frequently express that they have more opportunity to exercise creative freedoms, 
higher self esteem, and an overall greater sense of control over their own lives, As a 
result, many experienced business people political leaders, economists, and educators 
believe that fostering a robust entrepreneurial culture will maximize individual and 
collective economic and social success on a local, national, and global scale, 
Entrepreneurship education in other countries starts as early as elementary 
school and progresses through all levels of education, including adult education. 
The inclusion of entrepreneurship in the curriculum of our stUdies will allow for all 
these benefits to be reaped by the future generations which will allow our economy to 
flourish and emerge to one of the leading economies in Asia and the world, because 
truly, the Filipino has the potential to reach these heights, Urgent passage of this 
legislation is thus sought 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. I 1. ~.14? 
Introduced by Senator Cynthia A Villar 
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REQUIRING INCLUSION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A SEPARATE 
SUBJECT IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM 
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Be it enacted.by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to provide a 
complete, adequate and integrated system of education to private and public school 
students. It is likewise the policy to make such system of education relevant and attuned 
to the current needs of society and the Filipino people. 
SECTION 2. Entrepreneurship Subject in the High School Level. - There 
shall be a separate subject on entrepreneurship in the senior year curriculum of both 
public and private secondary schools nationwide. 
SECTION 3. Development of Subject Content. - The Department of Education 
(DepEd) Secretary shall appoint a Head Subject Specialist from the Bureau of 
Secondary Education who shall be the lead person in coordinating all activities 
necessary for the development and implementation of the subject in secondary level. 
The Head Subject Specialist shall conduct a multi-sectoral consultatiori with 
educators from public and private high schools, memb~rs of the national chambers of 
commerce and industry, leading entrepreneurs and the public at large for the purpose of 
determining the appropriate content and scope of the entrepreneurship subject: 
Provided, That such subject shall include the following entrepreneurial subject matters: 
(1) management, (2) fund sourcing, (3) program accreditation, requirements, and (4) 
contemporary entrepreneurial practices: Provided, further, That such subject shall have 
values and skills-formation aspects of the making of an individual entrepreneurship; and 
that such subject shall be attuned to the current policy of industrialization and global 
competitiveness. 
SECTION 4. Budget. - The funds necessary for the implementation of this Act 
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shall be charged to the appropriations for the Department of Education under the 
current G6neral Appropriations Act. 
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SECTION 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Secretary of the 
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Department of Education shall formulate the rules and regulations necessary for the 
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effective implementation of this Act. 
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SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. -
All laws, decrees, orders, rules and 
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regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified 
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accordingly. 
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SECTION 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in the Official Gazelle or in two (2) national newspapers of general 
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circulation. 
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Approved, 
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