SIXTI,I\NTII C:ONClRI':SS OJi 'I'lli' RI,PlmUC 
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()[C '1'111\ 1'IIILlI'i'lNI':S 
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I'irst Regular Session 
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'13 
NOV 26 
I) 2 :59 
SI':NJ\II~ 
S. No.13E2 
Introduced by Senator Miriam DelCnsor Santiago 
I\XI'Li\Ni\TORY NOTE 
I{escareh suggests that a child's early years arc critical to the development of the brain. 
I\arly bnlin development is an important component of educational and intellectual achievemcnt. 
I':valuations or carly cducation programs dcmonstrate that compared to children with 
similar backgrounds who havc not participated in early education programs, children who 
participate in slleh programs pcri()rm bettcr on rcading and mathematics achievement tests; afC 
more likely to stay academically ncar their grade level and make normal academic progress 
throughout elementary school; arc less likely to be held baek a grade or require special education 
services in elementary school; show greater learning retention, initiative, creativity, and social 
competency; and me more enthusiastic about school anel arc more likely to have good attendance 
records. 
Studies have likewise estimated that money invested in quality carly education leads to 
yields savings ,,(ahout seven times that amount in education costs later in the child's lifc. 
This hill seeks to help improve the quality or Philippine education by providing grants to 
state e(\ueationill institutions which will serve as inccntives I'l!' them to include at least one year 
orearly education hel()re thc ycar a child enters kindergarten.' 
* This bill was originally Jl!ed dllring tile Thirteenth Congress, Third Regular Session. 


SIXT1':I'NIII CONCiRI':SS ()J< 1111\ RI\I'UBLIC 
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OF 'llII': 1'1 IILlI'I'INI':S 
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[<'irst I~egulm Session 
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'13 
NOV 26 P 2 :59 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
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!':SJ'AIlLISI IINti !\ I'RO(]!{AM TO IIELP IMPROVE THF 1'IlILlI'PINE EDUCATIONAL 
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SYSTI,M IlY PIWVIJ)INCi (iI~!\NTS TO STAr!, I':DUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 
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liOI~ II II<: INCUJSION OJ< AT U':AST ONJ<: YEAR or EARLY EDUCATION 
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I'RI':ClmINCi TilL Y!':AR A CHILD I':NTLRS KINDERGARTEN 
!Ie il enm;l"d hy Ihe Senale ilnd Ihe House of' liepresenlatives of Ihe rhilippines in 
Congress ({ssell1hled: 
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SI':CTION I, Shorl 'l'ille, - Ihis Act shall be known as the "Early Education Act," 
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SI':CTION 2, neciamliol? <!I'J'olicy, - It is the policy of the Statc to promote the general 
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wei [;Ire or the peop[e, Pursuant to this po[iey, this Act seeks to create a program to develop the 
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[(lIl11dution or early literacy and numerical training a11long young children by helping State 
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educationul ugencics expand the education systcm to include early education for all children, 
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SI':CTlON l,l)elinilioll olTerms, . For purposes of this 1\ct, thc term 
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(A) 
"l':arly educalion" mcans not less than a halfday of schooling each week day 
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during tile academic yenr pl·cceding the acm\cl11ic year a child cllters kindergarten; 
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(II) 
"J)cparllllcnt" means the Department of Eclueation; and 
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(C) 
"Sccrc1ury" means the Secretary of Education, 
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SLCTlON 4, !<:or()! I<ducolionl'rogf'{{ms, - Ihe Secretary is authorized to award grants to 
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state cdueatiOlwi institutions to expand the educatinn system with programs that ]1rovidc early 
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education, 
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The aillount provided to a statc educational institution described in the preceding 
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paragraph shall not exceed lilly percent (50%) or the cost or the program described in the 
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application submitted pursuant to Scetion6 orthe Act. 
SI':CTION 5. 1'l'Ogrmn IIc,!u;remenls. 
The early education programs described In 
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Scction 4 or this Act shall bc subject to tbe lollowing requirements: 
(A) 
Il shall be carried out in a public school building or SOlnc other facility by, or 
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through a contract or agreement with, a local educational agency carrying out the program; 
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(n) 
It shall bc available to all children served by such state educational institution; 
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and 
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(C) 
It shall only involvc instructors who arc liccnsed or certilied in accordancc with 
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applieabk law. 
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SLCTION (,. l'roW{/1I1 11jJplimlion: -
L~ach statc educational institution desiring a grant 
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pursw\I1t to this Act shall submit an application to thc Secrctary at such time, in such manner, 
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and accompanied by slich inl(H'll1ation as the Secretary may require. Each application shall 
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includc: 
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Ad; 
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(A) 
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(C) 
A description orthe program it proposcs; 
A description 01' the manner by which thc program will mcet thc purpose of this 
A statement oj' the tOlal cost of the program and the source of the matching runc\s 
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jl)r thc program. 
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SJ<:CTION 7. !Jlilies (!f'lhe Sec:relllly. 
In order to carry out the purpose 01' this Act, the 
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Sccretmy shall: 
listablish a systcm Illr the monitoring ancl evaluation or the programs Ilmded 
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under this Acl; 
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(Il) 
Lstablislt any other policies, procedures, or requircments, with respect to the 
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programs; Clnd 
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(C) 
Submit an annual report to Congress regarding the programs funded under this 
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Act. 
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SI':CTION il. Sepa!'llhilily Clause.· II' any provision or part hercof is held invalid or 
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ullcollstitutional, thc rClllaimlcr of the law or (he provision not otherwise affeetcd shall remain 
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valid alld subsisting. 
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Si'.CTION (). IIcl'calil1g Clause, . - AllY law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
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order, letter oj' illstrLlctioll, administrative order, rule, or regulation contrary to or inconsistent 
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with thc provisions "I' this Acl is hereby repealed, 1110dilied, or amended accordingly, 
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SJ<:CTION I (), f<j!i~clivily Clause, .. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in atlcastlwo (2) newspapers of gcncral circulatioll, 
Approved, 
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