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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 6000

Introduced by Representative Salvador B. Belaro, Jr.
EXPLANATORY NOTE

Quality education is very important in order for students to become
successful in their chosen fields of endeavor. The method of teaching and
the design of the academic curriculum influence a lot the kind of learning
the students will experience within the school setting.

Outcome-based education (OBE), as opposed to traditional method
of teaching, has been identified as an important strategy in ensuring quality
education. Instead of focusing on identified subject matters, OBE is aimed
at identifying first the outcomes that are desired which need to be met by
the educational process. In this sense, OBE is seen as a possible solution
to the academe-industry gap which has been a perennial problem of the
Philippine education system that has for so many years failed to produce
graduates who has the necessary skills and training needed by the various
employment industries.

This bill seeks to call on education agencies such as the Department
of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the
Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) to discuss
and plan a comprehensive approach to promote OBE in the country in order
for Filipino graduates to acquire employable knowledge and skills.

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SALVADOR B. BELARO, JR.
Representative
1-Ang Edukasyon Party List



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

6000

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Representative Salvador B. Belaro, Jr.

AN ACT
PROMOTING OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION (OBE) IN THE
PHILIPPINES

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 “Outcome-Based
Education (OBE) Act of 2017.”

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. The State recognizes the crucial role of
education in developing the most important resource of the country: its
people. It is a fact that quality education shall ensure the human resource
capability of the nation.

SEC. 3. Scope. All public and private schools organized and operating within
the Philippines.

SEC. 4. Procedure. The Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) and the Technical Education Skills and
Development Authority (TESDA) shall work closely together in instituting
curricular reforms that shall promote the implementation of an Ourcome-
Based Education (OBE) which, as opposed to the traditional method of
teaching, shall focus on the end-result of education which will equip Filipino
students with the knowledge, skills, attitude, and experience required for
them to become successful in their chosen fields of endeavor.

SEC. 5. Separability Clause. If any provision or part hereof is held invalid
or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or provision not otherwise
affected shall remain valid and subsisting.


SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. All laws, orders, issuances rules and regulations
or parts thereof inconsistent with any provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed, modified or amended accordingly.

SEC. 7. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved.