Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Constitution Hills, Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No._____ 
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Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE EDWIN L. OLIVAREZ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
With the dawn of computer technology, information communication 
technology has impacted a great number of our people, both positively and 
negatively; and has transformed not only how we do business but also on how we 
transmit knowledge and facilitate learning for the new generation. 
Two decades ago, computer technology and use of computers in education is 
alien in our classrooms, and teachers mostly use blackboard and paper materials for 
teaching aids. Even though the effectivity of the traditional teaching aids are beyond 
question as shown by numerous studies and long experience, however new 
technologies such as computer technology and the Internet open new possibilities in 
teaching strategies and methodologies. 
Studies show that the use of computers in school education improves 
performance of pupils or students and also provides access to more information for 
learners and also for the teachers. It improves learners’ retention of subject matter 
through the use audio-visual presentation. Students learn faster and it improves 
students’ creativity. It widens access to more information through stored data and in 
the Internet. 
Computers also provide effective classrooms. Teachers can create more 
effective and creative teaching materials and teaching aids that will help improve the 
learning experience of pupils and/ or students. With the increasing number of 
students per classroom and student-teacher ratio, computer use can help teachers 
cope up without sacrificing the expected learning outcomes. 
With limited classrooms, schools can opt to offer education online through the 
use of computer, internet and mobile smart phones. Since government are now 
mandated to provide free wifi access in government and public areas and with the 
high percentage of smart phone use in the country, specifically in the urban centers 
such as Metro Manila, teachers and students can use the Internet as virtual 
classroom or discussion board and webinar. These may serve as an alternative 
classroom or as extension of classroom discussions. 
Computer helps in research work of students and teachers. Students and 
teachers can use e-books and the Internet in their research work as sources of 
information and materials. It facilitates easier and more convenient exchange of 
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information and materials through the Internet and cloud computing and other 
portable data storage. 
 
 
Computer boosts education to the global platform. The Internet is the gateway 
and highway of students and teachers to the global platform. A student can 
participate or listen to a seminar or forum happening across the globe or can watch 
and listen to a lecture done a year ago with almost the same outcome as to a student 
attending the said seminar. Significant intellectual outputs by students and/or 
teachers can be critiqued by their peers from different countries and societies thereby 
improving the intellectual production. 
 
 
Computer and computer technology has impacted our lives and society, and 
is used not only as a personal tool but moreover as a business tool. We are one of 
the biggest provider of business processing and it has become a major contributor to 
our economy and labor market. With the use of computer and computer technology 
in education, we are preparing our young people to become more adept in computer 
and computer technology by educating them through the use of computer. It is 
learning by doing. 
 
 
With the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is being sought. 
 
 
 
EDWIN L. OLIVAREZ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Constitution Hills, Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No._____ 
________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE EDWIN L. OLIVAREZ 
AN ACT REQUIRING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 
COMPUTER 
LABORATORY IN ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND 
SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Computer and Internet Literacy 
for Public School Act.” 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby declared a policy of the State to give 
priority to promote the use of computer technology and literacy in basic education, 
especially in public schools. 
The State recognizes the value of computer technology and access to the 
Internet in enhancing and facilitating learning and education of pupils and students 
in basic education. In line with this, the State shall promote computer education and 
literacy, and provide access to computers and the Internet by learners and teachers 
in basic education. 
SEC. 3. Objectives. — This Act aims to: 
a. Improve computer literacy and the use of computer technology in education
in the country;
b. Provide access to computer use and the Internet in basic education, both in
elementary and high school;
c. Teach the students the effective use and operation of computers and the
Internet;
d. To train teachers the use of computer and the Internet so
that they will be more effective in teaching; and,
e. Improve computer education in basic education as a preparation for higher
learning in computer science and technology, and other emerging sciences
and technologies.
SEC. 4. Every public elementary and high school in the country shall have at least 
one room that shall be used as a computer laboratory and which in turn shall be 
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used in providing computer and internet literacy instruction to pupils and students. 
 
SEC. 5. The Department of Education (DepEd) is mandated to include in the 
curriculum of all public elementary school computer and internet literacy so that all 
graduating elementary pupils shall have received basic computer and internet 
literacy instruction. 
 
SEC. 6. Implementation. — The Department of Education (DepEd), in collaboration 
with the Department of Information and Technology (DICT) shall formulate the 
pertinent rules and regulations necessary to implement this Act. 
 
SEC. 7. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to cover the initial implementation 
of this Act shall be taken from the current year’s appropriation of the DepEd and 
DICT.  Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continued implementation 
of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
 
SEC. 8. Separability Clause. — If for any reason, 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. 9. Repealing Clause. - All other laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
regulations, issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed 
or amended accordingly. 
 
SEC. 10. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,