EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
)
SENATE
S.B. No. 1622
2020
DATE
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL EDUCATION CENER IN PASIG CITY ATTACHED 
TO THE PASIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SAN NICOLAS, PASIG 
CITY, METRO MANILA TO BE KNOWN AS PASIG CITY SPECIAL EDUCATION 
(SPED) CENTER AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article II, Section 17 of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall give 
priority to education. The Constitution further declares that the State shall protect and 
promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take 
appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all. Thus, the establishment, 
maintenance and support of a complete, adequate, and integrated system of 
education relevant to the needs of the people and society is a priority of the State.
Education should be more inclusive, especially to those children with special 
needs. The State should devise policies that will help establish special education 
centers to cater to the needs of children with special needs. It is a known fact that 
educating children with special need require greater commitment and special 
expertise. Thus, it is Imperative that children with special needs be afforded with 
specialized education that Is responsive to their specific developmental needs.
To make education more inclusive, this bill proposes to establish a special 
education (SPED) center in the City of Pasig to be attached to the Pasig Elementary 
School to cater to the need of children with special needs. The SPED Center will be 
able to support children with special needs and ensure that education is made 
accessible to all.
In view of the foregoing, this representation earnestly seeks your support for 
the approval of this bill.
; /l.
IMEE R. MARCOS
Senator


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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S.B. No.
SENATE 
1622
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
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AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL EDUCATION CENER IN PASIG CITY ATTACHED 
TO THE PASIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SAN NICOLAS, PASIG 
CITY, METRO MANILA TO BE KNOWN AS PASIG CITY SPECIAL EDUCATION 
(SPED) CENTER AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
Section 1. There is hereby established a special education center in Pasig City, 
which shall be attached to the Pasig Elementary School In Barangay San Nicolas, Pasig 
City, Metro Manila to be known as Pasig City Special Education (SPED) Center.
Section 2. The Pasig City Special Education (SPED) Center shall be designed to 
meet the unique needs of individual children and youth with special needs, which may 
necessitate the use of supplementary aids and services and teaching strategies in 
classroom and non-academic settings and includes instructions on physical and 
vocational education, social skills development and travel training.
Section 3. The Department of Education (DepEd) shall prescribe the school 
curriculum of the Pasig City Special Education (SPED) Center. The SPED Center 
curriculum shall be based on the standard DepEd methods, strategies, and lessons 
intended for children with special needs.
Section 4. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include In the 
Department's program the operationalization of the Pasig City Special Education 
(SPED) Center, the funding of which shall be included In the DepEd budget for the 
Pasig Elementary School In the annual General Appropriations Act.
Section 5. Within one hundred twenty days (120) from the approval of this Act, 
the Secretary of Education shall formulate the rules and regulations Implementing the 
provisions of this Act.
Section 6. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or other issuances 
or parts thereof Inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
modified accordingly.


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Section 7. If any portion or provision of this act is declared unconstitutional, 
the remainder of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall remain in force 
and effect.
Section 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,