Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

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Submitted by the Committee on Basic Education and Culture on
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RE : HOUSE BILL HO. 5248

Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill Nos. 2613 and 2630.

SPONSORS : Representatives Salvador H. Escudero I , Mary Mitzi “Mitch” L.
Cajayon, Christopher H. Co and Rodel M. Batocabe

Mr. Speaker:

‘The Committee on Basic Education and Culture, to which were referred
House Bill No. 2613, introduced by Representative Mary Mitzi “Mitch” L. Cajayon,
entitled:

“AN ACT
REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT
POLICIES PROHIBITING HARASSMERT, INTIMIDATION AND
BULLYING IN ALL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS”

and House Bill No. 2630, introduced by Representatives Christopher H. Co,
Rodel M. Batocabe and Alfredo A. Garbin, Jr., entitled:

“AN ACT
MANDATING SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO
CREATE AK ANTI-BULLYING POLICY IN THEIR INSTITUTIONS”

has considered the same and recommends that the attached House Bill No.

—5243- entitled:
“aE ACT

REQUIRING ALL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO
ADOPT POLICIES TO PREVERT AND ADDRESS THE ACTS OF
BULLYING IN THEIR INSTITUTIONS”


be approved in substitution of House Bill Nos. 2613 and 2630, with
Representatives Cajayon, Co, Batocabe, Garbin and Escudero as authors thereof.

Respectfully submitted,
Lelne

SALVADOR H. ESCUBERO-TE
Chairperson
Committee on Basic Education and Cuiture

THE HONORABLE SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
QUEZON CITY


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Fifteenth Congress
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 5248
(in substitution of House Bill Nos. 2613 and 2630}

Introduced by Representatives Cajayon, Co, Batocabe, Garbin and Escudero

AR ACT
REQUIRING ALL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO ADOPT POLICIES
TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS THE ACTS OF BULLYING IN THEIR INSTITUTIONS

Be it enacted by the Sennte and the House of Representatives of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Titte. - This Act shall be known as the “Anti-Bullying Act of
2011".

SEC. 2. Bullying Act. - For purposes of this Act, bullying act shall refer to
any severe or repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal, or electronic
expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at
another student that has the effect of actually causing or placing the latter in
reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm or damage to his property; creating
hostile environment at school for the other student; infringing on the rights of the
other student at school; or materially and substantially disrupting the education
process or the orderly operation of a school; such as, but not limited to the following:

(a) Any unwanted physical contact between the bully and the victim like
punching, pushing, shoving, kicking, slapping, tickling, head\ocks, school pranks,
teasing, fighting and use of available objects as weapons;

(b] Any act that causes damage to a victim's psyche and/or emotional well-
being like spreading malicious rumors about the victim, keeping the victim out of a
"group", getting certain people to "gang up* on the victim, ignoring the victim on
purpose, whispering to another in front of someone, keeping secrets away from @ so-

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called friend, eye rolling, silent, but hurtful body motions such as pointing or face
making or any act that causes harassment or provocation;

(@) Any slanderous statement or accusation that causes the victim undue
emotional distress like directing foul language or profanity at the target, name-calling,
tormenting and commenting negatively on someone's looks, clothes, body; and

{d) Cyber-bullying or any bullying done through the use of technology or any
electronic means.

SEC. 3. Adoption of Anti-bullying Policies. - All elementary and secondary
schools are hereby directed to adopt policies to address the existence of bullying in
their respective institutions, Such policies shall be regularly updated and at @

{a) Inchade a provision which prohibits the following acts:

(1) Bullying on schoo! grounds, property immediately adjacent to school
grounds, at school-sponsored or school-related activities, functions or
programs whether on or off school grounds, at school bus stops, on
school buses or other vehicles owned, leased or used by a school, or
‘through the use of technology or an electronic device owned, leased or
‘used by a school;

(2} Bullying at a location, activity, function or program that is not school
related and through the use of technology or an electronic device that is
not owned, leased or used by a school if the act or acts in question
create a hostile environment at school for the victim, infringe on the
rights of the victim at school, or materially and substantially disrupt the
education process or the orderly operation of a school; and

(3) Retaliation against a person who reports bullying, who provides
information during an investigation of bullying, or who is a witness to or
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(b) Establish clear procedures for students, staff, parents, guardians, and
others to report bullying or retaliation;

{c) Include a provision that reports of bullying or retalintion may be made
anonymously, provided, however, that no disciplinary administrative action shall be
taken against a student solely on the basis of an anonymous report;

(d) Establish dear procedures for promptly responding to and investigating
reports of bullying or retaliation;

(¢} Identify the range of disciplinary administrative actions that may be taken
against a perpetrator for bullying or retaliation which shall be commensurate with the
nature and gravity of the offense;

(f) Establish clear procedures for restoring a sense of safety for a victim and
assessing that student's needs for protection;

(g) Establish strategies for protecting from bullying or retaliation a person who
reports bullying, provides information during an investigation of bullying, or is witness
to or has reliable information about an act of bullying;

(h) Establish procedures for promptly notifying the parents or guardians of a
victim and a perpetrator: Provided, however, That the parents or guardians of a victim
shall also be notified of the action taken to prevent any further acts of bullying:
Provided further, That said procedures must provide for immediate notification to the
law enforcement agency where criminal charges may be pursued against the
perpetrator;

( Include a provision that a student who knowingly makes a false accusation of
bullying shall be subject to disciplinary administrative action;

{j) Include a strategy for providing counseling or referral to appropriate services
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{kj include provisions that wil educate parents and guardians about the anti-
bullying policies of the school; how parents and guardians can provide support and
reinforce such policies at home; the dynamics of bullying; and online safety and
cyberbullying.

All elementary and secondary schools shall provide students and their parents
or guardians a copy of the anti-bullying policies being adopted by the school, Such
policies shall likewise be included in the school’s student and/or employee handbook
and shall be conspicuously posted on the school walls and website, if there is any.

‘The Department of Education shall include in its training programs courses or
activities which shall provide opportunities for school administrators, teachers and
other employees to develop their knowledge and skills in preventing or responding to
any bullying act.

SRC. 4. Mechanisms t Address Bulging. - The school principal or any
person who hold a comparable role shall be responsible for the implementation and
oversight of policies intended to address bullying.

Any member of the school administration, student, parent, or volunteer sball
immediately report any instance of bullying or act of retaliation witnessed or that has
come to one’s attention to the school principal or school officer or person so
designated by the principal to handle such issues, or both. Upon receipt of such @
report, the school principal or the designated school officer or person shell promptly
investigate. If it is determined that bullying or retaliation has occurred, the school
principal or the designated officer or person shail:

(a) Notify the law enforcement agency if the school principal or designee believes
that criminal charges may be pursued against the perpetrator;

(b) Take appropriate disciplinary administrative action;

{c) Notify the parents or guardians of the perpetrator; and


{d) Notify the parents or guardians of the victim regarding the action taken to
prevent any further acts of bullying or retaliation.

If an incident of bullying or retaliation involves students from more than one
school, the school first informed of the bullying or retaliation shall promptly notify the
appropriate administrator of the other school so that both may take appropriate
action.

SEC. S. Reporting Requirement. — Anti-bullying policies formulated pursuant
to this Act shall be submitted to the schools division superintendent, within six (6)
months from the effectivity of this Act for existing schools, and shail be an
atministrative requirement prior to the operation of new schools.

Beginning with the school year after the effectivity of this Act, schools shall
report to their respective school division superintendents all incidents involving school
bullying, The school division superintendent shall compile the data and report the
same to the Secretary of the Department of Education who shall make his/her own
report to the appropriate committees of Congress.

SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations.- Within ninety (90) days from
the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Education shail promulgate the necessary
rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 7. Sanction for Non-compliance. - In the rules and regulations to be
implemented pursuant to this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Education shall
prescribe the appropriate administrative sanctions on school administrations who
shall fail to comply with the requirements under this Act. In addition thereto, erring
ptivate schools shall likewise suffer the penalty of suspension of their permits to
operate.

SEC. 8. Separability Clause. — If, for any reason, any provision of this Act is
declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof
which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force or effect.


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SEC. 9. Repealing Clause, - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or
parts thereof, which are inconsistent with or contrary to the provision of this Act are
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 10. Effecttvity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,


FACT SHEET

House Bifi wo. 5248
(in Substitution of House Bill Nos. 2613 and 2630)

ITI- BULLYING ACT
Introduced by: REPS. CAJAYON, CO, BATOCABE, GARBIN and ESCUDERO

Committee Referral: COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION & CULTURE
Committee Chairperson: REP. SALVADOR H. ESCUDERO II

OBJECTIVES:

* To prevent and address the incidents of bullying in elementary and
secondary schools

* To provide students and their parents or guardians an awareness of the
impact of bullying and how it can be prevented or addressed

KEY PROVISIONS:

Defines what constitutes bullying in elementary and secondary schools
Requires all elementary and secondary schools to adopt policies to address
the existence of bullying in their respective institutions

« Requires that copies of anti-bullying policies be provided by the schools to
students and parents or guardians, to include such policies in the school’s
student or employee handbook and to have the same conspicuously posted
in school walls and website

* Mandates the Department of Education to include in its training programs
courses or activities that will promote the knowledge and skills of school
administrators, teachers and other employees in preventing and handling
bullying incidents

* Provides for the manner by which anti-bullying policies are to be
implemented

¢ Requires existing schools to submit their anti-bullying polices to DepEd
within six (6) months within the effectivity of the law

* Includes anti-bullying policy as administrative requirement prior to the
operation of new schools

* Requires schools to submit a report of all school-related bullying incidents
to their respective schools division superintendent, who in turn shall
compile all the data and report the same to the Secretary of Education

» Requires DepEd to submit bullying reports to appropriate Congressional
committees

* Mandates the Secretary of Education to prescribe the appropriate
administrative sanctions on school administrations for non-implementation
of anti-bullying policies and non-compliance with the reportorial
requirements

RELATED LAWS:

« BP 232 - Education Act of 1982
* RA9155 - Governance in Basic Education Act


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Fifteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO.__2613

Introduced by Hon. MARY MITZI “MITCH” L. CAJAYON

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In 2007, the Philippine School of Social Work (PSSW) of the Philippine Women’s
University (PWU), under the commission of PLAN Philippines, undertook a study on violence
against children (VAC).

The research entitled “Toward a Child-Friendly Education Environment: A Baseline
Study on Violence Against Children in Public Schools” reports that “5 out of 10 children in
Grades 1-3, 7 out of 10 in Grades 4-6, and 6 out of 10 in high school have experienced some
kind of violence in school.” It was also found that this experience results in “low self-esteem,
fear, anger and helplessness among children.”

Consistent with the core message of the United Nations World Report on Violence
Against Children that “No violence against children is justifiable. All violence against children is
preventable,” the study recommends among others “stronger involvement of the Department of
Education in developing and standardizing child protection policies and mechanisms for
schools” and concretizing “the collaboration of different stakeholders for the protection of
children by establishing clear, functioning mechanisms for VAC case reporting and processing as
well as for school monitoring.”

This proposal aims to curb the pernicious effects of violence, specifically bullying in
schools by developing policies and programs that systematically address violence in schools.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

MARY MITZI “MITCH” L. CAJAYON


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Fifteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. __ 261 3

Introduced by Hon. MARY MITZI “MITCH” L. CAJAYON

ANACT
REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT POLICIES
PROHIBITING HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING IN ALL PRIMARY
AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

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 "Anti-Bullying Act of 2010."
SEC. 2. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act:

1. "Bullying" means the severe or repeated use by one or more students of a written,
verbal, or electronic expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed
at another student that has the effect of: a. causing physical or emotional harm to the other
student or damage to the other student’s property; b. placing the other student in reasonable fear
of harm to himself or of damage to his property; c. creating a hostile environment at school for
the other student; d. infringing on the rights of the other student at school; or e. materially and
substantially disrupting the education process or the orderly operation of a school;

2. “Cyberbullying” means bullying through the use of technology or any electronic
means;

3. “Hostile environment” means a situation in which bullying causes the school
environment to permeate with intimidation, ridicule or insult that is sufficiently severe or
pervasive to alter the conditions of the student’s education and create an abusive school
environment;

4. “Perpetrator” means the student who engages in bullying or retaliation;

5. “School grounds” means property on which a school building or facility is located or

property that is owned, leased or used by a school for any school sponsored activities,
functions, programs, instruction or training:

6. “Victim” means the student against whom bullying or retaliation has been perpetrated.

SEC. 3. Prohibited Acts. - The following acts are hereby prohibited:

1. Bullying on school grounds, property immediately adjacent to school grounds, at
school sponsored or school related activities, functions or programs whether on or off school
grounds, at school bus stops, on school buses or other vehicles owned, leased or used by a
school, or through the use of technology or an electronic device owned, leased or used by a

school.

2. Bullying at a location, activity, function or program that is not school related and


through the use of technology or an electronic device that is not owned, leased or used by a
school if the act or acts in question create a hostile environment at school for the victim, infringe
on the rights of the victim at school, or materially and substantially disrupt the education process
or the orderly operation of a school.

3. Retaliation against a person who reports bullying, who provides information during an
investigation of bullying, or who is a witness to or has reliable information about bullying.

SEC. 4. Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan. - All schools division superintendents
are hereby directed to:

1. Provide age appropriate instruction on bullying prevention that is incorporated into the
school curriculum; and

2. Develop and update a bullying prevention and intervention plan in consultation with the
parent-teacher associations, law enforcement agencies, and student's organizations.

The bullying prevention and intervention plan shall be regularly updated and at a
minimum shall:

. Include descriptions of and statements prohibiting bullying, cyberbullying and retaliation;

2. Establish clear procedures for students, staff, parents, guardians, and others to report
bullying or retaliation;

2. Include a provision that reports of bullying or retaliation may be made anonymously,
provided, however, that no disciplinary action shall be taken against a student solely on
the basis of an anonymous report;

3. Establish clear procedures for promptly responding to and investigating reports of
bullying or retaliation;

4. Identify the range of disciplinary actions that may be taken against a perpetrator for
bullying or retaliation;

5. Establish clear procedures for restoring a sense of safety for a victim and assessing that
student’s needs for protection;

6. Establish strategies for protecting from bullying or retaliation a person who reports
bullying, provides information during an investigation of bullying, or is witness to or has
reliable information about an act of bullying;

7. Establish procedures for promptly notifying the parents or guardians of a victim and a
perpetrator. Provided, however, that the parents or guardians of a victim shall also be
notified of the action taken to prevent any further acts of bullying; and, Provided further,
that said procedures must provide for immediate notification to the law enforcement
agency where criminal charges may be pursued against the perpetrator;

8. Include a provision that a student who knowingly makes a false accusation of bullying
shall be subject to disciplinary action; and

9. Include a strategy for providing counseling or referral to appropriate services for

perpetrators and victims and for appropriate family members of said students,

The bullying prevention and intervention plan may include ongoing professional
development to build the skills of all members of school staff, including but not limited to
educators, administrators, canteen workers, custodians, and other school personnel, to prevent,
identify and respond to bullying.

The content of such professional development shall include, but not be limited to: 1.
developmentally appropriate strategies to prevent bullying incidents; 2. developmentally
appropriate strategies for immediate, effective interventions to stop bullying incidents; 3.
information regarding the complex interaction and power differential that can take place between
and among the perpetrator, the victim, and any witnesses to the bullying; 4. research findings on
bullying; 5. information on the incidence and nature of cyberbullying; and 6. internet safety
issues as they relate to cyberbullying.


The bullying prevention and intervention plan shall include provisions for educating
parents and guardians about the bullying prevention curriculum of the school; how parents and
guardians can reinforce the curriculum at home and support the school prevention and
intervention plan; the dynamics of bullying; and online safety and cyberbullying.

All schools shall provide to students and their parents or guardians annual written notice
of the relevant sections of the bullying prevention and intervention plan. All school teachers and
administrators shall be trained annually on the bullying prevention and intervention plan
applicable to the school. Relevant sections of the bullying prevention and intervention plan shall
be included in a school or employee handbook.

The bullying prevention and intervention plan shall be conspicuously posted on the
school walls and website, if there is any.

SEC. 5. Implementation. - The school principal or any person who hold a comparable role
shall be responsible for the implementation and oversight of the bullying prevention and
intervention plan.

Any member of a school administration, student, parent, or volunteer shall immediately
report any instance of bullying or retaliation he/she has witnessed or become aware of to the
school principal or to the school official identified in the bullying prevention and intervention
plan as responsible for receiving such reports or both. Upon receipt of such a report, the school
principal or any of his/her designee shall promptly investigate. If the school principal or a
designee determines that bullying or retaliation has occurred, the school principal or designee
shall:

1. Notify the law enforcement agency if the school principal or designee believes that
criminal charges may be pursued against the perpetrator;

2. Take appropriate disciplinary action;

3. Notify the parents or guardians of the perpetrator; and

4. Notify the parents or guardians of the victim regarding the action taken to prevent any
further acts of bullying or retaliation.

If an incident of bullying or retaliation involves students from more than one school, the
school first informed of the bullying or retaliation shall promptly notify the appropriate
administrator of the other school so that both may take appropriate action.

SEC. 6. Reporting Requirement. - Beginning with the school year after the effectivity of
this Act, schools shall report to their respective school division superintendents all incidents
involving school bullying. The school division superintendent shall compile the data and report
the same to the Secretary of the Department of Education who shall make his/her own report to
the appropriate committees of Congress.

SEC. 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within ninety (90) days from the
effectivity of this Act, the Department of Education shall promulgate the necessary rules and
regulations to implement the provisions of this Act.

7 SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. Any laws, decrees, ordinances or rules and regulations which
are inconsistent with or contrary to the provision of this Act is hereby amended or repealed.

SEC. 9. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

nouseniino. 2639

Introduced by: Hon. Christopher S. Co, Rodet M. Batocabe and Alfredo A. Garbin, Jr
EXPLANATORY NOTE

A safe and civil schoo! environment is necessary for students to learn and achieve.
However, student development is hampered when there are incidents of violence,
harassment and fear among students, most exemplified in cases of bullying. Bullying causes
physical, psychological, and emotional harm to students and interferes with students’ ability
to leam and participate in schoot activities. it has also been finked to other forms of
antisocial behavior, such as vandalism, shoplifting, skipping and dropping out of school,
fighting, using drugs and alcohol, sexual harassment, and sexual violence.

A new form of bullying is fast emerging with the advancements of technology.
Cyber-butlying happens in a realm where state power is weak, and where very few laws are
passed for regulation. This bill seeks to address the problem of bullying in the cyber world.

This bill seeks to mandate and campet schools to create a policy to address the
existence of bullying and cyber-butlying in their respective institutions. When there is
institutionat recognition of this power imbalance among students, there will be more and
better venues to address incidents of bullying. This also seeks to instill the importance of
anti-bullying measures in academic institutions and among school administrators.

A dect correlation with the reduction of bullying incidents is the increase in
awareness and cancem among school administrators of these incidents, and the positive
action af providing venues for parents, faculty and school officials to report such incidents to
the authorities. The quest for equality among persons and the advancement of human rights

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

2639

HOUSE BILL NO.
Introduced by: Hon. Christopher S. Co, Radel M. Batocabe and Alfredo A. Garbin, Jr

AN ACT
MANDATING SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO CREATE AN ANTI-BULLYING
POLICY IN THEIR INSTITUTIONS

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Title— This Act shall be known as the “ANTI-BULLYING SCHOOL
POLICY OF 2010”,

SEC. 2. Bullying, defined. Bullying is committed when a minor student
commits a series of two or more acts directed towards another minor
student, or a series of single acts directed towards several minor students, in
a school setting or a place of learning, with the intent to constitute
harassment, intimidation, force, or humiliation. Such acts consist of any or

more of the following:

(a) Threats to a person with the infliction upon the person, honor or property
of the person or of his famity of any wrong;

tb) Statking or constantly following or pursuing a person in his daily activities
with unwanted, obsessive attention;

(c) Theft;

(d) Public humifiation or public and maticious imputation of a crime, or of a

vice of defect, rea! or imaginary, or any act, omission, condition, status, or
circumstance tending to cause the dishonor, discredit, or contempt,

against a person;
{e} Deliberate destruction, defecement or damage of another’s property;

{f)_ Physical violence committed upon, minor student, which may or may
not result to harm or injury, with or without the aid of a weapon. Such
violence may be in the form of mauling, hitting, punching, kicking,
throwing things at the student, pinching, spanking, or other similar acts;

{g) Demanding, requesting or requiring sexual or monetary favors, or
demands property from a minor student; and

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limited to, texting, instant messaging, chatting, Internet and social
networking websites.

SEC. 4. School policy - All schools, colleges or universities, whether public or
private, shall create a policy to address the existence of bullying in their
respective institutions. Such policy shall include but is not limited to the

following provisions:

{a} provide for a process of addressing incidents of bullying in school;

{b) enable students to anonymously report acts of bullying to teachers end
school administrators;

{c) enable the parents or guardians of students to file written reports of
suspected bullying;

{d) require teachers and other school staff who witness acts of bullying or
receive student reports of bullying to notify school administrators;

{e} require school administrators to investigate any written reports filed
pursuant to subdivision of this section and to review any anonymous
reports;

{8} include an intervention strategy for schoo! staff to deal with bullying;

{e) provide for the inclusion of language in student codes of conduct
concerning bullying;

{h) require the parents or guardians of students who commit any verified
acts of bullying and the parents or guardians of students against whom
such acts were directed to be notified; and .

{3} require the school to maintain a list of the number of verified acts of
bullying in such school and make such list available for public inspection.

SEC. 5. Submission of policy — Anti-bullying policies created in pursuance to
Section 4 of this Act shall be submitted to the Department of Education
(DepEd), Commission on Higher Education {CHED) or the Technical Education
aad Skills Development Authority (TESDA) within two (2) months from the
effectivity of this Act for existing schools, colleges and universities, and shall
be an administrative requirement in future schools, colleges and universities.

SEC. 6. Liability of the schoof administration — The heads of the agencies
mentioned in Section 6 of this Act shall impose administrative sanctions to
schools


SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. - All iaws, decrees, executive orders or rules and
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 7. Effectivity Clouse — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from its
publication in the Official Gazette ar in at least two (2) newspapers of general
cireulatign.

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Republic of the Phiippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Fifteenth Congress
4* Regular Session

ee TS REET
MANUTES OF THE 6” REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC
EDUCATION AND CULTURE HELD ON 67 DECEMBER 2010, 9:30 AM.
CONFERENCE ROOM NOS. 14 & 16, RAMON V. MITRA, JR. BLDG., HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, QUEZON CITY

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L CALL TO ORDER

Chairperson Salvador H. Escudero Il called the meeting to order at :30 a.m.
‘On motion, duly seconded, the Chair dispensed with the roll call

. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF ‘THE PREVIOUS MEETING
‘The Body approved the minutes of the meeting heid on 15 November 2010, a5
presented.

1 DELIBERATION ON BILLS ON PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
The Chair presented for committee deliberation the Substitute Bill “An Act

2104 authored by Representatives Almario, Teodoro, Del Mar, Villatuerte, Angara,
‘Syjuco and Malapitan, respectively. He remarked ‘that the bill had been previously
approved in the Nov. 15, 2010 meeting and by the Committee on Appropriations on
thor December 1, 2010 meeting. However, due to some proposals that need to be
considered, its inclusion in the agenda of the bill was necessitated.

‘Sponsorship Speech of Authors

‘ative Almario, author of HB 3555, delivered the following statements
for information of those not in the Appropiations Commities:

“The minutes of the November 15, 2010 meeting would show that this bill
gained tremendous support ‘and therefore a substitute bill ‘consolidating all the bills
for the institutionalization of the pre-school system was crafted. It was suggested to
use the term ‘kindergarten’ and be made part of the basic education system. tt was
meant to cover the 5 years oki and above so that no enrollee in Grade 1 would be
accepted without completing Kindergarten education. Though the bill then was
complete, there was a recommendation for an amendment that teachers be hired
on contractual services. This was not carried so the bill stayed as is — that the
Department of Education ( DepEd ) through the Bureau of Elementary Education
(Line 23, Letter D)} prescribed the necessary qualifications for the hiring
and accraditation of teachers who wall handie the kindergarten education program.
She hoped there would not be any controversy in order to ‘already proceed with the
Committee Report.”


Issues / Arguments / Positions Presented

Rep. Magsaysay had no more reservations and considered this as a
good initiative.

Rep. Almario reminded everyone that this is an administration bal. The
President and the Secretary af Education had frequently pronounced the K
Plus 12. With the accepted difficulty to accomplish the additional 12, this bill
aims to start with the ‘Kor Kindergarten fevel. The Chair, in response,
reported that he had informed the Speaker that the Committee intends to
have regional consultation in 16 regions so that K plus 12 could be property
explained to the parents. Without this, the President might end up to be the
most unpopular President.

Rep. Sarmiento fully agreed with the Chair. He related that he just
arrived from Cambodia with the Speaker and were briefed by the Philippine
ambassador in Thailand. The Thai goverment will eventually impose on
Filipino workers a 12 year basic education, not anymore a Masteral or
Doctoral degree. ASEAN will also be gearing towards that direction

The Chair related that he previously informed Mr. Lucio Tan that he might
later raquire a Masteral or Ph.D. for flight stewardesses. The Chair
‘observed that majority aimed for a Masteral or Doctoral with their English
grammar at the high school level. The Chair aiso mentioned to Sec. Luistro
of some faculty members pursuing Masteral and Doctoral Degrees, enrolled
without attending classes.

Rep. Fuentes requested that the Committee on Appropriations will
ensure that the basic needs of the Kindergarten teachers like facilities,
textbooks and training to be met in order not to burden the focal
govemments.

Rep. Fusntes also requested DepEd to fumish local goverment units a
copy of the budget allotted for kindergarten children. She also suggested
that the school principals be given authority to issue receipts for collection
from parents for electricity, security, water, electric fans, fencing, etc.

‘The Chaired inquired from DepEd if the salary of teachers have been
released, which he heard to be six months delayed. The representative
from DepEd stated that there were some divisions that have not yet
released the funds and that Sec. Luistro had already requested for the list of
provinces so appropriate actions can be taken,

Regarding the reservation of Rep. Fuentes, Rep. Almario assured that
funding has already been insured and ready to start in School Year 2011
and 2012. in addition to the compesition for the services of the teachers,
Rep. Aimario mentioned P 5,000.00 additional for a crash course in Early
Childhood Education. For the supplies, P250.00 per kindergarten student
had also been provided. ‘The training has been incorporated in the the
Human Resource Training Item in the DepEd budget. Aside from the
schoo! building identified for the pre-schools, P12 Billion had been
earmarked from the education facilities budget. These would relieve the
locat government units from using local schoo! board funds for the teachers.


‘Therefore, a menu in the utifization of the Educationat Special Fund (ESF)
should be required. This menu would contro! the use of ESF which presently is
used for sports events and painting materials with accompanying kickbacks.
She enumerated other sources to augment funds for institutionalzing
Kindergarten education program as follows: PDAF of the Congresspersons,
Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT), Pres. Pinoys Presidential Social Fund and
Adopt a School Program (the Public Private Partnership).

* Rep. Almario advised not to allow collections/solicitations by teachers
because funds are avaitable from P250.00 per student in the elementary,
611.00 per high school student and for science high schools, an additional
subsidy of P1,000,000.00 per year, for the Sports and for the Technical-
Vocational, aside from the per capita, an additional of P500,000,00 subsidy,
and for Science High Schools, 1,000.00 per student plus P1,000,000.00
subsidy; for Trade, P'1,200.00 per student plus P500,000,00 subsidy. On
the Chair's comment that these were theoretical financing, she disagreed
citing her case filed in the 14” Congress against School Superintendent for
withholding the payment of the MOOE to school heads in her province. For
this, the Chair set aside a separate meeting for Rep. Almario with Sec,
Luistro.

. Rep. Sarmiento concurred with the Chair’s suggestion to meet with
Sec. —Luistro. The basic complaint of the local govemment, he recalled
from personal experience, was that Congress passed laws based on theory
without considering implementation on the ground, He suggested a
transition period to be done.

= Rep. Acharon disagreed with Rep. Almario about sufficiency of funds
from MOOE and identified with the experience retated by Rep. Fuentes.

" _ The Chair suggested the meeting with Sec. Luistro to also include
Representatives Fuentes, Sarmiento, Acharon and the City Mayor of Gen.
Santos.

Action Taken by the Committee

On motion, duly seconded, the Chair approved the Committee Report
for the Substitute bill of House Bil Nos.18, 25, 63, 89, 162, 2104 & 3555
fe INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION by
Representatives Aimario, Teodoro, Del Mar, Villafuerte, Angara, Syjuco,
Malapitan, et. al.

DELIBERATION ON HOUSE BILLS ON ANTI-BULLYING POLICIES
The Chair presented for committee deliberation the following bills:

A House Bill No. 2613, titled, Requiring the DepEd to Adopt Policies and
Prohibiting Harassment, intimidation and Bullying In All Primary And
Secondary Schools, by Rep. Cajayon and

B. House Bill No. 2630, titled, Mandating Schools, Colleges and Universities to Create
an Ant-Bullying Policy In Their institutions, by Representatives Co, Batocabe and
Garbin


Sponsorship Speeches of Authors:
Rep. Cajayon read into the records the Explanatory Note of House Bill No. 2613.

Rep. Batocabe presented that the inspiration of HB 2630 was Pres. Pinoy's SONA
Speech which stated * walang lamangan, walang padrino at walang pagnanakaw,
walang wang-wang, walang counterflow, walang tong. Panahon na upang tayo ay
muling magkawanggawa.” The culture ‘of wang-wang, ‘counterflow and tong suggests
that we are a nation of bullies wherein everyone warts to be an oppressor, to have
power, ‘and to be abusive at the cost of the victims. Sad to say, this culture starts in
the schools. A safe and civil school environment 6 essential for students to tearm and
achieve. However, student development is hampered by incidents of violence,
harassment and fear. He moved for the consolidation HB 2630 with HB 2613, limiting
‘anti-bullying policy in the elementary and secondary schools, deleting “colleges and
unwversiges".

With this bill, he envisioned a nation of Filipinos no longer aspiring to become
bules, on the road, in the office or in waiting fmes, but rather, a nation with “hiya,
deicadeza,at takot makalamang Sa iba".

Rep. Angara presented that he also fied a bill on anti-bullying, House Bill No.
3812 , titled An Act Defining and Penalizing the Came of Bullying and Cyber-bullying,
‘still with the Committee on Rules. ‘He moved that his bill be consolidated with House
Ba Nos. 2630 and 2613.

Issues | Arguments / Positions Presented

. Dr. Guerrero from DepEd - BALS informed the body that during the past
administration, they were able to finalize the manual of regulation for public
and privates schools but had not yet published for implementation. She didn't
know which would apply, the old of the new manual.

. Rep. Cajayon requested for copies of the said manuals, to find out
materials applicable to bultying.

. Rep. Acharon inquired if the bills cover State Universities and Colleges
(SUGs), who have students ‘below 18 years old

«= The Chait replied these bills apply to elementary and high school
students.

. Rep. Fuentes supported the stand of the Chair, as value-forming for
minors, for them to know bullying a5 2 crime and able to protect themselves in
later years.

. Rep. Fuentes asked about Sec. 6 of HB 2630 regarding sanctions on
school administrators.

. Rep. Batocabe replied that he is open to amendments from Committee
members for specific sanctions, to “add more teeth” to the anti-bullying
policies.

. Rep. Sarmiento suggested including counseling for the parents, since
values formation starts in the home.

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. Rep. Revilla presented that there are akeady existing mechanisms (on
suspension / exputsion, on first, second and third call } in private schools.
She wil submit a sampte for the study of the three authors as basis for the
guidelines.

. According to Rep. Piamonte, the sanctions mentioned by Rep. Revilla are
contained in the Manual of Regulations for Private Schools. He asked DepEd
if they have a counterpart manual of regulations for public schools. The hast
manual released was authored by DepEd Sec. Armand Fabella. Subsequent
secretaries amended some portions. Two or three years ago, under the
leadership of Sec. Jesh Lapus. they came Up with comprehensive
amendments to the manual but have not implemented even under Sec.
Luistro. He suggested looking at the ‘old and the amended manual for
‘sanctions which can be incorporated in the consolidated bilts.

= Rep. Cajayon responded that this bil wit! make the teachers more aware
of the (psychological and social) effects of thew disciplinary actions.

Rep. Cajayon added that times are different because of exposure to
technology. She gave the example of the awareness about ADHD {Attention
Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder)

Action Taken by the Committee

On motion, duly seconded, the Chair declared as approved the Substitute *

bal of "House Bit Nos. 2613 and 2630 re POLICIES PROHI r.
HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING by Rep. Cajayon, Co,
Batocabe & Garbin..

INITIAL DELIBERATION ON SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM
‘The Chair presented for committee deliberation the following bills:

A. 18257 and 1931, titled, PROVIDING FOR A NATIONWIDE SCHOOL FEEDING
PROGRAM, by Represehniatives Teves and Amaiz, respectively

B. HB 699, titled, INSTITUTIONALIZING PRESCHOOL AND PUBLIC ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL CHILDREN FEEDING PROGRAM, by Rep. R. Rodriguez and

C._HB773 and HB 2465 entitled: PROVIDING FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE
SCHOOL HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAM OF THE DEPED, by Rep. Lagman and
Rep. Dayanghirang, respectively.

Sponsorship Speeches of the Authors:

Rep. Teves stated that this bit was the original brainchild of his grandfather,
the former Cong. Herminio Teves when in 1998, with DepEd’s presentation that
their province ranked tast, with their District IIH in the bottom of the Region Vi. His
grandfather took advantage of various projects, building 600 classrooms,
hamessed the help of the UNICEF to the ‘CPPC6 and GMA Kapuso Foundation.
By 2005, from No. 16 they ranked No. 13, which was a small improvement
considering all the efforts. Two factions resulted, the teachers faulting the students
against parents faulting the teachers.

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To resolve refrigeration, they opted to use malunggay and legumes. The
parents cooked and supplied the vegetables; the government supplied the
legumes and rice. Then, the cost was P2.60 per child, when rice was: P 800.00 per
sack Now, with rice at P1,250.00 per sack, the cost rose to P 4.50 per child.

‘After 5 years, they ranked No. 6 from No. 13. The DepED personnel involved
in studies on this feeding program, were Asec. Santos. Dir. Dumlao and Dr.
Araojo. Rep.Teves hoped this can be replicated nationwide. He concluded that
everyday, the whole province of Negros Oriental implements this feeding program.

For House Bill Nos. 699, 773 and 2465, in the absence of Reps. Rodriguez,
Lagman and Dayanghirang, the explanatory notes of their bills were consiered a5
sponsorship speeches.

tasues/ Arguments / Positions Prevented

. Rep. Sarmiento requested from the DepEd an implementation plan, prior
to its approval, so he could provide some crifique on it, for better future
implementation. In his district, they invested more on their teachers— for
speech, reading classes, etc. “Walang bobong bata, kundi may mahinang
teacher nga lang. So pag magaing ang teacher, ang teacher na ‘yan dapat
nakakamotivate sa batang mahina at napapagaling nya. Yun ang magaling
fa teacher’. They were able to improve all the indicators (like highest
increased participation rate, probably nationwide).

» Ms, Ellen Ruth Abella expressed the National Nutrition Council's support
for the bills and proposed the consolidation of House Bill Nos. 257, 1931, 699
with House Bill 773 as the mother bil. The National Nutrition Council (NNC)
saw that the bills modemized the school health and nutrition program which
have been inadequate in facilities, preventive ‘and curative programs for the:
children. NNC also recommends, based on a Lancet (an intemational
institution with studies on nutrition and health programs) publication in
January 2008, preventive intervention starting from pregnancy to two years

+ (the golden time for intervention). NNC also recommended focusing on the
wasted, thin children to prevent their deteriorating in nutritional status.

. Rep. Fuentes suggested that NNC solicit comments from the focal
government which have nutrition offices up to the municipal level in order that
all nutrition programs, including those of DepEd, be improved, strengthened,
coordinated and institutionalized. She joined Rep. Rodriguez’ proposal of not
putting specific amounts or percentages in the law in order to preserve the
autonomy of the local govemment to prioritize. She commended the
efficiency of the Health and Nutrition unit of DepEd in South Cotabato.

She proposed 1) to target the beneficiaries. 2) ensure that the teachers will
not be assigned to do the cooking, 3) ensure that the intervention is
transformative and 4) no transfer of money to the local government.

. The DepEd Health and Nutrition Council representative thanked Rep
Fuentes for her positive observation of their Health and Nutrition Personnel in
the regional and division level. She read from their comments on type of
feeding, commodity, target beneficiaries, funds, procurement, partner, and
administrative expenses.

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. Rep. Sarmiento related that their Millenium Development Goats focus on
the 0 to 5 year old chikiren, the formative years ‘of brain development. In
relation to the procurement requirement of transferring funds, he sees no
obstacle as long as there is a memorandum of agreement between DepEd
and local government unit.

. Dr. Arajo praised the mechanics of the pre-noon meal of Rep. Teves
which has been used by DepEd as the model to implement a decentralized
feeding program. ‘Thus DepEd will implement the localized feeding program
using indigenous foods or locally grown vegetables. The funds will be
downloaded to the School Principals who will procure commodities in the
locality, thus helping the farmers ‘and the teacher cooperatives ( the prmciple
of localized feeding and school-based management program ).

He also thanked the local chief ‘executives who provided equipments ike
weighing scales. The parents participated by providing the feeding
paraphemalia.

He also agreed with Rep. Sarmiento's stand on feeding the 0 to 5 years
oid but stated that DepEd's program addresses the short-term hunger (the
condition of the children who go to schoo! on an empty stomach). One of the
reasons for low participation rate was poor health and nutrition.

Because some of the funds were diverted to the Conditional Gash
‘Transfer, DepEd was left with meager amount for feeding program and have
to look into other resources like MOOE of schools. in the implementation of
school improvement plans, more attention was given to facilities, ‘equipment,
instructional materials, but not to the health and nutrition of children.

. DSWD supported the consolidation of the bills and recommended
continuation of the feeding programs; proposed the participation of non-
government organizations through which the needs of out-of-school children
can be addressed; and supported building on ‘existing programs, partnering
with focal government, using local resources and selective feeding.

«The DILG supported the bis and recognizes the direct relationship
between nourishment and educational performance.

Action Taken by the Committee

On motion, duly seconded, the Body approved the creation of a Technical
Working Group for the Substitute Bill of House Bill Nos. 257, 699, 773, 1931
and 2465 re NATIONWIDE SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM authored by
Representatives Teves, Amaiz, R. Rodriguez, Lagman and Dayanghirang.

INITIAL DELIBERATION ON OPEN HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM

‘The Chair presented for committee deliberation five bills on ‘ESTABLISHING /
INSTITUTIONALIZING THE OPEN HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE
PHILIPPINES”, namely House Bill Nos. 524, 648, 1524, 2343 and 3430 authored by
Representatives Mercado-Revilla,  Angara, Syjuco, Lagman and Castelo,
respectively.

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Sponsorship Speeches of Authors

Rep. Mercado-Revilia stated that Article 14, Sec. 1 provides “that the ‘State shall
protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education to all levels and shall
take appropriate steps to make such ‘education accessible fo all.” Although the State
has established a system for free high ‘school education, many underprivileged,
disabled and out of school adults, particutarty in far flung areas are unable to finish
secondary education. Their geographic location, physical condition and economic
Seeumstances prevent them from accessing quality education. This bil seks to
establish an Open High School System to encourage self-leaming and to provide an
‘aftemative quality educational system to these students through print, television, radio
and computer based communications, satelite broadcasting, teleconferencing and
other multi-media leaming and teaching technologies that allow them to fear on their
‘own, at their own pace and time, without attending conventional classrooms. This will
totaly erate the Fiipino youth from ignorance and the limits of physical and
geographical conditions.

She informed the body that DepEd implemented the Open High School Program in
1998, fundad by the Asian Development Bank, ‘as one of the alternative schemes
under their drop-out reduction program. The subjects taught are the eight core
subjects. There are now 30 schools offering the Open High School Program. Given
thie development, it is about time to establishyinstitutionalize the Open High School
System with the approval of these bits.

Rep. Angara highlighted the constitutional policy of giving educational access to all
in Rep. Meroado-Revila's sponsorship speech. Looking at the matrix of the 4 bills, he
saw no problem in their consolidation into one bil.

Issues! Arguments/ Positions Presented

. Rep. Fusntes inquired if there has been @ study on the results of the 30
schools which piloted the Open High ‘School Program, whether it reached the
poor of just the well-off who are just too tazy fo go to school.

+ DepEd's Dr. Carolina Guerrero clarified that the Open High is an
altemative delivery mode of the formal school system and not part of the
Altemative Learning System (ALS).

On the Chair's query of the 30 pilot schools, Rep. Mercado-Revilla read
from her list the folowing: in Makati, Benigno Aquino National High Schoo!
(NHS) and Gregorio Perfecto NHS; Pasig: Rizal High School {HS) - Main;
in Quezon City, Ramon Magsaysay HS, Cubao, QC NHS, Lagro NHS and
Commonwealth HS; in Marikina, Marikina NHS; in Malabon, Matabon NHS:
and Tinajeros NHS; in Caloocan, Caloocan NHS; in Region I, San Nicolas
NHS ; Region II, Isabela NHS; Reg Ill, Olongapo City NHS; Region fv -
Calabarzon: Dasmarinas NHS, Quezon NHS and Lipa City NHS; in Region IV
- Mimaropa, Occidental Mindoro NHS and Panitian NHS; in Reg. ¥,
Camarines Norte NHS; in Reg. V1, Sagay City NHS and Dumaguete NHS; in
Reg. Vill, Ormoe City NHS; in Reg. IX. Don Pablo Lorenzo NHS: in Reg. X,
Camiguin NHS; in Reg. X!, Davao del ‘Sur NHS; in Reg. Xi], New Society
NHS; in Reg. XII, Agusan NHS; in CAR, Baguio City NHS; and in ARMM ,
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Dean Theresa de Villa (with Prof. Marie-sol Hidalgo) of the U.P. Open
University read from their position paper. They considered these bills as a
taudable effort to provide access to quality education for a very diverse
clientele. However, they noted that no mention was given to its relationship to
the alternate leaming system and the Basic Education Sector Reform
Agenda (BESRA) to the existing open high schoots already implemented by
the DepEd and to existing open or distant high school programs offered by
private institutions. Programs offered by BALS regarding distance learning
and those by private institutions have to be jooked into. For them, community
inkage must be tapped to include the rest of the community — the local school
board, the elders, particularly the indigenous people (IP ) communities and
women's organizations.

She also mentioned the provision in HB 524 for involving the University of
the Philippines Open U ( UPOU ) to lend its assistance in preparation,
research, training, monitoring and evaluation. Similarly, local governments
may partner with the University of the Philippines or with other local
universities. There are provisions for teaching of teaching staff, non-teaching
stakehoklers like parents and local government officials; for guided
instruction, blended leaming, learning practical arts, community and club
invoWwement.

They expressed wilingness to participate in the process of
institutionslizafion, believing that distance education can complement the
residential / conventional leaming system and will make education available
toall.

Ms Olle Lucas of INAD Philippines, advocates for education for all,
‘suggested that open High school education be part of the non-formal
education system ( tor children not able to get into the formal education
system, drop-outs, or streetchidren ),part of the ALS. She found the structure
‘described in the bills too rigid.

Rep. Sarmiento suggested looking into Thailand's King Bhumidof's
foundation which started this system, which DepED adapted.

Actions Taken by the Committes

The Chair instructed the Commitiee to contact the Bureau of Secondary
Education, DepEd for answers to Rep. Fuentes’ concem if far- flung rural
areas are served by the Open High School Program.

As per the suggestion of Rep. Piamonte and to verify if this progam is
availed of by the poor families, the Chair instructed the Legislative Committee
Secretary to invite the heads af the pilot schools, three from Metro Manila and
‘one from the rural areas -

Rep. Fuentes’ requested to invite DILG and OLAP to comment on the
provision for the teachers to be hired by the local government, another
imposition on the local government. Rep. Sarmiento also mentioned that the
local government provided the venue in the market area. He also requested
feedback from DepED.

The League of Local Govemments wauld also be invited.

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= The Chair requested submission of the UPOU position paper to the
Committee.

« House Bill Nos. 524, 648, 1524, 2343 and 2430 by Representatives
SCHOOL SYSTEM will be integrated with the bills on ALTERNATIVE
LEARNING SYATEM (ALS).

INITIAL DELIBERATION ON HOUSE BILLS RE THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE.
BUREAU OF ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEMS (BALS)

The Chair presented for committee deliberation the following bills:

A. House Bll No, 630, titled, INSTITUTIONALIZING THE BUREAU OF ALTERNATIVE
LEARNING SYSTEMS (BALS), authored by Rep. Angara and

B, House Bill No, 3637, titled, INSTITUTIONALIZING THE BUREAU OF ALTERNATIVE
LEARNING SYSTEMS AND INSTITUTING A FRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING THE
NEEDS OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN AND YOUTH, authored by Rep. Escudero

‘Sponsorship Speech

Rep. Angara described it as a very simpie bill, Executive Order 356 created the
Bureau of Altemative Leaming System, renaming and redefining the functions of the
existing Bureau of Non-Formal Education ( BNFE ). The bill seeks to institutional
BALS which deals with out-of-school youths and those not ideally situated in receiving
a. good education, a definitely marginalized sector.

He supported the suggestion of Ms Lucas that the Open High School be @ sub-
specie of the BALS.

tssues / Arguments / Positions Presented

« Ms. Lucas supported the integration of the two bills. In addition, she
suggested crafting a role for civil society organizations (
organizations, civic organizations, people's organizations ) in this structure.
‘These will be for public and private partnership and empowerment of citizens.

* Dr. Guerrero agreed with the integration of the two bills and for Open High
School System to be part of the ALS modality,

«Rep. Tinio reacted on the comment of Ms. Lucas by emphasizing the need for
the government to put up more high schools.

= Rep. Piamonte suggested Dir. Guerrero to be part of the TWG.

= Dir. Guerrero commented on the need to include more information, which are
related to the BESRA efforts going on, in institutionalizing ALS.

Actions Taken by the Committee

* On motion, duly seconded, the Chair deciared as approved the
consolidated substitute bill of House Bill Nos. 630 and 3637 re Aitemative
Leaming System (ALS) by Representatives Angara and Escudero. The
OPEN HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM under House Bill Nos. 524,648,1524.2343
and 3430 by Representatives Mercado-Revilia, Angara, Syjuco, Lagman and
Castelo will also be integrated into the ALS.


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«The technical working group was created to also inclide Representatives

Piamonte and Fuentes.

VIIL_ INITIAL DELIBERATION ON LOCAL SCHOOL BILLS

The Chair presented for committee deliberation the following toca! schoo! bills:

A. ESTABLISHMENT

+. Howse Bill No. 3072 - BUL! NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, by Rep. Cari
2. House Bill No. 2169- AGOO VOCATION HIGH SCHOOL, by Rep. Erique

B. CONVERS(ON

4. House Bi No, 2516 - DALAMA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, by Rep. Yamba

2. House Bill No. 3553- GALUTAN
C. SEPARATION

‘AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL, by Rep. 0278

4, House Bill No. 2587 - LEANDRO G. JAPOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, by Rep.

Almano
2, House Bil No. 2705 - PARACELIS TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL,
Rep.

By. Rep. Datog
43, House Bil No. 2706 - ANONAT NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND VOCATIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL, by. Rep. Dalog
«4, House Bill No. 3202 - MANANIG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. by Rep, Apyee
toons Tl No, 3203- NEW TANGLAG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. Dy Rep. Agyao
© euse Bit No. 3635 -LAMSUGOD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, Py Rep Avance-
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Action Taken by the Committee

‘On omnibus motion, duly seconded, to approve all the local school
bills presented, the Chair declared as approved the above-listed 10 local
schoo! bills subject to the standard format set by the committee and subject
also to the authors’ submission ‘of the documentary requirements to support

their respective bills.
. ADJOURNMENT

‘On motion, duly seconded, the Chair adjoumed the meeting at 11:46 am.

I hereby certify to the correctness of the foregoing minutes.

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NORA EMILIA R. BAKUNAWA
Supervising Legisiative Staff Officer a]
Noted by:

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MA. JOSEF/NA QUE-RICAFORT
Legistative Gorm Secretary

Approved by:
TAREE De
HON. S: LVADOR H. ESCUDERO HHI
Committee Chairperson

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