Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
RECEIVED
TWENTIETH CONGRESS pare 91 JUL 205
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO._ 907

Introduced by HON. JOHN TRACY F. CAGAS

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING IN THE CITY OF DIGOS AND IN EVERY MUNICIPALITY IN
THE PROVINCE OF DAVAO DEL SUR AN ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM
COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

It is the policy of the State to promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels
and take the appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all. The State shall likewise
give the highest priority to the enactment of measures that promote human development and
the acceleration of social progress, thereby reducing social, economic and political inequalities.

Thus, Republic Act No. 11510 or the Alternative Learning System Act was signed into law to
institutionalize the Alternative Learning System Program of the Department of Education to
ensure that more out-of-school youths and adults will be able to have access to quality basic
education.

‘The proposed establishment of Alternative Learning System Community Learning Centers in
City of Digos and in every municipality in the Province of Davao Del Sur shall provide
increased opportunities for out-of-school children in special cases, adult leamers, and
indigenous peoples in the Province to develop basic and functional literacy and life skills, and
pursue an equivalent pathway to complete basic education. The proposed ALS CLCs shall
identify the needs and opportunities in the ALS Program in the Province of Davao Del Sur and
help implement the programs and projects of the Department of Education’s Alternative
Learning System K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum. This bill has been filed during the 19*
Congress but was left pending with the committee.

It is for the foregoing reason that the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

JOHN F.CAGAS

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BILL No._907

Introduced by HON. JOHN TRACY F. CAG.

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING IN THE CITY OF DIGOS AND IN EVERY MUNICIPALITY IN
THE PROVINCE OF DAVAO DEL SUR AN ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM
COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Establishment.— As mandated under Republic Act No. 11510 or the Alternative
System Learning Act, there shall be established in the City of Digos and in every municipality
in the Province of Davao Del Sur an Alternative Learning System Community Learning Center
(ALS CLC) to facilitate a learning environment for the full implementation of the ALS K to
12 Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) and other ALS programs.

The ALS CLCs shall be under the direct supervision of the Department of Education (DepEd).

SEC. 2. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department’s program the operationalization of Alternative Learning System Community
Learning Centers in the City of Digos and in every municipality in the Province of Davao Del
Sur, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of
the Department. Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the continuous implementation
this Act, including the construction or provision of ALS CLCs and the payment of
transportation and teaching aid allowance for ALS teachers and community implementors,
shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. ~ The Secretary of the Department of Education
shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this
Act.

SEC. 4. Effectivity Clause. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its complete
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,