NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE
)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. ____
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE VIRGILIO S. LACSON
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Philippines is one of the most heavily affected countries in terms of natural calamities.
Being located in the Pacific Ring of Fire and along the typhoon belt, the country regularly
experiences earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, landslides, among others. These disasters
do not only cause damage in agriculture, economy, and infrastructure, but also claim countless
Filipino lives.
Too many lives have already been lost because of these natural calamities. And while
accidents are inevitable at times, with proper awareness and preparation, we can mitigate the
effects.
This Bill seeks to mandate the establishment of a complete, adequate, and integrated
system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society. This Bill aims to include
subjects, units, electives, or courses regarding basic first aid training, and survival skills
training. Through these course offerings, we can better prepare our citizens, especially the youth,
in the face of these tragedies.
It is in this regard that we seek the urgent approval of this Bill.
VIRGILIO S. LACSON
Manila Teachers Partylist
July 27, 2022
4:58 pm
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE
)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. ____
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE VIRGILIO S. LACSON
AN ACT
MANDATING THE INTEGRATION OF BASIC FIRST AID, AND SURVIVAL SKILLS
TRAINING IN THE CURRICULA OF ALL INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING, AND
PROVIDING THE APPROPRIATE FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:
Sec. 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as “Basic First Aid and Survival Skills
Education Act.”
Sec. 2. Integration of Basic First Aid Training and Survival Skills training. - All institutions
of learning, including but not limited to, schools, colleges, universities, vocational learning
institutions, shall integrate into their respective curricula and make available to all its students
relevant and updated subjects, units, electives or courses regarding basic first aid training, and
survival skills training. 
Sec. 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations - The Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) and the Department of Education (DepEd), in coordination with the Department of
Health (DOH), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the National
Disaster
Risk
Reduction
and
Management
Council
(NDRRMC),
shall
promulgate
the
corresponding implementing rules and regulations of this Act within sixty (60) days from the date
of its effectivity. 
Sec. 4. Appropriations. - The funds necessary to implement the provisions of this Act shall
be sourced from the respective budgets of the CHED and the DepEd in the annual General
Appropriations Act. 
Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, and rules and regulations inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
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Sec. 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2)
newspapers of general circulation or in the Official Gazette. 
Approved,