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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
S.B.No. 
2377 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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MANDATING THE CREATION OF AGE SPECIFIC PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS 
REGARDING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 2, Section 13 provides that: 
The State recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building 
and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, 
and social well-being. 
In Article 14, Section 2 (I), the Constitution further mandates that: 
The State shall establish, maintain, and support a complete, 
adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the 
people and society. 
Studies have shown that when students receive career information at an early age, 
school involvement and school performance improve. Children may do better in school if 
they can see how education is connected to a successful career in the future. 
Career awareness begins as soon as children are exposed to role models. 
Preschoolers love role-playing by mimicking what they know and admire. They "play" 
parent, teacher, firefighter, bus driver, police officer, doctor, etc. During the elementary 
school years, children become aware of their community and the roles and jobs that 
adults perform. In their adolescent years, they are able to make finer distinctions, connect 


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educational achievement with career opportunities, and understand the process of career 
planning. 
A career awareness program is the development of knowledge, skills, and attitudes 
through a planned program of learning experiences in education and training settings 
which will assist students to make informed decisions abont their study and for work 
options and enable effective participation in their working life. 
Implementing career awareness programs provides the knowledge and experience 
necessary for making informed career decisions. Thus, this bill aims to equip students not 
just with the skills of education and training, but also with the attitudes and knowledge 
that will enable them to achieve the fulfillment of independent, functional and healthy 
careers. l 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
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S. B. No. 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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AN ACT 
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MANDATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AGE SPECIFIC PROGRAM FOR 
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STUDENTS REGARDING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act may be cited as the "Career Awareness Act of 
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2014." 
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SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State recognizes the vital role of the 
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youth in nation-building and shall promote their physical, moral, intellectual, and social 
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well-being. Pursuant to this policy, it shall equip students not just with the skills of 
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education and training, but also with the attitudes and knowledge that will enable them to . 
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achieve the fulfillment of independent, functional and healthy careers. 
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SECTION 3. Career Information Available. 
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(A) Program. - The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of 
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Labor and Employment, shall develop an age specific program for students from 
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kindergarten through fourth year high school regarding career opportunities and the skills 
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necessary to pursue such careers. 
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(B) Deadline. - Not later than one year after the date of the enactment ofthis Act, 
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the Secretary shall develop and make available the program described in Paragraph (A). 
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SECTION 4. Information Network. 
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(A) In General. -- The Secretary of Education shall coordinate with other 
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government agencies to make available the program developed pursuant to Section 2. 
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(B) Current Information and Dissemination. - The Secretary of Education shall: 
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(l) Regularly update the age specific programs regarding career 
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opportunities; 
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(2) Use reasonable means to notify other government agencies regarding 
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the availability of such information; and, 
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(3) Create and ensure currency in the dissemination of the career 
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information. 
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SECTION 5. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part thereof is held invalid 
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or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall 
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remain valid and subsisting. 
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SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decree or issuance, 
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executive orders, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule and regulation contrary 
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to, or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, modified, or 
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amended accordingly. 
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SECTION 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
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fqUowing its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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