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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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H O U S E   O F   R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S 
House Bill No. ________ 
Introduced by REP. CAMILLE A. VILLAR 
AN ACT 
GRANTING THE MAGNA CARTA FOR DAY CARE WORKERS, PROVIDING 
FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Children is one of the most vulnerable population sectors in our society, at the 
same time is recognized as one of the most important assets of our nation according 
to The Child and Youth Welfare Code. Those belonging to the age group of 0-9 years 
old was projected by the Philippines Statistics Authority to be 22.5 million in number 
by 2020.1 In 2018, 25.1% of children at the age of 0-5 and 25.0% at the age of 6-9 are 
considered poor.2 Therefore, millions of children continually need government 
assistance to ensure proper care and development which may be provided at the 
local level by daycare workers. 
The State acknowledges that age from zero (0) to eight (8) are the crucial 
stages of development for a child as stated in the Early Years Act (EYA) of 2013. 
Further, we defend the right of children to assistance and provide special protection 
against all conditions prejudicial to their development through the Barangay-Level 
Total Development and Protection of Children Act, and promote their rights and 
support their parents in their role as primary caregivers by virtue of the ECCD Act.  
All aforementioned policies include the participation and support of day care 
workers as invaluable components in successful implementation since they are the 
ones deployed at local day care centers. Hence, day care workers are the frontline 
service providers of the government to actualize care and development policies and 
objectives beginning from early childhood nationwide. Therefore, the need for 
Magna Carta for Day Care Workers is not only within the interest of worker welfare 
and protection among others but also for childhood care and development.  
This bill grants day care workers with security of tenure and rightful 
compensation acknowledging their service and important role in development in the 
1 https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Table4_9.pdf 
2 https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/children 
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country. Moreover, this serves as a concrete effort of the state to protect and promote 
the welfare of our workers and advance the quality of service they are providing 
through training and qualification standardization and due process with respect to 
their designation, employment, and pay.  
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is sought. 
CAMILLE A. VILLAR 


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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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H O U S E   O F   R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S 
House Bill No. ________ 
Introduced by REP. CAMILLE A. VILLAR 
AN ACT 
GRANTING THE MAGNA CARTA FOR DAY CARE WORKERS, PROVIDING 
FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Magna Carta for Day 
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Care Workers".  
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Sec. 2. Declaration of State Policy. – The State recognizes the vital role of 
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children and the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect their 
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physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being. Towards this end, it is 
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the State’s policy to promote and improve the social well-being and economic 
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welfare of day care workers who provide pre-school education and social 
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development service to the children.  The State shall likewise adopt policies that will 
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protect the rights and enhance the dignity of day care workers. 
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Sec. 3. Coverage. – This Act shall cover all persons engaged in the provision of 
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Early Child Development in government-sponsored day care centers whose primary 
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function is to assist in the provision of care, social development, education and other 
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needs of the children. 
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Sec. 4. Qualification. – A Day Care Worker must be of legal age, possesses at 
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least a career sub-profession eligibility and must have training in Early Childhood 
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Care and Development; Provided, however, that an incumbent day care worker who 
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has been serving for the last five (5) years upon approval of this Act and who does 
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not meet the prescribed educational qualification standard shall not be disqualified, 
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Provided, further, that such day care worker shall complete the Day Care Worker 
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training course provided by Department of Social Welfare and Development 
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(DSWD) within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act. 
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Sec. 5. Recruitment. – A qualified Day Care Worker shall file his/her 
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application with the local government unit concerned. Under no circumstances shall 
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an applicant for the position of Day Care Worker be discriminated against on the 
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basis of gender, religion, age, status, race or political affiliation.  
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Sec. 6. Salary. – A qualified Day Care Worker shall receive a salary equivalent 
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to:  
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Level 1 – High School graduate level to below second year college and 
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length or service of at least five (5) years shall receive the salary equivalent to 
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salary grade 6;  
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Level 2 – Second year college level shall receive salary equivalent to 
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salary grade 8; and  
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Level 3 – College graduate level shall receive salary equivalent to 
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salary grade 10. 
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Sec. 7. Working Hours. – A qualified Day Care Worker is required to render 
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eight (8) working hours a day or a total of forty (40) working hours a week, Provided, 
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that the municipal social welfare officer may require a Day Care Worker to render 
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services beyond his/her required working hours during emergency situations such 
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as natural and manmade calamities.  
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Sec. 8. Additional Compensation and Allowances. – Qualified Day Care Workers 
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shall be provided additional compensation for services rendered beyond the 
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required working hours. 
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Day Care Workers assigned to hazardous places shall be given hazard pay.  
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Sec. 9. Married Day Care Workers. –  Whenever possible, married couples who 
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are both Day Care Workers shall be assigned in the same municipality or city.  
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Sec. 10. Transfer and Tenure of Office. – No Day Care Worker shall be 
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transferred from one center to· another without his/her prior knowledge and/or 
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consent.  As provided under existing laws, no Day Care Worker shall be terminated 
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from work without due cause.  
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Sec. 11. Leave Benefits. –  As provided for in existing laws, a Day Care Worker 
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is entitled to maternity/paternity, sick, and vacation leaves. Day Care Workers with 
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outstanding performance based on evaluation may avail of study leave.  
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Sec. 12. Free Medical Examination and Treatment. – Pre-employment and annual 
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medical examinations shall be provided by government hospitals, free of charge, to 
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all Day Care Workers. Day Care Workers suffering from work-related ailments shall 
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be treated free of charge in government hospitals.  
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Sec. 13.  Insurance and Retirement Benefits. – Qualified Day Care Workers shall 
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automatically become members of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). 
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Day Care Workers, having fulfilled service requirements of the applicable retirement 
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laws, shall be given a one-step salary grade increase upon retirement which shall be 
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the basis of computation of retirement pay and other retirement benefits.  
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Sec. 14. Freedom to Organize. – Day Care Workers shall have the freedom to 
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organize themselves without prior communications with the local government units 
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to which they are assigned. Organizations of Day Care Workers shall be consulted in 
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the formulation of national policies and programs that will benefit the sector. Under 
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no circumstance shall any Day Care Worker be dismissed on the basis of his/her 
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membership in any organization of Day Care Workers.  
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Sec. 15. Code of Conduct for Day Care Workers. – Within six (6) months upon 
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approval of this Act, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in 
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consultation with the national organization of Day Care Workers, shall formulate a 
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Code of Conduct for Day Care Workers. Each Day Care Worker shall be provided a 
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copy of the Code.  
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Sec. 16. Support from Non-Government Organizations. – Non-government 
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organizations or private volunteer organizations are hereby encouraged to assist the 
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government in the implementation of programs and projects for Day Care Workers.  
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Sec. 17. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The Department of Interior and 
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Local Government (DILG) and DSWD, in consultation with the Civil Service 
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Commission (CSC) and the national organization of Day Care Workers shall 
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formulate the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this 
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Act within six (6) months from its effectivity. 
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Sec. 18. Appropriations. – Salaries and benefits of Day Care Workers shall be 
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charged to the local government units concerned. Training needs of Day Care 
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Workers shall be charged to the annual appropriations of the DSWD.  
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Sec. 19. Penal Provisions. – Any person who violates the provisions of this Act 
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shall be punished with a fine of not less than Fifty  Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) 
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and/or imprisonment of not less than six (6) months but not more than one (1) 
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month, or both at the discretion of the Court.  
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If the offender is a public official, he/she shall, in addition to the penalties 
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stated above, be dismissed from government service.  
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Sec. 20. Separability Clause.  –  If any portion or provision of this Act is 
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declared unconstitutional or invalid, the remainder of this Act or any provisions 
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hereof not affected thereby shall continue to be in force and effect. 
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Sec. 21. Repealing Clause.  –  Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
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executive order, letter of instruction, rule or regulation inconsistent or contrary to 
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the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed or modified accordingly.  
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Sec. 22. Effectivity Clause.  –  This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days 
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following its complete publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general 
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circulation.  
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Approved,