REPUBLIC OF THE PEEPPINES ) 
Third Regular Sessiori 
SENATE 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article XIV, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall protect and 
promote the right of all tlie citizens of our country to quality education at all levels. 
However, despite tlik provision aiid- iriiiiierous 0 t h  laws that seeit to proiiiote good 
quality education, our country stili iags 'behind our neighbors in Asia when it comes to 
providing good quality education. 
T1 Recent suriieys iiidicate -that. there hiis been 'c declirie .iii .the acadeiiik. perfomiailce of 
Filipino schooichildren particuiarly in the field of science and mathematics. This decline 
may be due to the high teacher-student ratio, poor facilities, lack of textbooks, or that 
teachers who teach such as those in Physics, Chemistry, or Math tack the expertise or the 
'knowledge to teach tliese subjects effectively. 
In line with our Constitutional provision on good quality education, this bill seeks to 
create an Academic Excellence Foundation which shall promote academic excellence in 
public and .private schoals all o v e ~  
the~cot&ijj tlr~ttgli -pibl.ic-pi+vate -entity pariersliips. 
The Foundation shail deveiop programs that shaii push for the advancement of the 
concept of academic excellence. 
Iii view of tlie foregoing, iniiitediati appioval-of this ineasure is emmeestly sought; 
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A TO O"S0 NY" . T W L A N E S N  
Senator 
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SENATE 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION TO 
PROMOTE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC AND PFUVATE SCZOOLS 
"KG FOR 8'mUla F5F?W"'-"; 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress amembled 
SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Academic Excellence Act 
of 2009." 
SEC. 2. The Academic Excellence Foundation. - There is hereby created the 
Philippine Academic Excellence Foundation whose purpose shall be to promote 
gcg&mic exc&ace in p&cc 
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private entity partnerships. The foundation shall be a nonprofit organization. The board of 
directors of the foundation and foundation activities shall be under the direction of the 
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SEC. 3. Board of Directors of the Foundation. - The board of directors of the 
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appointed by the President. Of the twenty (20) members appointed by the President, eight 
(8) shall represent a variety of education groups and twelve (12) shall represent a variety 
of busiEess ponps. The nenberz 3f the bowc or' di-ctors shaii sz!ect e ~ e  
Zenber to 
serve as chair. The DepEd Secretary shall serve as secretary for the board of directors and 
provide administrative support to the foundation. 'An executive committee of the 
foundazi:ian board composed of the b
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only advise and make recommendations to the foundation board. 
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SEC. 4. Programs of the Foundation - The foundation may develop programs 
that advance the concept of educational excellence. These may include, but are not 
iimlted to: 
(a) recognition programs and awards for students demonstrating academic 
excellence; 
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(b) smmer :nst:tute programs fer s?tdeEts with qecial :dents; 
(c) recognition programs for teachers, administrators, and others who contribute 
to academic excellence; 
special career interests and high academic adhievements; 
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(d) sumner rnefitorihip progzm :vith business azc :n&strq. for s?tdeE?s with 
(e) President's awards ceremonies and special campaigns to promote awareness 
aRd expectaticn for acad&c acbieveEent; 
(f) an academic league to provide organized challenges requiring cooperation and 
competition for public and private pupils in elementary and secondary 
s c h o s i s ; 
(g) systemic transformation initiatives and assistance and training to coinmunity 
teams to increase school performance in the country's education institutions 
tkr~ugii strategic qua$i% piannifig for cofitizxw improvement, empowemefit 
of multiple stakeholders, validation of results via customer-supplier 
relationships, and a total system approach based on best practices in key 
prccess areas; sad 
(h) activities to measue customer satisfaction for delivery of services to 
education institutions in order to plan for and implement continuous 
irnprc-Jemer,t. 
To the extent possible, the foundation shall lnake these programs available to 
students in ail pzm of the c c u n ~ y  
SEC. 5. Powers and Duties of the Foundation. - The foundation may: 
(1) establish and c&cct men?'ce&ip fees; 
(2) publish brochures or booklets relating to the purposes of the foundation and 
collect reasonable fees for the publications thereof; 
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{S) receive money, pets, a m  :a=%& 
gcods or sexices h = m  x-x-gevernrneatai 
sources for the purposes of the foundation; 
(4) contract with consultants; 
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(5) expend money for awards and other forms of recognition and appreciation; 
and 
(51 determine proce&xes axi eqendhres far awzrds -,ld recopiticns to 
teachers, students, donors, and other people who are not employees of the executive 
branch. 
SEC 6. Contracts. - The foundation board shall review and approve each contract 
of the board. Each contract of the foundation board shall be subject to the same review 
and apprwd prcceaxes as a con~act 
o f i k  rrepzmexi: cf5ducatioc. 
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SEC. 7. Foundation Staff: - (a) The foundation board with review by the DepED 
Secretary zhal! appoint the e.m.rJe dirasr and =?her SZE 
:vkc &ali perfom &ties 
and have responsibilities solely related to the foundation. 
(b) As part of the annual plan of work, the foundation, with review by the DepEd 
Secretary, may appciat up E three (3) emplcyees. ~ c e  
employees appntea uder this 
paragraph shall not be considered an employee of the government. The employees shall 
be supervised by the executive director. 
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SEC. 8. Private Sources of Funcis. - The foundation shall seek private resources 
to supplement the available public money. Individuals, businesses, and other 
orgamzattrcxs a a y  comikte to ?k 
fomdztiox i: 
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board of 
directors. All money received shall be administered by the board of directors. 
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SEC. 9. R q m z  = The boar& ef directors cf the f%.n&Z&E &Mi scbmit a! aPzm! 
report to the Secretary of the Department of Education on the progress of its activities. 
The annual report shall contain a financial report for, the preceding year, including all 
receipts and expendhres oithe fomd~tion. 
SEC. 10. Separability Clause. - If any provisions, or part hereof, is held invalid 
:r uxcsnstimio::&, the rezxizder ofthe iaw cf x
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EX o?hewise aEeeed shai! 
remain valid and subsisting. 
SZC. 11. Sqt.=iizg Ckzsc. 
Ali kws, decrees, executkre orders, d e s  and 
regulations inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed, amended or modified 
accordingly. 
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SEC. 12. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
following its complete publication in the Official, Gazette or in two (2) national 
Approved, 
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