FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
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Introduced 
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by non. Antonio “Sonny” F. Trillanes 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
In spite of the Philippines’ high adult literacy rate and regard for education, the 
quality of the country’s education system is in decline. The United Nations Educational 
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report ranked the Philippines 74” in terms 
of educational development, falling behind Vietnam, 65’, 
Indonesia, 58”* and Mongolia, 
61”. In the International Mathematics and Science Study 2003, the Philippines ranked 41” 
in Science and 42”d in Math out of 45’ countries. 
To aggravate this situation further, many Filipino children from poor families are 
still forced to drop out from schools. Instead of completing high school and going onto 
higher education, these children are employed in often manual and very basic tasks to help 
support their family. Ultimately, these children grow up with just elementary education. As 
a result, the country is suffering from an inability to produce a competent and skilled 
workforce - to be employed both at home and abroad - required for badly needed 
socioeconomic development. 
The bill seeks to address this situation with the creation of Science high schools in 
each province and highly urbanized city. It is hoped that these additional schools will be 
able to continue the good work of this country’s current 15 national Science high schools in 
producing competitive graduates especially in the field of research and Math. These new 
schools will be subsidized by both the national government through the Department of 
Education and the concerned Local Government Units, giving children from poorer 
backgrounds the chance to a better education and a better life. 
In respect of the declining state of the country’s education, the swift approval of this 
bill is earnestly sought. 
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NI “S0NNY”F.T 
LANESIV 
Senator 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
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Introduced by Hon. Antonio “Sonny” F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
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REQUIRING ALL PROVINCES AND HIGHLY -URBANIZED CITIES TO 
ESTABLISH A SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title, - This Act shall be known and cited as the “Science High 
School Establishment Act.” 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy - It is the declared policy of the State to uplift the 
quality of education and to equip the youth with knowledge to make them competitive and 
productive citizens. 
SEC. 3. Statement of Goals and Objectives. - It is the goal and objective of the bill 
to: 
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produce globally competitive individuals; 
promote and strengthen the quality of education; 
SEC. 4. Establishment of Science High Schools - All provinces and highly 
urbanized cities are hereby mandated to establish Science high schools within their 
jurisdiction. Provincial and city officials together with the Department of Education shall 
work for the establishment of the school. 
SEC. 5. Funding Source - In order to finance the establishment and the continuous 
operation of the Science high school, the provincial and city government and district 


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representatives shall allocate a substantial amount enough to ensure the sustainability of the 
program. 
SEC. 6. Sepambdldty Clause. - If any provisions or part thereof is invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall 
remain valid and subsisting. 
SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule of regulation contrary to or 
inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended 
accordingly. 
SEC. 8. Effectivi@ Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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