Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. _____ 
Introduced by CIBAC Party-List Representative 
Eduardo “Bro. Eddie” C. Villanueva 
AN ACT INTEGRATING LABOR EDUCATION 
IN THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (SHS) CURRICULUM 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
One of the objectives of the K-12 program is to provide needed 
preparation to students who intend to work or to engage in business 
instead of pursuing higher education. According to the Asian Development 
Bank (ADB) Youth Education Investment and Labor Market Outcomes 
(YEILMO), 15% of Senior High School (SHS) graduates (or approximately 
187,000 graduates) are inclined to look for employment or to engage in 
business immediately after graduating from SHS.  
At present, the Department of Education (DepEd) is working towards 
this goal of ensuring SHS graduates are employment-ready by providing 
students opportunities to specialize outside academic-related tracks. 
However, molding the youth into productive members of the labor force is 
not limited to skills training alone. 
While DepEd currently implements SHS career guidance programs 
and other career guidance or counseling programs, none of them provides 
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comprehensive focus on labor education. Moreover, most of them are only 
offered to Grade 10 to Grade 11 students, and are geared towards 
assisting them with their choice of SHS track, university course and 
career. 
 
 In 2021, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported 
that of the 48,267 establishments inspected covering 2,803,302 workers, 
the compliance rate after correction for general labor standards is at 
89.65%. Despite a high compliance rate, DOLE still received 46,518 
cases of violations of labor standards.  
 
In light of the inadequacy of the Filipinos’ knowledge of their labor 
rights and in recognition of the prevalence of Filipinos having only 
secondary education, the government has to strive to make every Filipino 
worker aware of his or her labor rights. This bill seeks to address this by 
mandating the integration of labor education in the SHS curriculum. Under 
this measure, “labor education” refers to the teaching of theories, 
concepts, and issues concerning labor, such as, but not limited, to labor 
rights, dignity, economic welfare, and political participation.  
 
Indeed, the State must bridge information gaps that limit the voice 
of workers in our society, and empower them to maximize their labor 
potentials and overall welfare.  Thus, the immediate passage of this bill is 
earnestly sought. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. _____ 
Introduced by CIBAC Party-List Representative 
Eduardo “Bro. Eddie” C. Villanueva 
AN ACT INTEGRATING LABOR EDUCATION 
IN THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (SHS) CURRICULUM 
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
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Philippines in Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Labor 
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Education in Senior High School Act.” 
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SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. – The State shall afford 
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protection to labor, promote full employment, ensure equal work 
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opportunities regardless of sex, race or creed, and regulate the relations 
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between workers and employers. The State shall also assure the rights of 
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workers to self-organization, collective bargaining, security of tenure, and 
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just and humane conditions of work. 
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The State shall further empower its citizens with crucial information 
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relevant to their rights and labor market participation. For this purpose, the 
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State shall bridge information gaps that limit the voice of workers in our 
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society, and empower them to maximize their labor potentials and overall 
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welfare. 
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SECTION 3. Labor Education. – As used in this Act, “labor 
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Education” refers to the teaching of theories, concepts, and issues 
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concerning labor, such as, but not limited, to labor rights, dignity, 
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economic welfare, and political participation. 
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SECTION 4. Integration of Labor Education in Senior High 
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School (SHS) Curriculum. – All public and private senior high schools 
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(SHS) are mandated to integrate Labor Education in the core SHS subject 
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called “Understanding Culture, Society and Politics”; Provided, That in the 
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event that there shall be an amendment to the K-12 curriculum and the 
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list of core subjects taken up by SHS students, the Department of 
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Education (DepEd) shall ensure that Labor Education is integrated in 
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another core subject. 
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SECTION 5. Curriculum Review. – The coverage and quality of 
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labor education shall be included in comprehensive curriculum review to 
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be conducted by the DepEd. 
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SECTION 6. Labor Empowerment and Career Guidance 
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Conference. – As far as practicable, private and public senior high 
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schools (SHS) must also hold a Labor Empowerment and Career 
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Guidance conference, which shall be attended by all graduating students.  
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SECTION 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within sixty 
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(60) days from the effectivity of this Act, DepEd, in consultation with 
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appropriate government agencies and other relevant stakeholders, shall 
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formulate the rules and regulations to effectively implement the provisions 
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of this Act.  
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SECTION 8. Separability Clause. – Any portion or provisions of 
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this Act that may be declared unconstitutional or invalid shall not have the 
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effect of nullifying other portions and provisions hereof as long as such 
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remaining portions or provisions can still subsist and be given effect in 
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their entirety.  
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SECTION 9. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive 
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orders, proclamations and administrative regulations, or any parts thereof 
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inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby revoked, repealed 
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or modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 10.  Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen 
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(15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) 
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national papers of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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