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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR LACSON
AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE INCLUSION OF 
GOOD MANNERS AND RIGHT CONDUCT CURRICULUM 
STARTING FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 3
EXPLANATORY NOTE
In this day and age, children are raised in a world where social interactions are often 
changing. This phenomenon is greatly caused by the influence of modern technology on 
how children are being raised. Its impact is greatly visible in the social skills and manners 
of our youth. Their attitude, values and perception towards life can be honed if good 
manners are inculcated upon them from their tender age.
In order to create a balance, it is necessary for our educational system to aid the 
Filipino family in imparting good manners and right conduct to our young students by its 
inclusion in the curriculum at the beginning of their school years. In fact, in her call to 
strengthen good manners and right conduct, Department of Education Secretaiy Leonor 
Briones said ""Technology without good manners is a disaster. This is why empathy, 
compassion and humanity are very important because we cannot pick this up in an online 
or a technology-driven pedagogy.’'’
Hence it is the aim of this act to institutionalize Good Manners and Right Conduct 
and mandate that the same be taught as a separate subject starting from Kindergarten to 
Grade 3 to better mold our youth to have strong values and moral foundation which will 
contribute in shaping a respectable society.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
PAN p fL ^ l^ ff^ ^ S O N  
\__j/enator


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC } 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session
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S E N A T E
Senate Bill No.1 1 8 5
'19 NOV 20 P7:16
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR LACSON
AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE INCLUSION OF 
GOOD MANNERS AND RIGHT CONDUCT CURRICULUM 
STARTING FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 3
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SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known henceforth as the “Good Manners 
and Right Conduct Act o f 2019. ”
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SEC. 2. Declaration of policy. -  It is the policy of the state to develop the 
character and conduct of the youth. Thus, by allowing the youth to recognize and 
acknowledge their intrinsic human value, this Act shall enable them to cultivate their 
ability to make substantial and significant choices for themselves vis-a vis their 
community, thereby creating a collective culture of love and respect for oneself for 
others, and for the nation at large.
SEC. 3. Definition o f Terms. -  The terms in this Act are defined as follows:
H u m an D lgnity - t h e  unique and inherent value or w orth o f hum an persons.
It IS intrinsic, hence, innate, inviolable, inalienable, and universal.
(b) Good Manners and Right Conduct -  basic social values and etiquette.
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SEC. 4. Institutionalizing Good Manners and Right Conduct curriculum as a
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separate subject in Kindergarten to Grade 3. -  Taking into account the Edukasyon sa 
Pagpapakatao cumcuium of the Department of Education’s K-12 program, the Good
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be designated as a separate subject to be taught in Kindergarten to Grade 3 levels. The 
GMRC shall inculcate among the students the concepts of human dignity, respect for 
oneself, and giving oneself to others in the spirit of community, for the effective and 
holistic development of the decision-making skills of the child. The curriculum shall 
also focus on the basic tenets of good manners and right conduct, such as but not limited 
to: caring for oneself, giving concern for others, according proper respect to people, 
upholding discipline and order, cultivating sincerity, honesty, obedience, and above all' 
love for country. The teaching method shall be actual or situational, rather than 
conceptual, thereby allowing the studentry to directly relate to the lessons, readily 
incorporate them in practice, and make such behavior commonplace.
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on GMRC. -  The Department of Education
(DepEd) shall carry out the appropriate training for teachers and educators in levels
Kindergarten to Grade 3 on GMRC in order to develop and enhance their capacity to 
teach the subject.
EC. 6. Implementing Agency. -  The Department of Education (DepEd) shall 
be vested with the authority to regulate the implementation of this Act, and ensure that
It shall be included in the curriculum ofeveiy educational institution at the Kindergarten 
to Grade 3 levels.
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frSEC: 1' ImPlementation Rules and Regulations. -  Within ninety (90) days from 
the effectivity of this Act, the DepEd, in consultation with relevant stakeholders is 
hereby tasked to formulate the implementing rules and regulations of this Act.
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8' F\Ua <1a 1S u The funds necessary t0 imPlement the provisions of this Act
shall be duly included in the annual budget of the DepEd in accordance with the annual 
General Appropriations Act. 
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unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions or sections
hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect 
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SEC 10. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees and proclamations
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e orders’ rules and regulations or parts thereof contrary to or inconsistent with 
this Act are hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly.


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SEC. 11. Effectivity. -  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, or in at least two 
(2) national newspapers of general circulation.
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