Republi of the Philippines
House of Representatives
@ueeon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS:
Second Regular Session

nouse Bit No. 6436

Introduced by Representative EDGAR R. ERICE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Its the policy of the state to protect, promote and provide the right of the people. The
same could be done through proper, adequate updated mode of education to pursue these
goals regardless of creed, religion and status in life ete

ambitious detainees who are determined to pursue higher education while in detention.

All Local Government Units (LGU) who on the side operate secondary and tertiary
schools in their respective jurisdiction can create, establish and start a program to this effect
by creating a special group to implement the same.

Mandatory education while in detention must be the priority of multi-sectoral body
which include Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD), Philippine National Police (PNP), Office of the Public Prosecutor,

Department of Finance, Media Organizations, Private Corporations, in pursuance to the
corporate responsibility scheme on CRS ere.

Detention centers in the countries benefiting detainees awaiting court hearings for
their (detainees) formal advancement and come back and participate to the mainstream of the

society through the mandated educational system when their detainees go out dubbed as
“Education in Detention”

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Republic of the Bhilippines

House of Representatives
Queaon Gy

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 6436

Introduced by Representative EDGAR R. ERICE

AN ACT
EST) IN THE

A FORMAL AND ACCREDITED
COUTNRY’S VARIOUS DETENTION CENTERS

Be i enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Title. This act shall be known as “Education in Detention.”

SECTION 2. State Policy. It is the policy of the state to protect, promote and
provide the right of the people through proper and adequate updated mode of education to
regardless of creed, religion and status in life.

SECTION 3. Purpose. The government should on its own initiative, establish and
create government accredited schoolings to different detention and penology centers
throughout deserving and ambitious detainees who are determined to pursue higher education
while in detention

SECTION 4. Persons Covered. All individuals who are under detention while
waiting for trial and final judgment or conviction.

SECTION 5. Agencies Involved and their Respective Functions.
A. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DepEd)

1. To provide school materials and/or syllabus, appropriate to the
individual/detainces who will take advantage of this proposed program.

2. To provide top competent, qualified and dedicated mentors and instructors in
pursuance to the implementation of this program.

3. To screen, evaluate, study and make recommendation to detainees’ individual
scholastic or school records and conduct an in-depth and personal interviews on
detainees who will genuinely demonstrate and show interests to the proposed
education plans and activities to various detention in the society.


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To provide state of the art system of proposed mandatory education which will be
at par if not more than the standard of the quality of teachings in college and
universities in Metro Manila.

‘To promote the program of mandatory educatton m detention through personal
visits, tours, endorsement and frequent dialogues with the detainees to incite the
latter's interest and become an asset in going back to the main stream of society.

B. LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (Provincial, Municipal or City
Levels)

In each level of jurisdiction, provincial, municipal or city level executives shall
take the initiative to pinpoint, scout and determine the possible candidates for this

‘The provincial, mumicipal fevel or city executives, as the case maybe, shail
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after thorough and complete evaluation of each recommendee/detainee.

The Provincial, Municipal, or City level Local Government Units (LGUs) has the
final say as to the final recommendations on the number, scope, grade and final
status of the proposed recipient of this study grant.

C. OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

To recommend, together with/and in concurrence with the LGUs, detainees which
upon after individual records and qualification, as to undertake and participate in
the programs.

To evaluate the detainee individual cases and make the final approval of
candidates’ participants for the specific educational prospect and endeavour.

To approve, after strenuous investigation, on the character, values and moral as
‘well as the required legal qualifications of the detainee‘candidate for acceptance to
the educational program.

‘To evaluate, confirm and have the final disposition, whether or not, regardless of

the offence charged, is in one way or another involve in drugs and legally
qualified as well.

D. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
(DSWD)

. To properly evaluate the psychological well being of the individual detainee;

To assist the other stakeholders(LGU, PNP, etc.) in making recommendations
regarding detainees’ behavioral pattern, if qualified for educational program in
detention centers,


3. To assist detainees immediate family in uplifting their social life and other related
concems,

4, Finally, work hand in hand with the detention officers and officials in
recommending the finall detainees to be admitted to the education in detention
program.

SECTION 6, Funding. The budgetary allocation needed to carry out the provisions
of this Act is hereby authorized to be appropriated in the General Appropriations Act of the
year immediately following its enactment into law,

SECTION 7. Repeating Clause. ~ All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly.

SECTION 8, Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following
‘the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national
newspapers of general circulation

Approved,