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Senate Bill No. 2059
Introduced by: Senator Raffy T. Tulfo
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MAGNA CARTA OF THE OUT-OF-SCHOOL
YOUTH
EXPLANATORY NOTE
According to Section 13, Article II of the 1987 Constitution, it is the policy of the 
State to recognize the vital role of the youth in nation-building . The State shall promote 
and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being. However, 
according to a 2017 report by the Philippine Statistics Authority, nine percent (9%) or 
more than 3 million of the estimated 39 million Filipinos aged 6 to 24 years old are out- 
of-school children and youth. Based on the research published by the US Agency for 
International Development in 2021, out-of-school youth in the Philippines increased from 
16.9% in January 2020 to 25.2 % in April 2020.
The proposed measure aims to empower the out-of-school youth through social 
protection that will enable them to develop themselves to their full potential and motivate 
them to contribute to nation-building. This bill also seeks to provide the out-of-school


youth an alternative learning system, entrepreneurial education, and free technical or 
vocational education and employment and economic opportunities.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is thus earnestl/sought.
RAfFY T. TULFO


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE
Senate Bill No.2059
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RliCEiVtD BY:
Introduced by: Senator Raffy T. Tulfo
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MAGNA CARTA OF THE OUT-OF-SCHOOL
YOUTH
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Magna Carta of the Out-of-
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School Youth".
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State values the dignity of every human person
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and guarantees full respect for human rights. Pursuant thereto, the State recognizes the
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right of out-of-school youth to social protection and to develop their full potential as
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partners in nation-building. Towards this end, the State shall promulgate measures to
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achieve the following objectives:
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a) To inspire and encourage the out-of-schoof youth to contribute to nation 
building;
b) To recognize the rights of out-of-school youth in the society;
c) To provide an alternative learning system and a program for technical or 
vocational education for the out-of-school youth;
d) To give full support to the improvement of the total well-being of the out-of­
school youth by providing educational development and employment 
opportunities; and
e) To recognize the important role of the private sector in improving the welfare 
of out-of-school youth and to actively seek their partnership.
CHAPTER II 
DEFINITION OF TERMS
SEC 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act:
a) Alternative Learning System refers to a parallel learning system in the Philippines that 
provides a practical option to the existing formal Instruction. It includes both the non- 
formal and informal sources of knowledge and skills.
b) Out-of-school Youth refers to a member of the population aged 15 to 30 years old who 
is currently out of school, not gainfully employed, and has not finished college or a post­
secondary course.
c) Social Protection refers to policies and programs that seek to reduce poverty and 
vulnerability to risks and enhance the social status and rights of all out-of-school youth 
by promoting livelihood and employment opportunities, protecting against financial 
hazards such as the sudden loss of income, and improving people’s capacity to manage 
risks. Its components are labor market programs, social insurance, social welfare, and 
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d) Substantive Equality refers to the full and equal enjoyment of rights and freedoms 
contemplated under this Act and encompasses de jure and de facto equality in outcomes.
e) Technical Vocational Education refers to the aspects of educational process 
involving, in addition to general education, the study of technologies and related sciences 
and the acquisition of practical skills relating to occupations in various sectors of economic 
and social life. The term is comprised of formal (organized programs as part of the school 
system), and non-formal (organized classes outside the school system) approaches; and
f) TESDA Graduate refers to a student or trainee who has completed the requirements 
set for a Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-registered 
Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) course/program.
CHAPTER III
DUTIES RELATED TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH
SEC. 4. State as the Primary Duty-Bearen - The State, through the National Youth 
Commission (NYC) and concerned youth serving agencies, shall be guided by progressive 
developments In the human rights of out-of-school youth under international law, and 
shall endeavor to design policies, laws, and other regulatory measures to fulfill these 
duties. It shall institute programs that will carry out the objectives of this Act and promote 
the following:
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The protection of the rights of out-of-school youth against discrimination by private 
corporations, entitles, and individuals; and
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The substantive equality in the rights of out-of-school youth in all spheres of 
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SEC. 5. Duties of the State Agencies and Instrumentalities. - The duties of the 
State as stated in
Section 4 of this Act shall extend to all state agencies, offices, and instrumentalities at all 
levels of government including government-owned and-controlled corporations, subject 
to the Constitution and pertinent laws, policies, or administrative guidelines that govern 
the state agencies and entities concerned.
CHAPTER IV
RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT
SEC. 6. Human Rights of Out-of-School Youth. - An out-of-school youth shall enjoy, 
without discrimination, all rights provided for in the Constitution and those rights 
recognized under international instruments duly ratified by the Philippines, in consonance 
with Philippine laws.
SEC. 7. Protection from Violence. - The State shall ensure that all out-of-school 
youths shall be protected from all forms of violence, particularly In cases of physical 
abuse, sexual exploitation and human trafficking as provided for in existing laws. The 
Department of Justice, Department of Social Welfare and Services, and other concerned 
agencies, shall give priority to the defense and protection of out-of-school youths and 
help in attaining justice and healing.
SEC. 8. Equal Treatment Before the Law. - The NYC and other youth-serving 
agencies shall take steps to review and, when necessary, amend or repeal existing laws 
that are discriminatory to out-of-school youths.
SEC. 9. Representation of Out-of-School Youth Issues and Concerns in Media 
and Film.- The
NYC and other concerned agencies shall formulate policies and programs for the 
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government media-related organizations. For this purpose, the State shall ensure 
allocation of resources for the production, publication and airing of all forms of 
information materials on the rights of the out-of-school youth and the various services 
and benefits provided to them under this Act.
SEC. 10. Recognition and Preservation of Cultural Identity and Integrity. - The
rights of Moro and Indigenous out-of-school youth to practice, promote, protect, and 
preserve their own culture, traditions, and institutions and to consider these rights in the 
formulation and implementation of national policies and programs shall be upheld. To 
this end, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos and the National Commission on 
Indigenous Peoples shall, in consultation with the sectors concerned to protect their 
rights. Indigenous knowledge system and practices, traditional livelihood, and other 
appropriate measures to promote and to respect for their rights, practices and way of 
life; Provided. That these cultural systems and practices do not discriminate against other 
out-of-school youth.
CHAPTER V
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT
SEC. 11. Government Assistance. - The National Government, through its agencies 
and instrumentalities shall provide the following:
a. Education - The Department of Education (DepEd), TESDA , and the Commission 
on Higher Education (CHED), in consultation with the non-government 
organizations(NGOs), shall institute a program that will ensure access of out-of-school 
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Health - The Department of Health (DOH), in coordination with local government 
units (LGUs) and NGOs, shall institute a national health program and provide an integral 
health service for out-of-school youth;
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Social Service - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in 
cooperation with the LGUs, NGOs and other relevant stakeholders shall develop and 
implement programs on social services for out-of-school youth, the components of which 
are:
1. Social Enhancement Services, which provide the out-of-school youth with 
opportunities for socializing, organizing creative expression, and improvement 
of self; and
2. After Care Services, which provide for support services for out-of-school youth 
who are discharged from the homes or institutions of the DSWD, and other 
private institutions duly accredited by the DSWD, especially those who have 
problems of reintegration with family and the community.
d. Employment - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), in coordination 
with other government agencies such as the Department of Trade and Industry 
(DTI) and TESDA, shall assess, design, and implement training programs that will 
provide skills and welfare or livelihood support for out-of-school youth.
CHAPTER VI
MANDATORY TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
SEC. 12. Mandatory Technical/Vocational Education. - It shall be the duty of the 
State to provide technical or vocational education to the out-of-school youth. The course 
shall be provided and/or managed by TESDA in accordance with its training regulations.
SEC. 13. Alternative Learning System. - An alternative learning system of education 
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For out-of-school students who are in the custody of a home or an institution managed 
by the DSWD, the latter shall coordinate with the DepEd for the provision of an alternative 
learning system within its premises.
SEC. 14. Education Cost and Support - The TESDA shall provide technical and 
vocational education services to out-of-school youth free of charge. It shall likewise 
provide materials, instruments, and tools that the out-of-school youth may need while 
enrolled in a technical/vocational course, and financial support to cover transportation 
and other related costs for the duration of the training.
SEC. 15. Entrepreneurial Education. - The DTI, in coordination with TESDA and other 
relevant government agencies, shall conduct a training program to provide the out-of­
school youth with the knowledge, skills and motivation to encourage entrepreneurial 
endeavors. The program shall include small business management, new approaches on 
innovation, or introduction of new products or services to the markets.
SEC. 16. Promotion to Forma! Tertiary Education. - The Local Social Welfare and 
Development Officers may recommend an out-of-school youth to be a recipient of a 
scholarship grant from the CHED under either Republic Act No. 10931 or the Universal 
Access to Quality tertiary Education or Republic Act No. 10687 or the Unified Student 
Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education Act (UNIFAST).
CHAPTER VII
EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL FACILITATION
SEC. 17. Employment - Out-of-school youth who have the capacity and desire to work 
shall be provided employment opportunities to enable their transition as productive 
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SEC. 18. Entrepreneurial Facilitation. - The DTI shall establish a community- based 
method of addressing the needs and barriers facing out-of-school youth entrepreneurs. 
The objective of entrepreneurial facilitation is to encourage and retain a diverse and 
robust local entrepreneurial economy that leads to more opportunities for the out-of- 
school youth.
SEC. 19. Right to Decent Work.-l\\e DOLE, in coordination with TESDA, shall ensure 
decent work standards for out-of-school youth who have graduated from TVET courses, 
including the following minimum guarantees:
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Local job generation and employment, economic opportunities and providing strict 
regulations against forced and involuntary displacement; and
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Protection of the rights and promotion of the welfare of migrant TVET graduates 
regardless of work status, and protection against discrimination in wages conditions of 
work, and employment opportunities in host countries.
SEC. 20. Social Protection. - The National Poverty Commission and concerned 
agencies shall institute policies and programs that seek to reduce the poverty and 
vulnerability to risks of out-of-school youth by protecting them against the financial 
hazards of sudden loss of income, and improving capacity to manage risks. Further, the 
State shall ensure that out-of-school youth workers and TVET graduates shall be provided 
by their employer with a mandatory life, accident and health insurance coverage.
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CHAPTER VIII
ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCE
SEC. 21. Especially Difficult Circumstances. - Out-of-school youth who are in 
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recruitment, prostitution, trafficking, armed conflict, out-of-school youth in conflict with 
the law, and such other related circumstances which have caused functional incapacity 
in society, shall be provided with services and interventions as necessary such as:
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Temporary and protective custody;
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Medical and dental services;
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Psychological evaluation;
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Counseling;
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Psychiatric evaluation;
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Legal services;
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Productivity capability-building;
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Livelihood assistance;
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Financial assistance;
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Life skills training; and
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Health education and information.
SEC. 22. Inter-Agency Support. - The NYC, in coordination with the DSWD, DOJ, 
DOH, DepEd and the Advisory Council created under R.A. No. 8044, and concerned LGUs 
shall lead in facilitating, implementing, monitoring and planning programs for the 
rehabilitation of out-of-school youth.
SEC. 23. Duty of the LGU. - It is the duty of the LGU where the out-of-school youth 
resides to deliver the necessary services and interventions under their respective 
jurisdictions.
CHAPTER IX
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
SEC. 24. Rote of Advisory Council. - The Advisory Council created under Republic Act 
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work programs in compliance with the objectives of this Act. It shall formulate and 
implement a National Comprehensive Multi-Stakeholder Plan of Action for Out-of-school 
youth.
The Advisory Council shall also coordinate with and ensure that the relevant agencies of 
the government have appropriate programs for the Out-of-school youth in accordance 
with the objectives of this Act.
The Advisory Council shall cause the prominent display of information materials in 
government institutions and private establishments aimed at generating public awareness 
on the rights of Out-of-school youth.
SEC. 25. Rule of Local Soda! Welfare and Development Officer. - The Local Social 
Welfare and Development Officer shall assist the Advisory Council in the effective 
implementation of the provisions of this Act and shall perform the following functions:
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Draw up a list of available and required services which can be provided for out-of- 
school youth;
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Maintain and regularly update on an annual basis the list of out-of-school youth 
and to issue nationally uniform Individual Identification cards free of charge, which shall 
be valid anywhere in the country;
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Serve as a focal person on the dissemination of general information and feedback 
in regard to the needs of the out-of-school youth;
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Report to the Mayor, any individual, establishment, business entity, institution, or 
agent found violating any provision of this Act;
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Coordinate with the Advisory Council to ensure compliance with the provisions of 
this Act; and
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Monitor the compliance of government institutions as well as private 
establishments to prominently display information materials such as posters, banners and 
pamphlets that will generate public awareness on the rights and welfare of out-of-school 
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SEC. 26. Penalties. - Any person who violates any provision of this Act shall, upon 
conviction, suffer the following penalties:
a) For the first violation, imprisonment of not less than six(6) months but not more than 
two (2) years and fine of not less than Fifty Thousand pesos (P50,000.00) but not more 
than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00);
b) For any subsequent violation, imprisonment of not less than two (2) years but not 
more than six (6) years and a fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos 
(P100,000.00) but not more than Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00);
c) For any person who avails of any of the benefits and privileges granted under this Act 
but who is not qualified to avail of the same, imprisonment of not less than six (6) months 
and a fine of not less than Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) but not more than One 
hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00);
d) If the offender is a corporation, organization or any similar entity, the officials thereof 
directly involved in the violation or abuse shall be held liable.
e) If the offender is an alien or a foreigner, the person shall be deported immediately 
upon service of sentence without further proceedings.
Upon filing of the appropriate complaint or information, the proper authorities, in 
coordination with the concerned LGU, shall cause the cancellation or revocation of the 
business permit, permit to operate, franchise and other similar privileges granted to any 
business entity or person that fails to abide by or violates the provisions of this Act.
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SEC. 27. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the effective implementation of 
this Act shall be included in the budget of the concerned government agencies in the 
annual General Appropriations Act;
SEC. 28. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Advisory Council created 
under Republic Act No. 8044 shall promulgate, not later than thirty (30) days upon the 
effectivity of this Act, the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation 
of this Act: Provided, That the failure to promulgate the rules and regulations shall not 
prevent the implementation of this Act upon its effectivity.
SEC. 29. Separability Clause. - If any provisions of this Act, is declared 
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall 
remain in full force and effect.
SEC. 30. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations 
or parts thereof inconsistent with that provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, 
amended or modified accordingly;
SEC. 31. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after Its publication in 
the Official Gazette or In a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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