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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATti72 
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Introd~ced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 11, provides: 
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Section 15. The State shall protect and promote the right to health of the 
people and instill health consciousness among them. 
According to a study conducted by the World Health Organization, heart diseases, along 
with strokes, kill some 17 million people a year, which is almost one-third of all deaths globally. 
In the Philippines, heart disease still remains as one of the leading causes of deaths. According to 
the Department of Health's primer on cardiovascular diseases, nine Filipinos die of heart disease 
every hour. Our government must adopt a comprehensive strategy to reduce the rate of death due 
to heart disease. This can be implemented by teaching the life- saving skill of cardiopulmonary 
resuscitation (CPR) in schools. This will improve confidence in responding to emergencies. 
This bill seeks to incorporate CPR training in the physical education curriculum of our 
public and private secondary schools. l 
1 This bill was originally filed during the Thirteenth Congress, First Regular Session. 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENAT572 
S.No. ___ _ 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago . 
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AN ACT 
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TO INCORPORATE CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) TRAINING 
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IN THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE 
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SECONDARY SCHOOLS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be knOWll as the "Teaching Students to Save 
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Lives Act." 
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SECTION 2. Definition of Terms, - For the purposes of this Act, the term: 
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(A) "Students" means those enrolled in public and private secondary education; 
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(B) "CPR" means cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and 
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(C) "DepEd" means the Department of Education. 
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SECTION 3. Grants for CPR Training in Public Secondary Schools, - The Department 
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of Education (DepEd) shall make grants to public secondary schools for the purpose of 
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establishing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, using nationally recognized training 
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courses. Such grants shall -
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(A) Provide funding for two-year programs in public secondary schools, with a majority 
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of the funding to be provided in the first year to pay start-up costs, including initial teacher 
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training in CPR instruction and purchase of printed informational or instructional materials, 
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mannequins, and other equipment; and the remainder of the funding shall be provided in the 
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second year to pay for upkeep, continued or additional teacher training, and other subsidiary 
costs; and 
(B) Encourage and foster new and existing community partnerships with and among 
public and private organizations to aid in providing CPR training in public secondary schools. 
SECTION 4. Incorporation of CPR Training in the Physical Education Curriculum of 
Public and Private Secondary Schook - The teaching of CPR training among the students shall 
be incorporated in the physical education curriculum of both public and private secondary 
schools. 
SECTION 5. Implementing Agency. - The Secretary of Education is hereby mandated to 
adopt a system to implement and carry out the provisions of this Act. The Secretary shall, within 
sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, promulgate rules and regulations to carry out and 
enforce the provisions of this Act. 
SECTION 6. Coordinating Agency. - The Department of Health (DOH) is hereby 
mandated to assist the DepEd in designing a module on CPR training. 
SECTION 7. Educational Materials. - It shall be obligatory on all public and private 
secondary schools to keep in their libraries an adequate number of copies of the textbooks, 
primers, and leaflets on CPR training to be issued by the DepEd. The DepEd shall determine the 
adequacy of the number of books, depending upon the enrollment of the students. 
SECTION 8. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder ofthe law or the provision shall remain valid and subsisting. 
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SECTION 9. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
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order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule, or regulation contrary to or inconsistent 
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with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly. 
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SECTION 10. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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