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Many of these students have been historically underrepresented in gifted 
programs. Because gifted and talented students generally are more advanced academ-cally, 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
education 
they 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 2, Section 13, provides: 
The State recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building 
and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual 
and social well-being. It shall inculcate in the youth patriotism and 
nationalism, and encourage their involvement in public and civic affairs. 
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Gifted and talented students give evidence of high performance capability in specific 
academic fields, or in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, and 
require services or activities not ordinarily provided by a school in order to fully develop such 
capabilities. 
If the country is to compete successfully in the global economy, it is important that more 
students achieve to higher levels, and that highly capable students receive an education that 
prepares them to perform the most highly innovative and creative work necessary in today's 
workplace. 
This bill seeks to provide indigent but gifted and talented students the opportunity to 
develop their capabilities. 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHLIPPLNES 
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SECTION 3. Dejnitions. -For purposes of this Act, the term: 
(1) The term “gifted and talented” means such teqn as defined by the 
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Depament,of 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES 
GIVING INDIGENT BUT GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Gifted and Talented Students 
Education Act.” 
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SECTION 2. Purpose. - The purpose of this Act is to provide grants to public schools to 
support programs, classes, and other services designed to meet the needs of indigent but gifted 
and talented student in elementary and secondary schools. 
SECTION 4. Programs Authorization and Activities. - The Secretary is authorized to 
provide grants to each DE regional office for use by public schools to develop or expand gifted 
and talented education programs through one or more of the following activities. 
(1) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS - The government may expend 
funds to develop and implement programs to address local needs for in service administrators, 
school counselors, or other personnel at the elementary and secondary levels. 


(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - The government may make materials and services 
available through regional education service centers, universities, colleges, or other ent ties. 
(3) INNOVATIVE P R O G M S  AND SERVICES - The government may pro ide funds 
to provide challenging, high level course work to individual students or groups of students in 
schools and school districts that do not have the resources to otherwise provide the courses 
through new and emerging technologies, including distance learning. Funds may be used to 
develop cuniculwn packages, compensate distance-learning educators, or for other relevant 
purposes, but may not be used for the purchase or upgrading of technological hardware. 
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SECTION 5. State Infrastructure Costs. - Not more than ten percent (10%) of the total 
amount received under this Act may be used for DepEd administrative costs, such as facilitating 
the coordination of gifted and talented education programs sand services, disseminating 
information and materials to teachers and parents, creating national or regional, as the case may 
be, gifted education advisory boards, and administering funds received under this Act. 
SECTION 6. Application. - 
(1) N GENERAL - To be eligible to receive a grant award under this act, each DepEd 
regional office shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such form and 
manner as the Secretary may reasonably require 
(2) CONTENTS -The application shall include assurances that- 
(i) funds received under this Act shall be used to support gifted and talent d students 
in public schools, including students from all economic and ethnic ba kgrounds, 
gifted students with disabilities and highly gifted students; 
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(ii) not less than ninety percent (90%) of the fknds received by the DECS regional 
office will be distributed to public schools within the region; and 
(iii) funds received under this act shall be used only to supplement, but not supplant, 
the amount of funds expended for the specialized education and related services 
provided for the education of gifted and talented students; 
(iv) The DedEd shall develop and implement program assessment models to measure 
whether or not the purposes of this Act was, or is being, met. 


(3) APPROVAL - To the extent funds are made available for this Act, the Secretary 
shall approve an application of an educational agency if such application meets the requirements 
of this Section. 
SECTION 7. Allotment to Regions. - Except as provided in subsection (b), f the total 
amount made available for this Act, the Secretary shall award to each region an a ount that 
bears the same relation to the total amount as the number of children ages five (5) through 
eighteen (18) in the region for the preceding academic year bears to the total number of all such 
children in all region for such year. 
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(1) MINIMUM AWARD - If sufficient fhds are made available for this Act for 
each region to receive (Two Thousand Pesos) P2,OOO.OO in each fiscal State 
that meets the requirements of this Act shall receive not less than (Two 
Thousand Pesos) P2,OOO.OO each fiscal year. 
(2) RATABLE REDUTION - If the amount made available for this Act is 
insufficient to allocate the amount specified in subsection (2), the allocation 
shall be ratably reduced for each region, 
SECTION 8 . R epovting. - E ach regional o ffice o f t he Department of E ducation shall 
submit a report to the S&%tary beginning one (1) year after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and each subsequent year that describes the number of students served and the activities 
supported with funds provided under this Act. The report shall include a description of the 
measures taken to comply with the accountability requirements of section 4. 
SECTION 9. Authovization of Appvopviation. - There are authorized to be 
Thirty Million Pesos (P30,000,000.00) to carry out this Act for each of the fiscal 
2005,2006,2007, and 2008. 
SECTION 10. Sepavability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
valid and subsisting. 


SECTION 11. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent 
with, the provision of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly. 
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SECTION 12. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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