SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE. 
According to a recent data fi'om the National Statistics Office, five out of 10 deaths in 
the Philippines were of cardiovascular causes. 
The NSO reported that 100,908 people died of 
heart diseases in 2009, which accounted for 21 percent of all deaths in the country I 
On the other hand, the World Health Organization (WHO) repOliedly said that an 
estimated 17 million people die of cardiovascular diseases every year; and most of these were 
heart attacks and strokes. According to the WHO, a substantial number of these deaths can be 
attributed to tobacco smoking, which increases the risk of dying from coronary heart disease and 
cerebrovascular disease 2-3 fold. The WHO also said physical inactivity and unhealthy diet are 
other main risk factors which increase individual risks to cardiovascular diseases.2 
In the United States, hem"! disease is also the leading cause of death. Sudden cardiac 
arrest is reportedly the leading cause of death in young athletes. Further, each year there are 
allegedly nearly 10,000 cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in children nationwide. J 
Receiving proper treatment known as the chain of survival can reportedly double or triple 
the chances of survival of a victim of cardiac arrest. The five links in the chain of survival are 
prompt notification of emergency services, early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), rapid 
defibrillation, effective advanced life suppOli, and integrated post-cardiac arrest care. 4 
A person experiencing sudden cardiac arrest has reportedly a 90-percent chance of 
survival if CPR and an automated external defibrillator (AED) are used within the first minute 
after collapse. 
An important part of the education of school children is learning healthy 
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behaviors, including proper nutrition and physical activity, and that education should also 
include basic emergency life-saving skills.
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Teaching school children to recognize and respond to the signs of cardiac arrest, stroke, 
and choking and to perform the life-saving skill of CPR can improve their confidence in 
re~ponding to an emergency and encourage continued efforts to update these skills after 
graduation, thereby potentially reducing the rate of death from sudden cardiac arrest, stroke, and 
choking.6 
\-\ence, this bill directs the Secretary of Education to establish a program to provide 
grants for CPR and AED training in public elementary and secondary schools. 
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SENATE 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO 
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PROVIDE GRANTS FOR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND AUTOMATED 
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EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR TRAINING IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND 
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SECONDARY SCHOOLS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION I. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Training Children to Save 
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Lives Act". 
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SECTION 2. Grantsfor CPR Training in Public Schools. -
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Grants Authorized. - The Secretary of Education shall carry out a program under 
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which the Secretary is authorized to award grants (0 eligible public elementary or secondary 
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schools for implementing nationally recognized cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and 
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automated external defibrillator (AED) training courses. 
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(b) 
Use of Funds. - An eligible public elementary or secondary school receiving a 
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grant under this Act may use the grant for: 
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training individuals in CPR and AED skills and instruction; 
obtaining printed informational or instructional materials; 
obtaining manikins; 
obtaining AED training devices; and 
obtaining other equipment as determined appropriate by the Secretary. 
Gran! Eligibility. -
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Application. - To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, a public 
elementary or secondary school shall submit an application to the 
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Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
and celiiflcations as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
AED Training Devices. - To be eligible to use the grant to obtain an AED 
training device, a public elementary or secondary school shall demonstrate 
to the Secretary that such school has implemented or intends to implement 
an AED training program in corljunction with a CPR training program as 
of the date of the submission of the application for the grant. 
Priority of Award. - In awarding grants under this Act, the Secretary shall award 
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such grants based on one or more of following priorities: 
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Demonstrated need for initiating a CPR or AED training program in a 
public elementary or secondary school or community served by such 
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Demonstrated need for continued support of an existing CPR or AED 
training program in public elementary or secondary school or communities 
served by such schools. 
Demonstrated need for expanding an existing CPR or AED training 
program by adding training in the use of an AED. 
Opportunities to encourage and foster partnerships with and among 
community organizations, including emergency medical service providers, 
fire and police departments, non-profit organizations, public health 
organizations, and parent-teacher associations to aid in providing CPR or 
AED training. 
Options to maximize the use offunds provided under this Act. 
Report Required. - Not later than one (I) year after the date on which funds are 
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first appropriated to carry out the program, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress 
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describing: 
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grant amounts and recipients; 
how the funds were used; and 
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the impact of the funds on the development of CPR and AED training 
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programs in schools implementing the grants. 
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SECTION 3. Authorization of Appropriations. - To carry out the provisions of this Act, 
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there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
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years 2014 to 2020. 
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SECTION 4. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part thereof is held invalid or 
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
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valid and subsisting. 
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SECTION 5. 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 6. 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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