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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
s. No. 1G36
RECEIVED B'/:
Introduced by Senator MARK A. VILLAR
AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DAYCARE CENTERS IN 
ALL NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, INSTRUMENTALITIES AND/OR 
GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND -CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS FOR THE
EMPLOYEES' CHILDREN AGED FIVE (5) YEARS OLD AND BELOW,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 12, Article II of the Constitution provides that the State recognized 
the sanctity of the family as a basic autonomous social institution and shall support 
the natural and primary right and duty of parents in the rearing of the youth for civic 
efficiency and development of moral character.
In September 2022, 47.58 million Filipinos were employed. The average 
weekly hours worked by an employed person was estimated at 39.6 hours per 
week.1 These figures show the struggle of Filipino working parents in allotting time 
to take care of their children. This concern has an impact both to parents who may 
have difficulties in balancing their work from their responsibility in rearing their 
children, and to the young ones who in their early stage of development needs 
quality care from their parents.
This bill seeks to direct all government agencies to provide daycare facilities 
for their employees' children aged five (5) years old and below in order to assist 
Filipino working parents in ensuring the welfare and development of their children 
without prejudicing their employment.
For this reason, I recommend the early approval of this bill.
MARK A. VILLAR
1 Employment Rate in September 2022 is Estimated at 95.0 percent. https://psa.aov.Dh/statistics/survev/Labor 
-and-employment/labor-force survey/title/Employment%20Rate%20in%20September%202022%20is%20 
Estimated%20at%2095.0%20Percent Release Date: November 8, 2022.
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. 1636
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23 J^N-4 P5:25
RECEIV'lD b:.
Introduced by Senator MARK A. VILLAR
AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DAYCARE CENTERS IN 
ALL NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, INSTRUMENTALITIES AND/OR 
GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND -CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS FOR THE 
EMPLOYEES' CHILDREN AGED FIVE (5) YEARS OLD AND BELOW, 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assem bled:
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Section 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the "Day Care Services
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Act of 2022".
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Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby the policy of the State to ensure
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the welfare and development of the youth in recognition of their vital role in nation-
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building, and shall promote and protect their physical, intellectual, and social well-
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being. It is also the policy of the State to support social services to combine family
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obligations with work responsibilities, as well as the harmonization of work and
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family responsibilities for both men and women, in accordance with the Philippine's
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commitment to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
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(CEDAW).
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Sec. 3. Coverage. - All government agencies and any of its political
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subdivisions, government owned and/or controlled corporations, shall establish a
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daycare center for their employees' children aged five (5) years and below.


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Sec. 4. The daycare center shall be available to all government employees
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regardless of the length and status of their employment during the established
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working hours of the concerned government office,
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Sec. 5. The daycare center shall be handled by qualified and competent
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personnel with adequate training in Early Childhood Care and Development from the
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Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) or its accredited
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organizations and institutions.
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Sec. 6. The requirement for the establishment of a daycare center shall not
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be applicable in case there is a daycare facility which is accessible from the
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employer's establishment and such employer makes arrangements for the
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reservation and free use of such facility for the benefit of his employees during their
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respective working days.
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Sec. 7. The DSWD shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the
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provisions of this Act.
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Sec. 8. Appropriations. - The fund needed to initially implement the
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provisions of this Act must be sourced primarily from the General Appropriations Act.
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This law shall be in the form of an automatic appropriations that shall be
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programmed annually, without regard to the budget proposal or approved
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appropriations of the concerned government agencies and any of its political
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subdivisions, government owned and/or controlled corporations.
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Sec. 8. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or
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portions thereof, inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified
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accordingly.
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Sec. 9. Separability Clause. - Should any part or provision of this Act be
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declared unconstitutional or invalid, other parts or provisions hereof nor otherwise
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affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.
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Sec. 10. Effectivity. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) after its complete
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publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspaper of general
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circulation.
Approved,