NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
)
SENATE
s. No. 1930
viBfftcr of ti)f
23 FEB 27 P3 :24
RECEIVED BY.
Introduced by SENATOR CYNTHIA A. VILLAR
AN ACT
REQUIRING THE INCLUSION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A SEPARATE 
SUBJECT IN THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULA OF THE 
K-12 PROGRAM
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Entrepreneurship is empowering. This is something we witnessed during the 
COVID pandemic. When a number of our countrymen suddenly lost their jobs due to 
the prolonged lock-down, they find a way to earn a living through entrepreneurship. 
Those with entrepreneurial spirit used the opportunity to start a home-based 
business, normally that of selling food, to cope with the situation and get by.
Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organizations or revitalizing 
mature organizations, particularly new businesses generally in response to identified 
opportunities. Entrepreneurship is often a difficult undertaking, as a vast majority of 
new businesses fail.
Nonetheless, entrepreneurship is a key driver of an economy. Wealth and a 
high majority of jobs are created by small businesses started by entrepreneurially 
minded individuals, many of whom go on to create big businesses. People exposed 
to entrepreneurship frequently express that they have more opportunity to exercise 
creative freedom, higher self-esteem, and an overall greater sense of control over 
their own lives. As a result, many experienced men and women in business, political 
leaders, economists, and educators believe that fostering a robust entrepreneurial
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culture will maximize individual and collective economic and sociai success on a 
local, national, and global scale.
Entrepreneurship education focuses on developing real-world skills that will 
help students to lead exceptional lives in a rapidly changing world. 
Entrepreneurship education teaches students crucial life skilis1, such as:
How to collaborate and work with a team 
How to speak in public and prepare an effective presentation 
How to collect and analyze data 
How to use social media as an advocacy tool
How to solve real, complex problems that don't have a definitive answer 
How to use curiosity and creativity to find an innovative approach to 
difficult problems
Students learn to understand the product development cycle, come up with 
their own unique business proposals, and deliver multiple pitch presentations2.
Entrepreneurship education in other countries starts as eariy as elementary 
school and progresses through all levels of education, including adult education. 
Entrepreneurship education does not just benefit those entering the fieids of science, 
technology, and business. Students of art, music, and humanities can deveiop their 
imagination and iearn how to appiy creative thinking skilis to reai-worid problems.
Entrepreneurship education aids students from aii socioeconomic backgrounds 
to think outside the box and nurture unconventional talents and skills. It creates 
opportunities, ensures social justice, instiiis confidence and stimuiates the economy. 
Entrepreneurship education is a lifelong learning process, starting as eariy as 
elementary school and progressing through ail levels of education, including aduit 
education.
Introducing entrepreneurship to the young people develops their initiative and 
helps them to be more creative and seif-confident in whatever they undertake and
1 Marlboro.org, Five Benefits of Entrepreneurship Education to Students
2 Ibid.


to act in a socially responsible way. There are many ways entrepreneurship lessons 
can be integrated in the school curriculum.
The attached bill seeks the inclusion of entrepreneurship as a separate 
subject in the in the junior and senior high school curricula of our existing K-12 
Program. This is to allow all those mentioned benefits of entrepreneurship to be 
reaped by the future generations; which in turn will help our economy to flourish 
and emerge to be one of the leading economies in Asia and the world.
In view of the foregoing, I recommend the early approval of this measure.
CYNTHIA A. VILLAR


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
)
SENATE
s. No. 1930
of t!)f
23 FEB 27 P3 :25
RtCEIVLD Bv.
Introduced by SENATOR CYNTHIA A. VILLAR
AN ACT
REQUIRING THE INCLUSION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A SEPARATE 
SUBJECT IN THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULA OF THE 
K-12 PROGRAM
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to provide a
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complete, adequate and integrated system of education to private and public school
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students. It is likewise the policy to make such system of education relevant and
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attuned to the current needs of society and the Filipino people.
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Sec. 2. Entrepreneurship Subject in the High School Level. -There shall be a
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separate subject on entrepreneurship in the junior and senior year curricula of both
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public and private secondary schools nationwide.
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Sec. 3. Development of Subject Content - The Department of Education
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(DepEd) Secretary shall appoint a Head Subject Specialist from the Department who
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shall be the lead person in coordinating all activities necessary for the development
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and implementation of the subject in secondary level.
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The Head Subject Specialist shall conduct a multi-sectoral consultation with
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educators from public and private high schools, members of the national chambers
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of commerce and industry, leading entrepreneurs and the public at large for the


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purpose of determining the appropriate content and scope of the entrepreneurship
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subject: Provided, That such subject shall include the following entrepreneurial
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subject matters: (1) management, (2) fund sourcing, (3) program accreditation,
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requirements, and (4) contemporary entrepreneurial practices: Provided, further,
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That such subject shall have values and skills-formation aspects of the making of an
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individual entrepreneurship; and that such subject shall be attuned to the current
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policy of industrialization and global competitiveness.
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Sec. 4. Budget. -The funds necessary for the implementation of this Act shall
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be charged to the appropriations for the Department of Education under the current
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General Appropriations Act.
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Sec. 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Secretary of the
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Department of Education shall formulate the rules and regulations necessary for the
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effective implementation of this Act.
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Sec. 6. Repeating Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or
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parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
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Sec. 7. Effectivity. -This shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in
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at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,