FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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8 AUT, 12 .>ti :;?(! 
Second Regular Session 
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S. B. NO. a 
Introduced by Senate President Manny Villar 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The computer and computer system, including internet access are key 
tools of learning among young students by facilitating 
research sharing, 
innovation and fast communication. I t  likewise provides instructional needs 
and develop learning abilities and skills of students. 
At present, internet cafes, video and computer games shops proliferate 
within vicinity of schools, public playgrounds, day care facilities and churches. 
While exposure to computer and the computer system is a valuable educational 
source for children and students, this has also resulted to their easy access to 
some obscene, sexually oriented and 
violent materials, thereby polluting 
their young minds and eventually damaging their future. 
In order to address this problem, this proposed measure seeks to 
prohibit the operation and maintenance of video and computer game shops 
within a radius of five hundred (500) meters from schools, public playgrounds, 
day care facilities and churches. The owners or operators of internet cafes and 
other computer-related establishments near the places specified shall be 
required to post a specific schedule for the use of computers b$ children and 
young students , They shall also be required to provide a “lock out” or 
“disable” the computer. Said computer establishments are required to have 
safety policies and technologies in place. In order not to disrupt th.e normal 
business operation, 
adult customers who want to access the “blocked site” 
may ask the computer establishment to unlock or disable the same. 
In view of the foregoing, early passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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S E N A T E  
~~~~~~1~~~ BY : 
S. B. NO. 
Introduced by Senate President Manny Villar 
AN ACT 
REGULATING THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF INTERNET CAFES, 
VIDEO AND COMPUTER GAME SHOPS AND 
OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS 
PROVIDING COMPUTER SERVICES WITHIN THE VICINITY OF SCHOOLS, 
PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS DAY CARE FACILITIES AND CHURCHES AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. 
It is hereby declared the policy of the State to protect and 
promote the physical, moral, intellectual and social well-being of the youth. 
Pursuant to this policy, it shall 
regulate the operation and maintenance of 
internet cafes, video and computer game shops and such other computer 
related 
within the radius of five 
hundred (500) meters from schools, public playgrounds, day care facilities and 
churches. 
services by prohibiting their operation 
SEC. 2. No video and computer 
games shops shall be operated or 
(500) meters from schools, 
maintained within the radius of five hundred 
public playgrounds, day care facilities and churches. 
In order to ensure compliance with this Section 
video and computer 
games shops shall be required to install 
video monitoring systems within 
their establishments. 
SEC. 3. Owners or operators of internet cafes and other establishments 
offering computer services located near schools, public playgrounds, day care 
centers and churches 
provide a “lock out” and shall 
“disable” 
websites in 
internet 
that are inappropriate for children and 
shall be required to 
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students. They shall likewise be required to post a specific time schedule for 
the use of computers by children and young students: Provided, however, 
That they shall be allowed to use the same only upon presentation of their 
school identification cards and a school certification issued by the authorized 
school official to the necessity of the research work: Provided, further, That 
said computer establishments shall have safety policies and technologies in 
place: Provided, finally, That the owner of the establishments shall unlock or 
disable the filter upon request from adult customers. 
SEC. 4. The local government units 
concerned shall deputize their 
personnel to render an on-the-spot inspection of 
internet cafes, video and 
computer game shops, and such other computer-related services operating 
near the vicinity of the schools, playgrounds, day care centers and churches 
within their respective units: Provided, however, That they shall review files 
and communications within the computer establishments to maintain system 
integrity and ensure that children and students are using the system in a 
considerate and responsible manner. 
SEC. 5. Owners or operators of 
internet cafes, video and computer 
games shops and such other establishments offering computer 
services 
found to have violated any provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction, be 
punished by imprisonment of one (1) year and/or a fine of One Hundred 
Thousand (P100,OOO) Pesos, or both at the discretion of the court: Provided, 
that, 
in case of subsequent conviction said establishment shall be closed 
and license permanently revoked. 
SEC. 6. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), in 
coordination with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of 
Health (DOH), shall formulate and issue such rules and regulations necessary 
for the proper implementation of the provisions of this Act. 
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SEC. 7. If any part, section or provision of this Act shall be held invalid 
or unconstitutional, no other part, section or provisions thereof shall be 
affected thereby. 
SEC. 8. 
All laws, rules and regulations or parts thereof, inconsistent 
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 9. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its 
complete .publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers 
of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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