Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

Howse wat No, 6303

Introduced by Representative Joh Marvin “Yul Servo” Nieto

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The proposed bill puts into implementation the basic law of the land, such that the State shall
“establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to
the people and society. (Sec. 2{1], Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution),

‘Also, Section 13 of Article XIV of the fundamental Jaw of the land provides that "The State shall
protect and secure the exclusive rights of scientists, investors, artists, and other gifted citizens 10 their
intellectual property and creations, particularly when beneficial to the people, for such period as may
be provided by law *

Pursuant to the abovementioned constitutional provisions, a number of legislative meusures were
‘enacted (i.e. Republic Act No, $293, entitled: "An Act Prescribing the Intellectual Property Code and

Office,
Purposes", and Republic Act No, 8047, otherwise known as the "Book Publishing Industry
Development Act*) in order to promote the concept of intellectual property ownership and protect the
rights of authors, publishers, and other content creators

It must be noted however, that despite these existing laws and regulations, intellectual infringement
and piracy are still rampant in the country mainly because the provisions of these laws are being
circumvented. As a response to this dilemma, this bill mandates the teaching of intellectual property
‘ownership, particularly copyright law, as part of the curriculum of all primary, secondary, and tertiary
schools in the country. Doing so will instill the value of respect to the intellectual property rights of
others as early as possible, which will ultimately lead to a sustained culture of respect and obedience
to law in the generations to come.

As such, it is high time that we provide a framework that will eradicate the copyright infringement
problems our county continues to face. Thus, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

6303

House Bill No,

Introduced by Representative John Marvin “Yul Servo” Nieto

AN ACT REQUIRING THE TEACHING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP
PARTICULARLY COPYRIGHT LAW AS PART OF THE CURRICULUM OF ALL
PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represensatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1, The teaching of intellectual property ownership, particularly copyright law, is
hereby required to be a part of the curriculum of all primary, secondary, and tertiary schools in the
country,

SEC. 2. The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) shall adopt the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 3, The funds needed for this purpose shall be taken from the appropriations of the
Department of Education (DepEd) and/ or the Economic Support Fund allotted to the said
Department. Thereafter, such sum which may be necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act

SEC. 4. All laws, orders, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, and other issuances,
‘of parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly

‘SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in a newspaper
of general circulation.

Approved,