FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 2903 
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JUL25 P6:56 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The 1987 Philippine Constitution as a matter of policy states in Article II 
Section 4 that "The State recognizes the vital role of communication and 
information in nation-building." 
In trade and industrial productivity, a well informed and educated 
employee in terms of his rights, welfare and development, benefits and privileges 
under existing laws, statutes, rules and regulations, company policies and 
employment contract, and his counterpart duties and responsibilities as good 
employee is tantamount to a focused, vigilant and efficient worker. 
With the passage of more sophisticated pieces of legislation, the Filipino 
work force has to be updated, informed and educated not only on the pertinent 
provisions of the Labor Code but on other recently adopted legislated measures 
concerning the public, in general, such as but not limited to the following: 
"Women's Rights, Welfare, Development and Gender Equality," including 
relevant laws and instrumentalities such as "The Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 
1995," "The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003," "The Solo Parents' Welfare 
Act of 2000," "The Anti-Violence Against Women And Children Act of 2004," or 
"The Prohibition on Discrimination Against Women Act, and the Convention on 
the Elimination Discrimination Against Women, and so on and so forth." Hence, 
the pertinent provision of Article 210 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as 
amended, otherwise known as the "Labor Code of the Philippines," is hereby 
recommended for further amendment. 
Passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
Senator 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
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JUL Z5 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 290 3 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
STRENGTHENING ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR WORKERS AND 
EMPLOYEES, 
AMENDING 
FOR 
THE 
PURPOSE 
ARTICLE 
210 
OF 
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 
THE "LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES" 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Article 210 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended, otherwise 
known as the "Labor Code of the Philippines," is hereby further amended to read 
as follows: 
"ARTICLE 210. Adult education AND INFORMATION. -
[Every] 
[e]EmployerS 
AND 
TRADE 
UNIONS 
shall 
render 
assistance in the establishment and operation of FREE adult 
education AND INFORMATION programs for [their] workers and 
employees as prescribed by regulations jointly approved by the 
Department of Labor and Employment and the Department of 
Education[, Culture and Sports]" 
"ADULT 
EDUCATION 
AND 
INFORMATION 
FOR 
WORKERS AND EMPLOYEES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE 
LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: 
"(A) EDUCATION SEMINARS ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS, 
WELFARE, 
DEVELOPMENT 
AND 
GENDER 
EQUALITY, 
INCLUDING 
RELEVANT 
LAWS AND 
INSTRUMENTALITIES 
SUCH AS REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7877 OR THE 'ANTI-SEXUAL 
HARASSMENT ACT OF 1995' REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9208 OR THE 
'ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ACT OF 2003,' REPUBLIC 
ACT NO. 8972 OR THE 'SOLO PARENTS' WELFARE ACT OF 
2000', REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9262 OR THE 'ANTI-VIOLENCE 
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AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN ACT OF 2004,' REPUBLIC 
ACT NO. 6725 OR THE 'PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION 
AGAINST WOMEN ACT,' AND THE CONVENTION ON THE 
ELIMINATION 
OF 
(CEDAW), 
USING 
DISCRIMINATION 
AGAINST 
WOMEN 
PARTICIPATORY 
AND 
NON-FORMAL 
EDUCATION MODULES PRESCRIBED BY THE PHILIPPINE 
COMMISSION ON WOMEN AND WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS, 
TRAINING AND RESOURCE CENTERS AND INSTITUTES; AND 
"(B) EDUCATION SEMINARS ON WORKERS' RIGHTS, 
BENEFITS 
AND 
PRIVILEGES 
UNDER 
EXISTING 
LAWS, 
STATUTES, 
RULES 
AND 
REGULATIONS, 
COLLECTIVE 
BARGAINING 
AGREEMENTS, 
COMPANY 
POLICIES 
AND 
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS, AND THEIR COUNTERPART 
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS GOOD WORKERS AND 
EMPLOYEES. 
"THE EMPLOYERS AND TRADE UNIONS MAY ENLIST 
THE ASSISTANCE OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT 
UNITS, 
INDUSTRY 
CHAMBERS, 
LABOR 
FEDERATIONS 
OR 
CENTERS, 
NONGOVERNMENT 
ORGANIZATIONS 
AND 
ENTITIES 
PROVIDING 
FREE 
EDUCATION SEMINARS." 
SEC. 2. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any section or provision 
of this Act is held unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions 
thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
modified accordingly. 
SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. -
All laws, decrees, executive orders, 
proclamations, rules and regulations, and issuances, or parts thereof, which are 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended 
accordingly. 
SEC. 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general 
circulation. 
Approved, 
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