FOURTEENTH CONGRESS QF THE 
First Regular Session 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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JUL -4 h" '1 
Senate Bill No. 950 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
"Our youth is the hope of our country." It is their dynamism, which plays a 
key element in the development of our country which starts at the very hearts of our 
small communities. Our youth therefore plays a vital role in nation building. 
It is for this purpose that this bill encourages youth involvement in public and 
civil affairs by requiring intermediate pupils, high school and college students to do 
community work as part of their school curricula and as pre-requisite for graduation. 
The Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education shall 
assume primary responsibility for the formulation and implementation of plans and 
measures to carry out the compulsory community service. 
In view of our goal to grow as one nation with active and responsible citizens, 
the immediate approval of this bill is fervently called for. 


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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
Senate Bill No. 950 
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INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
AN ACT 
COMPELLING INTERMEDIATE GRADE SCHOOLERS, SECONDARY AND 
COLLEGE STUDENTS TO DO COMMUNITY WORK AS PART OF THEIR 
CURRICULUM AND AS PREREQUISITE FOR GRADUATION 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy - It is the policy of the State to recognize 
the vital role of the youth in nation-building and encourage their involvement in 
public and civil affairs. 
SECTION 2. All intermediate grade schoolers, secondary and college 
students are hereby required to do community work as part of their school curricula 
and as pre-requisite for graduation. 
SECTION 3. As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean: 
a. “Community work“’ refers to any task or toil in helping others in the 
community in ways such as cleaning out parks, ponds, planting trees, 
helping others to read, or improving communal playgrounds and other 
similar actions for the welfare of the community. 
b. “Student” refers to the subject of this Act particularly those in intermediate 
schools (Grade V, VI or VI1 as the case may be), secondary and college 
levels, whether in the public or private learning institutions. 
lmplemenfing Rules and Regulafions - The Secretary of 
Department of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner on Higher 
Education shall issue the necessary implementing rules and regulations for the 
effective implementation of this Act not later than two (2) months from the effectivity 
of this law. 
SECTION 4. 
SECTION 5. Repealing Clause - All laws, presidential decrees, executive 
orders, proclamations and/or administrative regulations which are inconsistent with 
the provisions of this Act, are hereby amended, modified, superseded or repealed 
accordingly. 


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SECTION 6. Separability Clause - If any portion or provisions of this Act is 
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declared void or unconstitutional, the remaining portions or provisions thereof shall 
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not be affected by such declaration. 
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SECTION 7. Effecfivity Clause - this Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
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from its publication in the official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of 
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national circulation. 
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Approved,