Republic of the Philippines  
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City  
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session  
HOUSE BILL NO. _________ 
Introduced by Representative Mercedes “Didi” C. Cagas 
AN ACT  
ESTABLISHING IN THE CITY OF DIGOS AND IN EVERY MUNICIPALITY IN 
THE PROVINCE OF DAVAO DEL SUR AN ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM 
COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
 It is the policy of the State to promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels 
and take the appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.  The State shall likewise 
give the highest priority to the enactment of measures that promote human development and 
the acceleration of social progress, thereby reducing social, economic and political inequalities. 
Thus, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11510 or the Alternative 
Learning System Act to institutionalize the Alternative Learning System Program of the 
Department of Education to ensure that more out-of-school youths and adults will be able to 
have access to quality basic education.  
The proposed establishment of Alternative Learning System Community Learning Centers in 
City of Digos and in every municipality in the Province of Davao Del Sur shall provide 
increased opportunities for out-of-school children in special cases, adult learners, and 
indigenous peoples in the Province to develop basic and functional literacy and life skills, and 
pursue an equivalent pathway to complete basic education.  The proposed ALS CLCs shall 
identify the needs and opportunities in the ALS Program in the Province of Davao Del Sur and 
help implement the programs and projects of the Department of Education’s Alternative 
Learning System K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum. 
It is for the foregoing reason that the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
MERCEDES “DIDI” C. CAGAS 
August 12, 2021
6:45 pm
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Republic of the Philippines  
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City  
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session  
HOUSE BILL NO. _________ 
Introduced by Representative Mercedes “Didi” C. Cagas 
AN ACT  
ESTABLISHING IN THE CITY OF DIGOS AND IN EVERY MUNICIPALITY IN 
THE PROVINCE OF DAVAO DEL SUR AN ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM 
COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:  
SECTION 1. Establishment. –  As mandated under Republic Act No. 11510 or the Alternative 
System Learning Act, there shall be established in the City of Digos and in every municipality 
in the Province of Davao Del Sur an Alternative Learning System Community Learning Center 
(ALS CLC) to facilitate a learning environment for the full implementation of the ALS K to 
12 Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) and other ALS programs.  
The ALS CLCs shall be under the direct supervision of the Department of Education (DepEd).  
SEC. 2. Appropriations. – The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the 
Department’s program the operationalization of Alternative Learning System Community 
Learning Centers in the City of Digos and in every municipality in the Province of Davao Del 
Sur, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of 
the Department.  Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the continuous implementation 
this Act, including the construction or provision of ALS CLCs and the payment of 
transportation and teaching aid allowance for ALS teachers and community implementors, 
shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.  
SEC. 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The Secretary of the Department of Education 
shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this 
Act.  
SEC. 4. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its complete 
publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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