Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.,  
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. HORIBATA 
AND HON. NICOLAS “NICK” C. ENCISO VIII 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The growth of special education in the Philippines has been given good support all these 
years by the government. In Bicol, specialized educational institutions have been built to 
exclusively serve the needs of the physically handicapped. Although some training 
facilities for the deaf, and the blind are inadequate in terms of it being apt and fitting for 
their self-development and self-reliance of the disabled individual. 
This bill seeks to provide permanent and adequate educational facilities for the training 
and education required by the physically handicapped by providing for the establishment 
of a specialized institution for the physically handicapped in the Municipality of Libmanan, 
Province of Camarines Sur. This place will serve as a place to learn, develop and grow 
the skills of handicapped individuals in the marginalized sector. As a pilot project, our 
educators can learn from the experiences to be gained from the operation and conduct 
of this school which can, later on, be utilized as a model for starting other similar schools 
not only in Camarines Sur but elsewhere within the Bicol Region. It is anticipated that if 
the specialized school is set up, the government may even be able to obtain or avail of 
grants, donations, and endowments from foundations here and abroad which may, as 
part of their primary objectives, have already supported this type of educational institution. 
However, unless and until this specialized school shall exist in the Municipality of 
Libmanan in Camarines Sur, the physically handicapped will invariably be kept in the 
homes of their parents, perchance under the tutorship of persons, who neither have the 
expertise nor inclination to attend to the specific needs of these infirm persons and they, 
thereby will eventually become a social burden; and worst of all, these disabled persons 
will aggravate their sufferings by the incursion of emotional stress by their failure to cope 
with their physical limitations through lack of proper education to contend with the 
pressures and tensions inherent in any society. 
If properly educated however to acquire some skills, in addition to being able to maintain 
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their lives to meet ordinary needs of daily living, these physically handicapped can be 
made into productive citizens that can contribute to the socio-economic needs of our 
country. 
As we continue to strive for excellence in the delivery of educational services, the 
continuing challenge upon us is to provide the best to all persons with special needs to 
give them innovative strategies that will enrich their sense of purpose and sense of being 
in life. 
In view of all the foregoing, early approval of this bill is urgently requested. 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
 MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE 
TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. HORIBATA 
NICOLAS “NICK” C. ENCISO VIII 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.,  
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. HORIBATA 
AND HON. NICOLAS “NICK” C. ENCISO VIII 
AN ACT  
ESTABLISHING A SPECIALIZED NATIONAL SGHOOL FOR THE PHYSICALLY 
HANDICAPPED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LIBMANAN, PROVINCE OF 
CAMARINES SUR TO BE KNOWN AS THE CAMARINES SUR INTEGRATED 
SCHOOL FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the Department of Education, a 
specialized school providing for elementary and secondary education to the physically 
handicapped in the Municipality of Libmanan, Province of Camarines Sur to be known 
as the Camarines Sur Integrated School for Special Children. 
SECTION 2. The education and training to be provided in said specialized school shall 
cover those who are deaf, mute or blind as well as others who may be suffering from 
physical infirmities or handicaps, inborn or acquired, who may not be able to properly 
cope with studies in regularly established schools because of the special needs 
demanded or warranted by their infirmities or handicaps. 
Accordingly, the physical structure of the school, classrooms. seating arrangements and 
teaching materials. and other equipment that are deemed suitable for the efficient and 
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effective training and education of the physically handicapped shall be provided in said 
school. 
 
SECTION 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s 
program the operationalization of the Camarines Sur Integrated School for Special 
Children, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations 
Act. 
 
SECTION 4. Grants, donations or bequests of equipment, teaching and reading 
materials, and other educational aids required by said school shall be exempt from 
donor’s tax and the same shall be considered as allowable deductions from the gross 
income in the computation of the income tax of the donor, in accordance with the 
provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended: Provided, however, That 
such donations shall not be disposed of, transferred or sold. 
 
The School can also import duty-free economic, technical and cultural books and/or 
publications upon certification of the Department of Education that such books and/or 
publications are for economic, technical, vocational, scientific, philosophical, historical 
or cultural purposes, in accordance with the provisions of the Tariff and Customs Code, 
as amended. 
 
SECTION 5. This Act will take immediate effect upon its approval. 
 
Approved,