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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
‘Second Regular Session

vouse sii no._ 5316

Introduced by Honorable Winston “Winnie” Castelo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Filipino psyche of our young children in school is under attack — right here
and now.

Planking, beyond being an art or a game that found acceptance as a fad or trend
on many youngsters, now rears its ugly head as a form of redress of grievance against
the status quo.

Parents and teachers have reason to be alarmed if this mindset will soon have a
viral effect upon the youth such that all street rallies or similar protest actions will have
as a scheme and scene otherwise warm and living bodies laid down across street
highways as though they are offerings to the gods.

The brakes have to be applied by at least, 2 congressional feat, so that the
danger to life and limb by a student or a group of students who will transform an art into
an act to extract vengeance on government will come to a halt.

The scene of September 19 where members of the League of Filipino Students
went into planking the busy highway of Espana, Sampaloc, Manila as a sign of their
Support to the massive transport strike launched by PISTON flies in the opposite
direction with what is universally regarded as principled, proper, and disciplined action
that may be resorted to by anyone with redress against the status quo.

Noi pianking.

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introduced in the Philippines as the new templato, as if #4 é
dissent.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
‘Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 5316

Introduced by Honorable Winston “Winnie” Castelo

AN ACT
PRESCRIBING A UNIVERSAL CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT WHEREBY
PLANKING BY A STUDENT OR GROUP OF STUDENTS DURING STREET RALLIES
OR SIMILAR PROTEST ACTIONS AS A FORM OF REDRESS OF GRIEVANCE BE
STRICTLY PROHIBITED AND APPLYING APPROPRIATE SANCTIONS THEREOF

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “Anti-Planking Act of 2011”.

SEC. 2. A universal Code of Student Conduct is hereby prescribed where
planking as a form of redress of grievance be strictly prohibited and appropriate
sanctions be applied for violations thereof.

SEC. 3. Under this Act, planking is when a student or group of students lies face
down in unusual locations especially in streets or other public places, keeping the hands
along the body and the feet outstretched and especially where such act is meant as a
form of redress of grievance against government.

SEC. 4 Every bonafide student from any school, college or university shall
conduct himself with high degree of discipline and propriety.

SEC. 5. The Department of Education in the case of elementary and high school
students and the Commission on Higher Education in the case of college students shall
draft a universal Code of Student Conduct to carry out the provisions of this Act.

Further, DepEd and CHED, respectively shall issue appropriate rules and
regulations to effectively carry out intent and purpose of this Act.

SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect ninety (90) days afer its publication in the
Official Gazette and in at least three (3) newspapers of general circulation

Approved,