SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
Senate. Bill No, 1613 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXpLANATORY NOTE 
The gifted and talented students manifest extraordinary skills in either or 
both areas of the academic and arts. Their high potentials for excellence can be 
the sources of bright and new ideas on how to make things around us work 
better. These children, therefore, should be given special education and training 
to enable them to maximize their knowledge and skills. 
In the light of the State's recognition of the vital role of the youth in nation 
building, the "Gifted and Talented Students Education Act" seeks to provide 
appropriate programs for these children. It aims to cater even those who belong 
to the lower economic clas&e,~. in,QU{"society. Recognizing their advanced and 
higher intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, this bill seeks to mold 
these children so they can be at par with their counterparts in the global 
competition. 
For these reasons, the passage of this bill is recommended. 
OY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
Senator 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Senate Bill No. 1613 
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INTRODUCED BY SEfli. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
GIVING INDIGENT BUT GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS THE 
OPPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the "Gifted and 
Talented Students Education Act". 
SEC. 2. Purpose. TH~ purpclse of this Act is to provide grants to public 
schools to support programs, classes, and other services designated to meet the 
needs of the indigent but gifted and talented students in the elementary and 
secondary schools. 
SEC. 3. Definitions. For purposes of this Act. 
(1) The term "gifted" means such term as defined by the Department of 
Education. 
(2) The term "Secretary" refers to the Secretary of the Department of 
Education 
SEC. 4. 
Program Authorization and Activities. The Secretary is 
authorized to provide grants to each DepEd regional office for use by public 
schools to develop or expand gifted and talented educational programs through 
one or more of the following activities: 
(1) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. - The government 
may expend funds to develop and implement programs to address 
local needs in services of training programs for general educators, 
specialists in gifted"and ·talented education, administrators, school 
counselors, or other personnel at the elementary and secondary 
levels. 
(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. - The government may make materials 
and services available through regional education service centers, 
universities, colleges, or other entities. 


(3) INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES - The government may 
provide funds to develop challenging, high-level course work to 
individual students or group of students in schools and school districts 
that do not have the resources to otherwise provide the courses 
through new and emerging technologies, including distance learning. 
Funds may be used to develop curriculum packages, compensate 
distance-learning educators, or for other relevant purposes, but may 
not be used for the purohase or upgrading of technological hardware. 
SEC. 5. State Infrastructure Costs. Not more than 10 per cent of the 
total amount received under this Act may be used for DepEd administrative 
costs, such as facilitating the coordination of gifted and talented education 
programs and services, disseminating information and materials to teachers and 
parents, creating national or regional, as the case may be, gifted education 
advisory boards, and administering funds received under this Act. 
SEC. 6. Application. 
(a) IN GENERAL - To be eligible to receive a grant award under this Act, 
each DepEd regional office shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time al"]q. in such form and manner as the secretary 
may reasonably require.· ~:IIL1,:I, 
(b) CONTENTS - The application shall include assurances that-
(1) funds received under this Act shall be used to support gifted and 
talented students in public sohools, including students from all 
economic and ethnic backgrounds, gifted students with disabilities 
and highly gifted students; 
(2) not less than. 90 percent of the funds. received by the DepEd 
regional office will, .. distributed to, public schools within the 
region; and 
(3) funds received 
Act shall be used only to supplement, 
but not supplant, 
amount of funds expended for the 
specialized education and related services provided for the 
education of gifted and talented students. 
(4) the DepEd shall develop and implement program assessment 
models to 
(c) APPROVAL - To the extent funds area made available for this Act, 
the Secretary shall approve an application of an educational agency if 
such application meets the reqUirements of this section. 
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SEC. 7. Allotment to Regions. 
(a) IN GENERAL - Except as provided in subsection (b), of the 
total 
amount made available for this Act, the Secretary shall award to each 
region an amount that bears the same relation to the total amount as 


the children ages 5 through 18 in the region for the preceding 
academic year bears to the total number of all such children in all 
region for such year. 
(b) MINIMUM AWARD - If.sufficient funds are made available for this Act 
for region to receive P2,000, 000 each fiscal. State that meets the 
requirement of this Act shall receive not less than P2,000 each fiscal 
year. 
(c) RATABLE REDUCTION - If the amount made available for this Act is 
insufficient to allocate the amount specified in subsection (b), the 
allocation shall be ratably reduced for each region. 
SEC. 8. Reporting. Each regional DepEd office shall submit a report to 
the Secretary beginning one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
each subsequent year that describes the number of students served and the 
activities supported with funds provided under this Act. The report shall include a 
description of the measures taken to comply with the accountability requirements 
of Section 4. 
SEC. 9. Authorization of Appropriation. There are authorized to be 
appropriated P30,000,000 to carry out this Act for each of the fiscal years 2005, 
2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. 
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SEC. 10. 
Separability Clause. If any provision or part hereof, is held 
invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise 
affected shall remain valid and subsisting. 
SEC. 11. Repeating Clause. Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation 
contrary to or inconsistent with the provision of this Act is hereby repealed, 
modified or amended accordingly. 
SEC. 12. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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