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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quexen City
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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, 8580

Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.

AN ACT
PROVIDING A NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF
INSTRUCTION IN THE HUMANITIES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

The Constitution, Article Il, Section 17, provides:

The State shall give priority to education, science and technology, arts, culture, and
sports to foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total
human liberation and development.

Our schools must prepare young people for active participation in community life and a
democratic society. This is not possible without knowledge and understanding of
humanities.

In order to ensure that our children acquire the necessary conceptual and analytical skills
and have an appreciation for the tradition and values of our culture, studies in the
humanities are essential. However, it is not possible to accomplish this goal unless our
teachers have the necessary background and training in the humanities.

Hence, it is the purpose of this Act to authorize a national program for the establishment
and operation of teacher institutes for the enhancement of the humanities knowledge of

private and public elementary and secondary school teachers.

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the. Philipines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quexon City
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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 8580

Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.

AN ACT
PROVIDING A NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF
INSTRUCTION IN THE HUMANITIES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “The Humanities Excellence
and Teacher Training Act.”

SECTION 2. Purpose. - It is the purpose of this Act to authorize a national program for
improving the quality of education which would make grants to institutions of higher
education for the establishment and operation of teacher institutes for the enhancement
of the humanities knowledge of private and public elementary and secondary school
teachers.

SECTION 3. Definition. - For purposes of this Act, the terms

(A) “Institution of higher education” means any college or university within a region;

(B) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Education; and

(C) “Humanities” means both modern and classical languages, literature, history, and
philosophy; and language arts and social studies when taught in elementary and high
schools.

SECTION 4. Grants. —


(A) The Secretary shall make grants in each region to an institution of higher education,
Or a consortium of such institutions, whose application is approved under paragraph (B)
for the purposes of conducting summer humanities training institutes for the professional
development of elementary and secondary school teachers. Any institution or consortium
whose application is so approved shall receive an amount equal to not more than Three
Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (P3,500.00) multiplied by the number of teachers, not to
exceed two hundred (200) enrolled in such institute,

(B) Any institution of higher education or consortium desiring to receive a grant shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such form, and containing such
information and assurances as the Secretary may require. No such application may be
approved by the Secretary unless the application —
(1) Contains a description of the proposed program of instruction, and the extent to
which eligible classroom teacher participants will be involved in the planning and
design of the institutes;
(2) Contains an estimate of the number of teachers, including the number of
teachers from private elementary and secondary schools, to attend the institute, and
describes the selection procedures;
(3) Describes the nature and location of existing facilities to be used in the operation
of the institute;
(4) Specifies the teaching and administrative staff for the institute including the
i ment of faculty from both the humanities and education departments and
elementary and secondary school teachers;
(5) Specifies the academic credits, if any, to be awarded for the completion of the
course of study to be offered at the institute;
(6) provides a schedule of stipends to be paid teacher participants in the institute,
including allowances for subsistence and other expenses for teachers attending the
institute and their dependents; and provisions assuring that there will be no
duplication of governmental benefits paid to participants;
(7) Provides adequate assurances that teachers who wish to participate will be
selected on the basis of recommendations from a principal or other supervisory
Official and a demonstrated interest in the humanities discipline or disciplines
studied in the institute; and
(8) Provides assurances that the institution of higher education will seek to enroll at
least eighty (80) qualified teachers in the institute;

(C) Awards under this section shall be made to the institutions or consortia on the basis
of excellence of the program proposed in the application, taki i
elements as library resources, faculty achievement, and humat

(D) Funds available to institutions under this section may be used to cover costs
associated with enrollment in an institute, including tuition, fees, administration, and
living expenses.

(E) In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall assure, to the maximum


extent consistent with the purposes of this Act, that there is an equitable distribution of
institutes established and operated under approved applications among regions and
within regions. The Secretary shall award not less than one (1) institute in each region.

(F) No grant to a single application may exceed Seven Hundred Thousand Pesos
(P700,000,00) in any fiscal year.

SECTION 5. Restrictions. - No grants shall be made or contracts entered into under this
Act except to such extent, or in such amounts, as may be provided in the Appropriations
Act.

SECTION 6. 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.

SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. — Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, or rule or regulation contrary to or
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended
accordingly.

SECTION 8. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
Publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,