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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
s. No. 117G
•16 SEP 29 A9,;17
Introduced by Senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV
AN ACT
MANDATING 
HIGHER 
EDUCATION 
INSTITUTIONS 
AND 
TECHNICAL- 
VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE 
ACADEMIC COMMUNITY FROM 
INTERNAL AND 
EXTERNAL THREATS, 
THEREBY CREATING A CRIME PREVENTION COMMITTEE FOR THIS PURPOSE 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
It is the State’s mandate to promote and protect the physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and 
social well-being of the youth. This includes ensuring the safety and security of the academic 
community, majority of whom are students, in all institutions of higher and technical education in 
the country.
According to the Philippine National Police, students remain to be vulnerable targets of criminals 
and other opportunists. In fact, there has been a consistently increasing crime statistics in schools 
and campuses all over the country. Therefore, this bill seeks to ensure the safety and security of 
the academic community in every higher education institution (HEI) and technical-vocational 
institutions (TVI) tlu ough the establishment of a Crime Prevention Committee (CPC).
The CPC shall formulate policies and strategies that will help protect the academic community 
from both internal and external threats to their safety and security, such as theft, robbery, rape and 
other forms of violence. It shall also be tasked to conduct seminars on crime and drug prevention 
and control, and initiate an intensive information drive regarding this matter.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this measure is earnestly sought.
ANTONIO “SONNY” F. TRILLANES IV
Senator


SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S. No. 117G
■16 SEP 29 A9:i7
Introduced by Senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV
AN ACT
MANDATING 
HIGHER 
EDUCATION 
INSTITUTIONS 
AND 
TECHNICAL- 
VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE 
ACADEMIC 
COMMUNITY FROM 
INTERNAL AND 
EXTERNAL THREATS, 
THEREBY CREATING A CRIME PREVENTION COMMITTEE FOR THIS PURPOSE 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as "The Campus Safety and Security
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policies. - It is the responsibility of the State under the Constitution 
to promote and protect the physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being of the youth. 
The State shall ensure the safety and security of the academic community, majority of whom are 
students, in all institutions of higher and technical education in the country.
SEC. 3. Scope. - This Act shall apply to all higher education institutions (HEIs) and 
technical-vocational institutions (TVIs).
SEC. 4. Safety and Security Services, - All HEIs and TVIs shall endeavor to deliver 
adequate safety and security seiwices to students, which include the provision of safe and secure 
environment and the conduct of programs and activities that promote safety and security from both 
internal and external threats.
For this puipose, the following shall be provided by HEIs and TVIs:
A. A safe, accessible and secure environment, buildings and facilities that shall comply with 
government standards. Licensed and competent security personnel shall ensure the safety 
and security of the students, faculty, non-tcaching personnel and other members of the 
academic community and their belongings; and
B. An established mechanism for students to help in crime prevention, safety and security of 
the concerned HEI and TVI.


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SEC. 5. Creation, of a Crime Prevention Committee. - A Crime Prevention Committee 
(CPC) shall be established in every HEI and TVI to fonnulate policies and strategies that shall 
help protect the academic community from both internal and external threats to their safety and 
security, such as theft, robbery, rape and other forms of violence within and outside the area where 
the HEI or TVI is located. The composition of the CPC shall be determined by the respective 
governing boards of the HEls and TVIs.
SEC. 6. Duties and Responsibilities of the CPC. - The CPC shall have the following duties 
and responsibilities:
A. To fonnulate, in consultation with the school head, the chief of police where the college or 
university is located, the punong barangay, and other security specialists as they deem fit, 
a Crime Prevention Strategy. Such Crime Prevention Strategy shall include, but shall not 
be limited to, the following:
1. A statement of current campus policies regarding procedures and facilities to be 
used by students and others to report criminal actions or other emergencies 
occurring on campus and those coneeming the institution's response to such reports;
2. A statement of current policies concerning security and access to campus facilities, 
including campus residences, and security considerations used in the maintenance 
of eampus facilities;
3. A statement of eurrent policies coneeming campus law enforcement including, but 
not limited to:
a. The enforcement authority of security personnel, including their working 
relationship with national and loeal police agencies; and
b. Policies which encourage accurate and prompt reporting of all crimes to the 
campus police and the appropriate police agencies.
4. A description of the type and frequency of programs designed to infonn students 
and employees about campus security procedures and practices and to encourage 
students and employees to be responsible for their own security and the security of 
others;
5. A description of programs designed to inform students and employees about the 
prevention of crimes;
6. A statement of policy concerning the monitoring and recording through local police 
agencies of criminal activities committed by off-campus student organizations 
which are recognized by the institution and which count, among its members, the 
students attending the institution, including those student organizations with off- 
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7. A statement of policy regarding the possession, use and sale of alcoholic beverages 
and the enforcement of laws against underage drinking; a statement of policy 
against the possession, use and sale of illegal drugs; the enforcement of drug laws; 
and a description of any drug or alcohol abuse education programs.
B. To fonnulate crime prevention programs for the implementation of the CPC;
C. To coordinate with college/school principals or deans, as the case may be, in the 
maintenance of peace and order within the school/college/university premises;
D. To recommend to the school/college/university the conduct of seminars or training on 
crime and drug prevention and control in coordination with the National Police 
Commission (NAPOLCOM) regional office, local police station or the Department of the 
Interior and Local Government (DILG) - 911;
E. To conduct intensive infonnation drive on the Crime Prevention Strategy which includes 
semestral distribution of copies and orientation thereon; and
F. To submit to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) or to the Technical Education 
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), through their respective regional offices, the 
composition of the CPC and the Crime Prevention Strategy, as well as its program of 
activities and projects for the academic year two (2) months after the closing of enrolment 
in the first semester and the accomplishment report within two (2) months after finishing 
the second semester or trimester of the academic year.
SEC. 7. Approval and Review of the Crime Prevention Strategy. - The Crime Prevention 
Strategy, after approval of the Board of Trustees/Regents, shall be submitted to the CHED or 
TESDA and shall be subject to its review. If found unsatisfactory by the CHED or TESDA, taking 
into consideration the circumstances of each college or university, it shall be returned to the Board 
for appropriate action: Provided, That pending its review, the plan shall be implemented by the 
college or university concerned. The Crime Prevention Strategy shall be subject to review or 
reassessment annually by the Board or as often as required by circumstances.
SEC. 8. Duties of the CHED Regional Offices and the TESDA Regional Offices. - The 
CHED Regional Offices and the TESDA Regional Offices shall coordinate, supervise and monitor 
the implementation of the Crime Prevention Strategy, as approved, and projects of CPCs, jointly 
with the NAPOLCOM in the region. The CHED and the TESDA shall consolidate regional reports 
for submission to the Office of the CHED Chairperson and the Office of the TESDA Director- 
General, respectively.
SEC. 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days upon the 
effectivity of this Act, the CHED and the TESDA, in coordination with the Department of 
Education (DepEd), the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC), the 
Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), and the Association of 
Local Colleges and Universities (ALCU), shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the 
effective implementation of this Act.


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In the rules and regulations to be implemented pursuant to this Act, the Chairperson of the CHED 
and the Director-General of the TESDA shall jointly prescribe the appropriate administrative 
sanctions on HEIs and TVIs that fail to comply with the requirements under this Act.
SEC. 10. Separability Clause. -If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or 
invalid, the other sections or provisions not othei-wise affected shall continue to be in full force 
and effect.
SEC. 11. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders, decrees, instructions, rules and 
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of this Act are hereby amended, repealed 
or modified accordingly.
SEC. 12. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,