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 ENCISO VIII 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Drug abuse is a social problem that persists despite the stiff penal sanctions 
provided by our criminal laws. One of the most affected sectors that drugs have greatly 
influenced is the youth. Drug abuse among the youth is not a new problem but rather 
an issue that still holds hope for a better response from the government. Schools in 
partnership with local governments units will serve as the perfect harmony in 
combatting the rising problems of drug abuse among the youth. Classrooms shall 
serve as hallow halls that will enlighten and transform the minds of the youth into an 
edified and matured beings ready to face the modern burdens of the society.  
This bill seeks to provide measures to prevent drug abuse by educating the youth 
and those tasked to look after their welfare by requiring all educational institutions to 
establish and maintain a program of education designed to help all members of an 
educational institution avoid involvement with illegal drugs. Under this bill, educational 
institutions are also required to maintain drug counseling and rehabilitation services 
which shall also be made available to all its members. This measure will strengthen 
the Philippine education system in being a tool to eradicate drug abuse in the country 
especially among the younger generations.  
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
 MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE 
TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. HORIBATA 
NICOLAS ENCISO VIII 
July 19, 2022
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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 ENCISO VIII 
AN ACT  
MANDATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION 
DESIGNED TO HELP ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY OF AN 
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION AVOID INVOLVEMENT WITH ILLEGAL DRUGS 
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 Drug Abuse Prevention 
Program in Educational Institutions Act." 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to promote the health 
and well-being of the people and rear the youth for nation building. To this end, it is 
necessary to provide a program of education on the detrimental effects of the use of 
illegal drugs designed to help all members of the community of an educational 
institution avoid involvement with illegal drugs. 
SECTION 3. Education, Counseling and Rehabilitation. – All universities, colleges, 
and schools providing, at least, grade school and high school education (hereinafter 
"educational institutions") shall establish and maintain a program of education 
designed to help all members of its community avoid involvement with illegal drugs. 
The educational program shall emphasize the following subjects: 
(A)
The incompatibility of the use or sale of illegal drugs with the goals of the
institution;
(B)
The legal consequences of involvement with illegal drugs;
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(C) The medical implications of the use of illegal drugs; and  
(D) The ways in which illegal drugs jeopardize an individual's present 
accomplishments and future opportunities. 
 
Educational institutions shall establish drug counseling and rehabilitation 
services which shall be available to all members of the community through campus-
based programs and community-based organizations. Persons who voluntary avail 
themselves of these services shall be assured that applicable professional standards 
of confidentiality will be observed. 
 
SECTION 4. Implementation and Reporting. – All educational institutions shall 
submit to the Secretary of the Department of Education, hereinafter “Secretary”, not 
later than March 1 of every year a report on campus activities related to illegal drugs 
for the preceding year. The reports shall include, as a minimum, the following: 
(A) A listing of the major education activities concerning illegal drugs 
conducted during the year; 
(B) A report on any illegal drug-related incidents, including any sanctions 
imposed; 
(C) An assessment of the effectiveness of the campus program; and 
(D) Any proposed changes in the policy on illegal drugs. 
 
SECTION 5. Model Program Prepared by the Secretary. – The Secretary shall 
prepare a model program required under Section 3 which shall be distributed to all 
educational institutions. This program shall serve as the minimum compliance 
requirement with this Act. 
 
SECTION 6. Implementing Rules. – The Secretary shall promulgate the rules and 
regulations necessary to implement the provision of this Act which shall include the 
appropriate sanctions for non-compliance with this Act. 
 
The said rules and regulations shall be promulgated not later than one hundred 
eighty (180) days after the effectivity of this Act. All educational institutions shall comply 
with this Act one year after the promulgation of the said implementing rules and 
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SECTION 7. 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 8. Repealing 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. 
 
SECTION 9. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved,