Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House BILLNO._7748

YA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The growing number of lawless activities does not only affect our communities and
public places but also inside our educational institutions. In the United States alone,
indiscriminate gun shooting inside the premises of different schools stole many lives of young
students and teachers. In the Philippines, most incidents include theft, bomb threats from terrorist
groups and illegal drug related cases.

The purpose of this Bill is to provide security and safety measure in educational
institutions including technical vocational institutions throughout the country by establishing a
Crime Prevention Committee. This committee is responsible for creating programs and measures
against common crimes and offenses under special law like hazing incidents and drug related
activities lurking inside and outside the campuses. This committee shall adopt policies that will
aid in the prevention of the aforementioned crimes.

Hence, this proposal is submitted for consideration.

“KUYA” JOSE ANfONIO R. SY-ALVARADO
Representative
First District of Bulacan


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO. 7748
Introduced by: “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO

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

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 Campus Safety and Security
Act”.

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policies. - \t 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.

SECTION 3. Scope. - This Act shall apply to all higher education institutions (HEIs) and
Technical-Vocational Institutions (TVIS).

SECTION 4. Safety and Security Services. — All HEls and TVIs shall endeavor to deliver
adequate safety and security services 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 purpose, 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, nonteaching 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 Hel and TV1

SECTION 5. Creation of a Crime Prevention Committee. - A Crime Prevention
Committee (CPC) shall be established in every HEI and TVI to formulate 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 TVM is located. The composition of the CPC shall be determined by
the respective governing boards of the HEls and TVIs.

SECTION 6. Duties and Responsibilities of the CPC. - The CPC shall have the
following duties and responsibilities:


A. To formulate, 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 Prevent Strategy. Such Crime Prevention Strategy shall include, but shall not be
limited to, the following:

a. 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 concerning the institution's response to such reports;

b. A statement of current policies concerning security and access to campus facilities,
including campus residences, and security considerations used in the maintenance of campus
facilities;

c. A statement of current policies concerning campus law enforcement including, but not
limited to; The enforcement authority of security personnel, including their working relationship
with national and local police agencies; and ii. Policies which encourage accurate and prompt
reporting of all crimes to the campus police and the appropriate police agencies.

d. A description of the type and frequency of programs designed to inform 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;

e. A description of programs designed to inform students and employees about the
prevention of crimes;

£. 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-campus housing facilities; and

g. 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 formulate 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 Interior and Local
Government (DILG) — 911;

E. To conduct intensive information 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.

SECTION 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
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.

SECTION 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 report for submission to the Office of the CHED Chairperson and the Office of the
TESDA Director
General, respectively.

SECTION 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 regulation for the
effective implementation of this Act

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 Hels and TVIs that fail to comply with the requirements under this
Act.

SECTION 10. Separability Clause. — \f any provision of this Act is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other provisions
hereof.

SECTION 11. Repealing Clause. ~ All laws, decrees, executive orders and rules and
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.

SECTION 12. Effectivi ‘lause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Ggzéite or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation,

Approved,