EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
SENATE
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Introduced by Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay
AN ACT
MANDATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION 
DESIGNED TO HELP ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY OF AN 
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION TO AVOID INVOLVEMENT W ITH ILLEGAL 
DRUGS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Drug abuse is a social problem that persists despite the stiff penal sanctions 
provided by our criminal laws. 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 to avoid 
involvement with illegal drugs. Under this bill, educational institutions are also 
required to maintain drug counseling and rehabilitation services which shall be 
made available to all its students and employees.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
MARIA LOURDES N A N ^ S. BINAY 
Senator


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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Introduced by Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay
AN ACT
MANDATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION 
DESIGNED TO HELP ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY OF AN 
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION TO AVOID INVOLVEMENT W ITH ILLEGAL 
DRUGS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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Section 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the "Drug Abuse Prevention 
Program in Educational Institutions Act."
Sec. 2. Declaration o f Policy. It is the policy of the State to promote the health and 
well-being of the people and the rearing of 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 and avoid involvement with illegal drugs.
Sec. 3. Education, Counseling, and Rehabilitation. All universities, colleges, and 
schools providing, at least, elementary school and high school education 
" educational institution^') shall establish and maintain a program of 
education designed to help all members of its community to 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 institutions;
b. The legal consequences of involvement with illegal drugs;
c. The medical implications of the use of illegal drugs; and


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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 shall be observed.
Sec. 4. Implementing and Reporting. All educational institutions shall submit to the 
Secretary 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 educational 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.
Sec. 5. Mode! Program Prepared by the Secretary. The Secretary shall prepare a 
model program of the 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.
Sec. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Secretary shall promulgate the 
rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions 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 not later than one (1) year after the promulgation of the said implementing 
rules and regulations.
Sec. 7. Separability Clause. If any provision or part thereof is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected 
shall remain valid and subsisting.
Sec. 8. Repealing Clause. Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
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inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or 
amended accordingly.
Sec. 9. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,