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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
S. No. 
1441 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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The Philippines has always been a strong advocate for gender equality and 
women's empowerment. The country is a signatory to important international 
human rights instruments, including the Convention on the Elimination of All 
Forms of Discrimination Against Women, which the Congress has transformed 
into a Magna Carta of Women, a comprehensive law that also ensures the safety 
and well-being of all women and girls participating in sports (Magna Carta of 
Women, Section 14). 
The Magna Carta of Women, Section 2, paragraph 1 states: 
Recognizing that the economic, political, and sociocultural 
realities affect women's current condition, the State affirms the role of 
women in nation building and ensures the substantive equality of 
women and men. 
It shall promote empowerment of women and 
pursue equal opportunities for women and men and ensure equal 
access to resources and to development results and outcome. Further, 
the State realizes that equality of men and women entails the abolition 
of the unequal structures and practices that perpetuate discrimination 
and inequality. To realize this, the State shall endeavor to develop 
plans, policies, programs, measures, and mechanisms to address 
discrimination and inequality in the economic, political, social, and 
cultural life of women and men ... 
Based on some studies in the United States, girls comprise 49 percent of the 
high school population, but receive only 41 percent of all interscholastic 
athletic participation opportunities nationwide. 
This translates into 1,300,000 
fewer opportunities to play high school sports for girls than for boys. These lost 
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participation opportunities also result in the loss of athletic scholarships that make 
it possible for many girls and young women to attend college. I 
Further, there is ample evidence that girls' teams often receive lesser 
benefits and serVH;es when they do play, in areas such as overall budgets; 
travel; equipment; uniforms; facilities, including locker rooms, fields, and practice 
and competitive facilities; training and medical services; publicity; access 
to coaches; and scheduling of practices, games, and sports seasons? 
Without information about how athletic opportunities and benefits are being 
allocated, students may be deprived of opportunities to play sports and to receive 
athletic scholarships. Thus, students, parents, and schools should be aware of the 
athletic opportunities and benefits available to male and female students so that 
they can work to enhance athletic opportunities for all and address any inequities.3 
Hence, this bill seeks to direct coeducational schools, colleges, universities 
or any other learning institution to make available information on equality in 
school athletic programs 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
S. No. 
1441 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9710 ALSO KNOWN AS "THE MAGNA 
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CARTA OF WOMEN" BY DIRECTING COEDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS, 
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COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES OR ANY OTHER LEARNING INSTITUTION 
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TO MAKE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON 
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EQUALITY IN SCHOOL ATHLETIC PROGRAMS 
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 "Athletics Data 
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Transparency Act." 
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SECTION 2. Purposes of the Act.-
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(1) To ensure that information about the allocation of athletic opportunities 
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and benefits at the schools is available to all students. 
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(2) To promote equal opportunities for both boys and girls to engage in 
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school-sponsored athletics. 
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(3) To provide boys and girls with equal access to the physical, 
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psychological, health and other benefits that result from playing sports. 
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SECTION 3. Republic Act No. 9710 aka "The Magna Carta of Women", 
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Section 14 is hereby amended as follows: 
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Section 14. Women in Sports. -
The State shall develop, 
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establish, and strengthen programs for the participation of women and 
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girl-children in competitive and noncompetitive sports as a means to 
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achieve excellence, promote physical and social well-being, eliminate 
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gender-role stereotyping, and provide equal access to the full benefits 
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of development for all persons regardless of sex, gender identity, and 
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other similar factors. 
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F or this purpose, all sports-related organizations shall create 
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guidelines that will establish and integrate affirmative action as a 
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strategy and gender equality as a framework in planning and 
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implementing their policies, budgets, programs, and activities relating 
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to the participation of women and girls in sports. 
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The State will also provide material and nonmaterial incentives 
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to local government units, media organizations, and the private sector 
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for promotiHg, training, and preparing women and girls for 
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participation in competitive and noncompetitive sports, especially in 
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local and international events, including, but not limited to, the 
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Palarong Pambansa, Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games, and the 
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Olympics. 
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No sports event or tournament will offer or award a different 
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sports prize, with respect to its amount or value, to women and men 
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winners in the same sports category: Provided, That the said 
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tournament, contest, race, match, event, or game is open to both 
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sexes: Provided, further, That the sports event or tournament is 
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divided into male or female divisions. 
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The State shall also ensure the safety and well-being of all 
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women and girls participating in sports, especially, but not limited to, 
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trainees, reserve members, members, coaches, and mentors of national 
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SPOlts teams, whether in studying, training, or performance phases, by 
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providing them comprehensive health and medical insurance 
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coverage, as well as integrated medical, nutritional, and health care 
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servIces. 
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Schools, colleges, universities, or any other learning institution 
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shall take into account its total women student population in granting 
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athletic scholarship. There shall be a pro rata representation of 
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women in th<~ athletic scholarship program based on the percentage of 
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women in the whole student population. 
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FURTHER, COEDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, 
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UNIVERSITIES OR ANY OTHER LEARNING INSTITUTION 
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SHALL, ANNUALLY, PREPARE A REPORT THAT CONTAINS 
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THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 
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(1) THE NUMBER AND GENDER OF STUDENTS THAT 
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ATTENDED THE SCHOOL; 
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(2) A LISTING OF THE TEAMS THAT COMPETED IN 
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ATHLETIC COMPETITION AND FOR EACH SUCH TEAM TI-IE 
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FOLLOWING DATA: 
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(A) THE TOTAL NUMBER AND GENDER OF 
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PARTICIPANTS AS OF THE DAY OF THE FIRST 
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SCHEDULED CONTEST FOR THE TEAM. 
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(B) THE YEAR THE TEAM BEGAN. 
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(C) THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR EACH 
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TEAM FROM SCHOOL AND NONSCHOOL SOURCES, 
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INCLUDING A LISTING OF THE FOLLOWING DATA 
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FOR EACH TEAM: 
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(I) EXPENDITURES FOR TRA VEL. 
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(II) 
EXPENDITURES 
FOR 
EQUIPMENT 
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(INCLUDING ANY EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT 
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SCHEDULE). 
(III) 
EXPENDITURES 
FOR 
UNIFORMS 
(INCLUDING 
ANY 
UNIFORM 
REPLACEMENT 
SCHEDULE). 
CIV) 
EXPENDITURES 
FOR 
FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING LOCKER ROOMS, FIELDS, AND 
GYMNASIUMS) AND THEIR MAINTENANCE AND 
REPAIR. 
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(V) EXPENDITURES FOR TRAINING AND 
MEDICAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES. 
(VI) EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLICITY FOR 
COMPETITIONS 
(INCLUDING 
PRESS 
GUIDES, 
PRESS 
RELEASES, 
GAME 
PROGRAMS, 
AND 
PUBLICITY PERSONNEL). 
(D) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRAINERS AND 
MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND FOR EACH TRAINER OR 
MEDICAL PERSONNEL AN IDENTIFICATION OF SUCH 
PERSON'S 
GENDER AND 
EMPLOYMENT 
STATUS 
(INCLUDING WHETHER SUCH PERSON IS EMPLOYED 
FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME, AND WHETHER SUCH 
PERSON IS A HEAD OR ASSISTANT TRAINER OR 
MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER) AND DUTIES OTHER 
THAN PROVIDING TRAINING OR MEDICAL SERVICES; 
(E) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COACHES, AND FOR 
EACH COACH AN IDENTIFICATION OF SUCH COACH'S 
(I) SEX; 
(II) EMPLOYMENT STATUS (INCLUDING 
WHETHER SUCH COACH IS EMPLOYED FULL-
TIME OR PART-TIME, AND WHETHER SUCH 
COACH IS A HEAD OR ASSIST ANT COACH) AND 
DUTIES OTl-IER THAN COACHING; AND 
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QUALIFICATIONS, 
INCLUDING 
WHETHER THE PERSON IS A PROFESSIONAL OR 
STUDENT. 
(F) TOTAL ANNUAL REVENUES GENERATED BY 
THE 
TEAM 
(INCLUDING 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
FROM 
OUTSIDE SOURCES), DIS AGGREGATED BY SOURCE. 
(G) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPETITIONS 
SCHEDULED, 
AND 
FOR 
EACH 
SCHEDULED 
COMPETITION AN INDICATION OF WHAT DAY OF THE 
WEEK 
AND 
TIME 
THE 
COMPETITION 
WAS 
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SCHEDULED. 
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THE 
TOTAL 
NUMBER 
OF 
PRACTICES 
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SCHEDULED, AND FOR EACH SCHEDULED PRACTICE 
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AN INDICATION OF WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK AND 
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TIME THE PRACTICE WAS SCHEDULED. 
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THE 
SEASON 
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WHICH 
THE 
TEAM 
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COMPETED. 
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(J) WHETHER SUCH TEAM PARTICIPATED IN 
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POSTSEASON COMPETITION, AND THE SUCCESS OF 
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SUCH TEAM IN ANY POSTSEASON COMPETITION. 
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(3) THE AVERAGE ANNUAL INSTITUTIONAL SALARY 
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ATTRIBUTABLE TO COACHING OF THE HEAD COACHES OF 
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MEN'S TEAMS, ACROSS ALL OFFERED SPORTS, AND THE 
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AVERAGE 
ANNUAL 
INSTITUTIONAL 
SALARY 
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ATTRIBUTABLE TO COACHING OF THE HEAD COACHES OF 
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WOMEN'S TEAMS, ACROSS ALL OFFERED SPORTS. 
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(4) THE AVERAGE ANNUAL INSTITUTIONAL SALARY 
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ATTRIBUTABLE 
TO 
COACHING 
OF 
THE 
ASSISTANT 
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COACHES OF MEN'S TEAMS, ACROSS ALL OFFERED 
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SPORTS, AND THE AVERAGE ANNUAL INSTITUTIONAL 
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SALARY ATTRIBUTABLE TO COACHING OF THE ASSISTANT 
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COACHES OF WOMEN'S TEAMS, ACROSS ALL OFFERED 
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SPORTS. 
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FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPORTING THE INFORMATION 
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DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS (3) AND (4) OF SUBSECTION 
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(A), IF A COACH I-lAS RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MORE THAN 
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ONE TEAM AND THE SCHOOL DOES NOT ALLOCATE SUCH 
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COACH'S SALARY BY TEAM, THE SCHOOL SHOULD DIVIDE 
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THE SALARY BY THE NUMBER OF TEAMS FOR WHICH THE 
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COACH 
HAS 
RESPONSIBILITY 
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ALLOCATE 
THE 
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SALARY AMONG THE TEAMS ON A BASIS CONSISTENT 
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WITH 
THE 
COACH'S 
RESPONSIBILITIES 
FOR 
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DIFFERENT TEAMS. 
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SECTION 4. Disclosure of Information to Students and Public. - On an 
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annual basis, each coeducational school described in this Act shall: 
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(1) make available to students, potential students, and the public, upon 
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request, the information contained in each report by the school under this Act by 
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end of May of each school year; and 
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(2) ensure that all students at the school and members of the relevant 
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community are informed of their right to request such information. 
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SECTION 5. Submission; Information Availability. - On an annual basis, 
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each coeducational school described in this Act shall provide the information 
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contained in each report by the school to the Secretary of Education and 
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Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education not later than 15 days after 
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the date that the school makes such information available under Section 4. 
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SECTION 6. Duties of the Department of Education and the Commissioner 
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on Higher Education. -
The Secretary of Education and Chairperson of the 
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Commission on Higher Education shall: 
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(1) ensure that the data required under this Act are posted on the respective 
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websites of Department of Education and Commissioner of Higher Education 
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within a reasonable period of time; and 
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(2) not later than 180 days after the date of the effectivity of this Act, notifY 
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all coeducational schools about the requirements under Section 3 and issue 
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guidance to all the said schools on how to collect and report the information 
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required under this Act. 
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SECTION 7. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof, is held 
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invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise 
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affected shall remain valid and subsisting. 
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SECTION 8. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
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executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation 
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contrary to or is inconsistent with the provision of this Act is hereby repealed, 
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modified, or amend,:d accordingly. 
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SECTION 9. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) 
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days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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