FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
8 MAY 21 PI 53 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
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Introduced by Senator Manny Villar 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Aside from home, the school is .still the best place where young people 
can know, learn and begin to protect and promote their rights and rights of 
others. 
Data from national and international women’s organizations as well as the 
Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippine National Police and 
other agencies indicate that children are the usual rape victims and many of 
these victims are schoolchildren. 
The school should therefore provide the venue where young people can 
start the systematic, formal and critical education on women’s and girls’ rights, 
welfare, development and gender equality. 
All levels of public and private education including technical and vocations 
schools should integrate in their curriculum women’s and girls’ rights and welfare, 
gender fairness and equality, Republic Act No. 7877 or the “Anti-Sexual 
Harassment Act of 1995” and Republic Act No. 9208 or the “Anti-Trafficking in 
Persons Act of 2003.” 
The approval of this bill is earnestly and urgently sought. 


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'FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
8 HAY 21 P I  :23 
SENATE 
Introduced by Senator Manny Villar 
AN ACT INTEGRATING EDUCATION ON WOMEN, GIRLS AND GENDER 
RIGHTS, EQUALITY AND WELFARE IN ALL LEVELS OF PUBLIC AND 
PRIVATE SCHOOLS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in 
SECTION I, 
Title. - 
This Act shall be known as the "Women, Girls and 
Congress assembled: 
Gender Education Act of 2008." 
SECTION 2. Women, Girls and Gender Education. - 
All levels of public 
and private educational institutions, including computer, technical and vocational 
schools are required to integrate in their curriculum women's and girls' rights, 
welfare, development and gender equality, Republic Act No. 7877 or the "Anti- 
Sexual Harassment Act of 1995" and Republic Act No. 9208 or the "Anti- 
Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003:" 
SECTION 3. Formulation of a Women and Gender Education Curriculum. 
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The Department of Education with the National Commission on the Role of 
Filipino Women in consultation with women's organizations, centers and 
institutes on women studies shall formulate, within thirty (30) days upon the 
effectivity of this Act, a women and gender education curriculum, necessary to 
implement this Act. 
SECTION.4. Appropriation. - 
Expenses for the implementation of this Act 
shall be funded from the General Appropriations Act. 
SECTION 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, 
proclamations, rules and regulations, and other issuance or parts thereof, 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified 
accordingly. 
SECTION 6. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any section or 
provision of this Act, is held unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or 
provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby. 
SECTION 7. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
from its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national 
newspapers of general circulation which ever comes earlier. 
Approved,