Republic of the Phi
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS,
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO,__ 2925,

FIntveduced by. Rep. Witfride Mart M. Enverga

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Filipino children up to six (6) years of age deserve the best care and attention at the
family and community levels. Towards this end, Republic Act No. 6972 was enacted in 1990

which mandates the establishment a day care center in every barangay.

Day Care Centers provides support programs that ensure total development and
protection of children. Day Care workers provide intellectual and mental stimulation to the
children, as well as supervised wholesome recreation, with a balanced program of supervised
play, mental stimulation activities, and group activities. They are utilized to assist in the care of
children and provide consultative services for medical, educational, and other needs of the

children.

Nineteen (19) years after its passage, many of the day care centers in the country
are in very deplorable conditions. Most of these Centers are in need of renovation or
rehabilitation, Many barangays in the country do not have separate center and some of these

centers are in sharing with the office of barangay officials.

Lack of funds has been the perennial problem in our day care system. The
government has not been able to provide enough resources (i.e., building, materials, medicines,
children books, tables and chairs) and nutrition to support the ever increasing number children in
the day care program.


The present budgetary allocation of the Department of Social Welfare and
Development and the LGUs cannot address the deficiency in the day care program due to other
priorities.

‘This bill seeks to address pressing problems in the implementation of day care program
nationwide i.e., shortages of center, day care materials and equipments, dilapidated centers and

others by providing for a one-time appropriations to address such deficiencies.

In light of the foregoing, passage of this bill is urgently sought.



Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

FIFTEENTH CONGRE!
First Regular Session

2525

HOUSE BILL NO.

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR DAY CARE CENTERS REHABILITATION AND
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, CREATING DAY CARE CENTERS REHABILITATION
AND IMPROVEMENT FUND, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

assembled:

SECTION. 1. Title — This Act shall be known as “Day Care Centers Rehabilitation and
Improvement Act of 2010”

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to defend
the right of children to assistance, including proper care and nutrition, and to provide them with
special protection against all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation, and other conditions

prejudicial to their development. Filipino children up to six (6) years of age deserve the best care and

attention at the family and community levels. Towards this end, the State shall endeavor to provide

Filipino children in every barangay facilities that are adequate, safe and conducive to enable the children

achieve their holistic development. Accordingly, the State shall ensure a continuing effort towards

rehabilitation and improvement of all day care centers nationwide.


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SEC. 3. Objective. — There shall be established a comprehensive and continuing Day Care
Centers Rehabilitation and Improvement Program, hereinafter referred to as the “Program” which
shall have the following objectives:

(a) To address the inadequacy of day care centers in the country;
(b) To rehabilitate/improve and renovate dilapidated centei

(©) To improve the delivery of day care services;
(d) To foster an environment in the center conducive for barangay level total

development and protection of children.

SEC. 4. Day Care Rehabi
Day Care Rehabil

ition and Improvement Council. — There is hereby created a
ial Welfare and

tation and Improvement Council in the Department of Si
Development which shall be headed by the Department Secretary as Chairperson and
representatives of various national leagues in the provinces, cities and municipalities as member.
‘The council shall formulate and adopt a comprehensive program and guidelines to resolve the
shortages of day care Centers, its rehabilitation and improvement of centers, deficiencies in day care

materials, equipments and furniture and fixtures.

SEC. 5. Day Care Rehabilitation and Improvement Fund. — There is hereby created a
trust fund, to be known as Day Care Rehabilitation and Improvement Fund for which the sum of
‘Twenty Five Billion Pesos (P25,000,000,000.00) shall be appropriated. ‘The total amount allocated
herein shall be used exclusively for the construction, rehabilitation and/or repair, renovation of day
care centers in the country, the procurement of day care materials, equipments, furniture and
fixtures pursuant to the program and guidelines as determined by the Council.

Provided, that all unexpected balance, after the completion of the work and/or
Procurement authorized for each fiscal year, shall at oice revert to the National Treasury to the
credit of the appropriation provided for under this Act and shall not be withdrawn from it nor
expended except for the purpose indicated herein. Such unexpended balance for any fiscal year shall
be added to the appropriation for the next fiscal year and expended accordingly.


SEC. 6. Bidding. — Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, funds

allocated under the provision of this Act shall be executed through public bidding in accordance

with the existing government rules and regulations.

SEC. 7. Appropriation.- The amount needed to implement this Act shall be included in

the General Appropriations Act of the year.
SEC. 8. Separability. - Should any provision of this Act be found unconstitutional by a court
of law, such provision shall be severed from the remainder of this Act, and such action shall not

affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Act.

SEC. 9. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete

publication in any two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

APPROVED,