Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING THE MANDATORY TEACHING OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ALL PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Congress Author
Date filed
November 27, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 3969, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING THE MANDATORY TEACHING OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ALL PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
ABSTRACT : All public and private schools shall include in their curricula the subject of human rights. No public or private schools shall be establish or allowed to operate unless human rights subjects are included in its curricula. > The Department of Education, Culture and Sports, in consultation with the Commission on Human Rights, shall take immediate steps to formulate courses on human rights curricual at all levels of education and training in both private and public schools in the country, adapting the scope and treatment of all subjects or courses on human rights to the respective educational levels.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROSALES, ETTA
DATE FILED : 2001-11-27
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Chipeco (050 ) 2. Cuenco (063 )
3. Syjuco (052 )
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 2001-12-03

Abstract

All public and private schools shall include in their curricula the subject of human rights. No public or private schools shall be establish or allowed to operate unless human rights subjects are included in its curricula. > The Department of Education, Culture and Sports, in consultation with the Commission on Human Rights, shall take immediate steps to formulate courses on human rights curricual at all levels of education and training in both private and public schools in the country, adapting the scope and treatment of all subjects or courses on human rights to the respective educational levels.

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