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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES First Regular Session
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SENATE S.B. No. 1604 (In substitution of S.B. No. 150)
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Prepared by the Committee on Basic Education joint with the Committees on Ways and Means; and Finance, with Senators Gatchalian and Angara as authors thereof.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ACADEMIC RECOVERY AND ACCESSIBLE LEARNING (ARAL) PROGRAM, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: 1
Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "ARAL Program Act".
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Sec. 2. Coverage. - This Act shall apply to the following learners under the
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public basic education institutions of the Department of Education (DepEd); (a) those
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who did not enroll starting School Year (SY) 2020 to 2021; or (b) those who are below
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the minimum proficiency levels required in Language, Mathematics, and Science.
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Similarly situated learners who are enrolled in private basic education institutions shall be provided the same interventions under this Act upon request.
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Sec. 3. Declaration of Policy and Objectives. - It is the declared policy of the
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State to protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels
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and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.
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Towards this end, the State shall endeavor to support learners by establishing
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a free and effective national intervention program to provide learners who experienced
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learning loss as a result of the pandemic school closures, as well as other instances of
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loss of knowledge and skills due to gaps or discontinuities in a learner's education.