Section 12Sec./Art. 12

Education in Learning Institutions. - Using standardized information and data from the PNAC, the DepEd, CHED, and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), shall integrate basic and age-appropriate instruction on the causes, modes of transmission, and ways of preventing the spread of HIV and AIDS and other STIs in their respective curricula taught in public and private learning institutions, including alternative and indigenous learning systems. The learning modules shall include human rights-based principles and information on treatment, care, and support to promote stigma reduction.

The learning modules that shall be developed to implement this provision shall be done in coordination with the PNAC and stake holders in the education sector. Referral mechanisms, including but not limited to, the DSWD Referral System, shall be included in the modules for key populations and vulnerable communities.

The DepEd, CHED, and TESDA shall ensure the development and provision of psychosocial support and counseling in learning institutions, for the development of positive health, and promotion of values and behavior pertaining to reproductive health, in coordination with the DOH. For this purpose, funds shall be allocated for the training and certification of teachers and school counselors.